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Burglar's Lifelong Loot Buries Western New Hampshire Secrets
In Walpole, an electrician Jake Hunter hid thousands of stolen items from homes across western New Hampshire for two decades. Authorities cataloged 214 guns and a vast array of odds and ends, with victims lining up at the fire hall to reclaim belongings. The case spurred heightened vigilance, yet many items remain unclaimed as police and residents grapple with the meaning of possession and privacy.
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Walpole
N.H
Jake Hunter
New Hampshire
Hunter
Granite State
Frank Moran
Hanover
Moran
Ken Burns
Guy Kimball
Kimball
Peter Menzel
New England
Robert Frost
Joseph A. Conforti
University of Southern Maine
Vermont
Ann Lamothe
Keene
Higgins
Dartmouth
Lynn Higgins
California