The 2 AM rabbit hole on YouTube about floor safes being fake hiding spots

I dug into this after my uncle swore his 1960s floor safe was completely empty, but I found a police report from 1977 matching his address that listed a stolen coin collection inside, and then the safe vanished during a renovation - has anyone else run into weird gaps in property records for old security installs?

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milac3713d ago

Wait, you actually found a police report that lined up with your uncle's story? I used to roll my eyes at the whole "floor safes are fake" thing, figured it was just internet paranoia. But that bit about the safe vanishing during a renovation gives me the creeps. It makes you wonder how many of those old installs just got quietly ripped out when someone realized there was a paper trail. I'm going to have to dig into my grandma's property records next time I'm over there, your mileage may vary but this definitely changed my mind.

samw4712d ago

Hold up @milac37, did your grandma ever mention if she had a house built before the 70s? Thats when the whole floor safe thing was big, at least around here. I saw a post about a dude who found one under his parents carpet and the police report mentioned the original owner was a bookie or something shady. Makes you think how many of those "mysterious holes" people find during renos are just cleaned up evidence. Seriously check those property records, I bet theres a deed or permit for it somewhere.