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ABC interviewed a cop who said, "If they hadn't gone on every TV
station in the country and talked about this, it's likely they would
have got away with it. They could have quietly taken the money to New
York, sold it, and because the homeowner didn't know
the money had ever been there nobody would have filed a complaint.
As soon as they began appearing on TV, the leads began pouring in."



I saw that interview with the cop too. I don't understand how their
going on TV changed anything. If the home-owner didn't know
the money was up in that attic before, how does seeing these
guys on TV claiming to have found money in their back yard
lead anyone to suspect it came from that attic?

The police and prosecutors have no evidence that the money
was stolen, where it was stolen from, or a victim of the crime.

Also I head that the reason the police charged these guys is because
of anonymous tips.

My bet: These guys were up to something, and one of the three
got greedy and so one of the others (or their friend) called the cops.

Ever see the movie A Simple Plan (Billy Bob Thornton 1998)? I'll
bet its something like that.