Students return purse holding $43,000

[Megashrap]

Arizona woman's life savings nearly lost in street gutterThe Associated Press

Updated: 8:25 p.m. ET Nov. 20, 2004CASPER, Wyo. - Two college students returned a lost purse to its owner, not knowing the handbag contained her life savings of $43,000.

Derek Hepner and Adam Simanton spotted the purse lying in the gutter of a Casper street Monday as they drove past it. Stopping to examine the bag, they pulled out a wallet and an Arizona driver

[Andrew]

Exactly my thoughts.

Not that I would steal the money, knowing the guilt I would have to endure.

Especially when people noticed that I actually had money.

[VigilVirus]

What kind of person keeps her life savings in cash and carries it around in her purse?

She should have lost that money, stupidity needs to be punished.

[Dante]

Put it in a bank and it's subject to electronic theft. Hide it in the house and burglery could get it. Keep it on your person and at least when you lose it you know it's your fault. ;)

- Case for the chronically paranoid.

[bryorama]

Wow. Did it mention the kids getting any rewards?

[Andrew]

The woman phoned Hepner on Thursday to inform him of a $200 reward for the two Casper College students. Hepner is studying criminal justice, and Simanton plans to be a lawyer.

In the first post of this thread :)

[bryorama]

Oh, ok, thanks. I wish I found a purse.. And got a reward.

[Dante]

Just be direct and wish for money. No good deeds attached.

[erjin999]

Just how DID they go through the purse ? The first thing you do is empty it out and go through everything. Erm...I mean...thats what I would expect some lowlife to do...

But that much money must have some bulk, how do you miss that ?

[VigilVirus]

$43,000 even in $100 bills (assuming there were no rare $500 or $1000 bills) is 430 bills...Have you ever had 430 bills in your purse? According to what I've just looked up online the dollar bill is about .1mm thick. 430 bills are then 43mm thick or 4.3cm. This is almost 2 inches. Seriously, how in the hell can you miss something that's 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is almost 2 inches?

[erjin999]

$43,000 even in $100 bills (assuming there were no rare $500 or $1000 bills) is 430 bills...Have you ever had 430 bills in your purse? According to what I've just looked up online the dollar bill is about .1mm thick. 430 bills are then 43mm thick or 4.3cm. This is almost 2 inches. Seriously, how in the hell can you miss something that's 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is almost 2 inches?

You've done all the work, but thats what I meant ! I agree.

This couldn't be a hoax could it ? Or are these guys real life dumb and dummerer people ?  :O

[Megashrap]

This couldn't be a hoax could it ? Or are these guys real life dumb and dummerer people ?  :O

  As honorable as they might be for the good deed, I bet they get their asses kicked at thier college for not keeping the cash.