Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S1E3 – In 1989, maverick scientist Tommy Thompson stunned the world by recovering three tons of gold from a shipwreck deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
What follows is a 30-year story of adventure, deception and personal turmoil, taking him from venerated celebrity to infamous fugitive and, ultimately, to the inside of a prison cell.
Season One, Episode Three: The Manhunt
Tommy Thompson is nowhere to be found. U.S. marshals are determined to track him down and locate 500 missing gold coins. After two years on the run, with his mental and physical health deteriorating, he is finally arrested in a dramatic raid.
With Tommy confined to jail, an uncomfortable question remains: Is he a wronged genius, or has he betrayed the trust of his investors?
Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand – Final Episode / Sunday 7 September at 8.30pm (3 Parts)
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Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S1E3
