From the archives: This story was last updated in February 2019.
This U.S. vet bought an antique chest with a marble top from an estate sale after the owner passed away. When the ex-soldier found treasures hidden in a secret compartment, he decided to do what any upstanding military man would do.Ex-Marine and retired marketing director Emil Knodell is fascinated with collecting antiques. So when he learned of an estate sale of a man who had died in Missouri City, Texas, Knodell went to scoop some treasure.
