That stash was discovered only many years after his death too.
“In 1996, 23 years after the murders, $20,000 in paper money was discovered behind a chimney brick in Stringbean’s home. The money had deteriorated to such an extent that it was not usable and had to be turned in to a bank.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_%22Stringbean%22_Akeman
I had a great aunt who likewise lived thru the Great Depression. She and her husband lost everything when FDR closed their bank and it never reopened.
Thus she never again trusted banks. Kept cash hidden away in corners and cubbies all over her apartment. When she passed away my mom and my grandmother found a very substantial sum hidden under the mattress, in a tea kettle, under a loose floor board, etc. etc.
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