Tommy Gregory Thompson

Uncommon card · No. 196255

Tommy Gregory Thompson (born April 15, 1952) is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the 1988 discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America, a gold-laden ship which had sunk off the coast of North Carolina in 1857. When he was sued in 2005 by investors who had financed the treasure hunt, he failed to appear in court and eventually became a fugitive. Arrested in 2015, he spent over 10 years in prison for refusing to disclose the location of the remaining gold. He is the author of a book about the discovery, America's Lost Treasure, published in 1998, and is a main character in the 1998 non-fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder. A 3-part mini docuseries about him, titled "Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal", aired in 2024.

Read on Wikipedia