Infamous pirate Captain Kidd was the most famous pirate in the world in the mid to late 17th Century. After his death by hanging in 1701, rumours began to swirl about what happened to the large treasure hoard he had acquired. Years later, one man would make it his mission to hunt down and find this legendary treasure.

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