Restaurant owner finds mobster's hidden vault in basement

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Restaurant owner finds mobsters hidden vault in basement

He chanced upon something that appeared to be a doorway in the brick wall closed up with newer bricks.

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Published: Sat 30 Mar 2019, 1:00 PM

Last updated: Sat 30 Mar 2019, 3:50 PM

A Chicago restaurant owner is thrilled after he stumbled upon a hidden vault in the basement which could contain the missing money of a mobster, UPI reported.
Grant DePorter discovered the vault while clearing some unused space in the corner of the basement at Harry Caray's restaurant. He chanced upon something that appeared to be a doorway in the brick wall closed up with newer bricks.
"I went to the Chicago History Museum and they got the plans. This was the vault for the building," DePorter was quoted as telling WLS-TV.
In the past, the building was owned by mobster Frank 'The Enforcer' Nitti and his wife, Annette. Nitti, who took over for Al Capone when the infamous mob boss went to prison, died with several million dollars unaccounted for, the report said.
DePorter is trying to explore the possible 'treasure' behind the wall, without breaking it down. Perhaps, an ultrasound machine could help him scan through it!


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