Why Did He Keep It There?

When questioned about such an unlikely place to stash such a big amount of money, the owner, whose name cannot be given for security reasons, shared why. He had put it there for “safekeeping,” hoping to one day pass it down to his family as their inheritance. He himself had received it from his parents as his inheritance as well.

Apparently, It Was A Common Storage Space

After finding such a valuable amount of cash stashed at the back of the TV, many wondered if this was a normal occurrence. According to Constable Rodgers, “These big box TVs from the 1980s have lots of space in the back. So you just unscrew the back, take the casing off and there’s lots of space.” She continues, “I don’t think it was an uncommon thing to put valuables in the back of a TV back then.”