I remember when it happened. I was listening to WWDB and Irv Homer the drive time talk show host had caller after calling saying "I'd have take the money too" or "I wouldn't take the money."
Some of the money was never found. Before he hanged himself, he said "I don't know where the money is...but I bet if I walk down the street with a shovel, EVERYONE will start to follow me." RIP.
What a shame. Money can’t buy happiness. Probably people bugged him half to death, looking for loans and gifts, every day since he “found” the bags of money.