Well-known “good Samaritan” Melvin Dummar claims that he unknowingly picked up Steve Fossett, who was hitchhiking on a remote Nevada road. Fossett had a scrubby beard, shoulder length, hair, and long fingernails. According to Dummar, Fossett asked to be taken to a Las Vegas hotel, and paid Dummar $135 cash for his trouble, which was all the money he had at the time. According to Dummar, the man also promised to give Dummar “a million dollars,” as soon as the banks opened the next day. Dummar did not know who the man was, and thought he was just telling stories, so he did not go back to the hotel to collect the money. Several days later, Dummar saw a picture of Fossett on television.
Hotel personnel in Las Vegas claim that Fossett never registered there.
Dummar’s attorney released a statement this morning stating that Fossett’s estate owes Melvin $1,000,000 plus accruing interest.
4 Comments
September 19, 2007 at 2:44 am
This cat justs wants some money. Is he serious? He’s banking on Steve’s body, if he has died, not being found. I can’t believe the audacity of some people.
September 19, 2007 at 5:42 am
Steve Fossett has always been very frugal with money and he would NEVER just give someone $1,000,000 in exchange for a ride.
May 5, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Considering the fact that you cannot find any news reports or articles anywhere else about this, I guarantee you that this isn’t a real article. Do not take it seriously.
January 18, 2009 at 4:46 am
This story was re-written with Steve Fossett’s name instead of the original story that Melvin Dummar picked up Howard Hughes, since money and corruption keep oppression alive, only the rich stay rich, and an honest guy gets ripped off!
Steve Fossett was lost, and his body was recently found… so there was no merit to this story, but a re-write of the Melvin and Howard movie script.
Hell is going to be full of corporate big wigs, lawyers, and politicians, among common criminals alike.