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To what end? Why would they plant the money? What would be gained that is worth 35 years of lying to the feds? I don't see the payoff to this bit of speculation.

If they did find it elsewhere, they may have needed to transfer the "monetization" to the children, so they staged the find, perhaps they had outstanding debts that may have taken any reward. Dwayne had a warrant for leaving Arkansas with a mortgaged vehicle.

Or they may have found it on private property and lose some or all of the claim to it..

But, who goes on a picnic in February? nobody,,,  they put the money in a plastic hot dog bun bag apparently..

The house at 2517 E 35th is linked to Dwayne and David but the timing is uncertain, it is less than 1 mile from the line between Battle Ground and Tomahawk Island with a large park and creek next to it (in green on map), more interestingly is U-Cart Concrete where Dwayne worked, right on the line from Battle Ground (in Yellow on map).

These images are from 1990,,

To what end? Why would they plant the money? What would be gained that is worth 35 years of lying to the feds?

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But, who goes on a picnic in February? nobody...

Not true.

You're not from Cooper Country, are you Fly? Picnicking in February may not be commonplace, but it is not unusual. We have two seasons in Cooper Country: Hot, dry and delightful in July and August. Cold, cloudy, rainy, drippy, dismal and cool from September until June, which is often called Junuary, to distinguish it from the more centrally placed month that starts the new year.

It's never really cold in our rainy season. It's just mucky and yucky. Hence, we are liable to do about anything at anytime. Lots of folks wear T-shirts and shorts year 'round, so roasting weenies on a cool Sunday afternoon is no big deal.

Case in point - I BBQ year round.

I grew up in the Vancouver BC area and had friends throughout Western Wa in my younger days, so I am familiar with the PNW climate. Our climate here is very similar and it would be extremely rare to go to the "beach" for a picnic in February with a young family. I have never heard of it and I have lived next to the water/ocean my entire life. Home BBQing year round is common but that is different from a "beach" picnic.
Taking a young family to a "beach" in 40 degree weather in early February for a picnic is not normal.

Another thing that is odd, they put the found money into a plastic hot dog bag but claimed to clear the area to start a fire for warmth. So, did they have hot dogs, didn't they need to cook them? If so, Why didn't they start a fire to cook the hot dogs?

And, if they did a search after they found the money, they probably did it by hand so it would have been very superficial. They left within two hours, so why didn't Dwayne and David return with shovels to do a more thorough search? They were young financially struggling families, you'd expect them to make sure there was no more, but they never returned. If your brother came home with bundles of cash from under the sand wouldn't you want to got look for more,,