About The Book
Is there a large chest of diamonds and fine jewelry
still hidden in the port town of San Pedro, California?
Did San Pedro’s most influential pioneer and philanthropist,
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson (1858-1930), leave a series of clues leading to it?
In the 1970s, local folklore and rumors began that she intentionally
left two chests hidden and when her chest of collected gold pieces was discovered in the late 1980s, that discovery solidified the rumors to be true.
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This book takes account of the various stories, history, interview compilations, clues, and theories collected over the past few decades of the mystery
that shrouds Rudecinda, how her gold chest was discovered,
and what happened to the remaining chest.
Was it discovered?
Is it still hidden somewhere in San Pedro?
What clues are out there?
About The Author
J. Walter Pesusich was born and raised in San Pedro until he spent two decades living in El Segundo as an adult. From an early age, he was interested in mystery books, riddles, and treasure hunts. And coffee. After graduation from California State University at Long Beach, he worked as a crime analyst with the Los Angeles Police Department for over 25 years.
Since a teenager, he consistently enjoyed traveling, which included Dugi Otok in Croatia, Longyearbyen, solo bicycle riding in eastern Cuba, Kerala, national parks and road trips throughout the United States, Estonia, the Burning Man festival, the King’s Road in Iceland, and other destinations most people cannot point to on a map.
He moved to Mar Vista with his wife and began writing this book in 2021 to where he lives to this day.
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