When people think of Indiana, they probably don’t envision a history filled with multiple criminals. They probably should, however, given that Indiana was home to not one (John Dillinger, anyone?), but several notorious outlaws and outlaws well known in history for their criminal shenanigans. Some of these criminals are said to have even buried loot from robberies and various crimes throughout Indiana. Let’s take a closer look at some of these supposed buried treasures in Indiana: the Reno brothers’ loot. What other notorious crimes in Indiana do you know about? Let us know!

The Reno brothers (plus their sister and another brother who was not later involved in crime) were born in Rockford, Indiana.

Franklin, Simeon, John, and William Reno got into trouble pretty early on. Starting in 1851, petty thefts (including those from horses) and unexplained fires occurred in the city.

The brothers were strongly suspected, although nothing was ever proven.

Therefore, it is not surprising that at a later age they were drawn into the criminal life of the century. During the Civil War, Frank, Simeon, and John allegedly went AWOL; they signed up for the Union Army and then just never showed up.

In 1864, Frank and John returned to Rockford, where they were eventually joined by Simeon, William, and a couple of local men unrelated to the brothers.

However, the Reno Gang was the first known “fraternity” of outlaws in the United States, inspiring other gangs in the Midwest to do the same.

However, they actually made a name for themselves on Train Robberies, namely the first three peacetime train robberies in American history.

However, the fourth train robbery would be the most infamous. Surprisingly, they got away with $96,000. In today’s money, that would be about $2,022,557. However, it was not to remain in their possession, and no one else could retrieve it.

It was during the fifth robbery that the gang was finally caught by the squad and arrested, but three of them were never brought to justice.

On July 10, 1868, armed vigilantes calling themselves the Jackson County Vigilance Committee removed John Reno, Sim Reno, and Frank Sparks from the train they were on and hanged them all. In the next few months, the same fate will befall the other Renault brothers, as well as other members of the gang. A total of ten members will be lynched, effectively ending the terror of the Reno gang.

But it still remains a mystery: where is that safe – the one that allegedly contains up to $96,000 in stolen train robberies?

Until now, many have tried to find it, but no one has succeeded. It is currently believed that, if it exists at all, it is probably hidden somewhere they knew well, between Rockford and Seymour, off State Highway 31A in Jackson County.

Have you ever heard of the infamous Reno Gang? But what about their prey? Where do you think he is hiding? Is it real at all? Let us know!

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