{"id":232804,"date":"2023-09-01T08:04:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=232804"},"modified":"2023-10-28T07:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:53:25","slug":"vegas-myths-busted-howard-hughes-left-156m-to-a-stranger-who-gave-him-a-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-myths-busted-howard-hughes-left-156m-to-a-stranger-who-gave-him-a-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Left $156M to a Dude Who Once Gave Him a Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"
EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cVegas Myths Busted\u201d publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.\u00a0<\/em>Today\u2019s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 22, 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n When a myth gains pop-cultural legs via a movie, especially a really good one, it can be difficult to dispel. But few serious scholars or former confidants of Howard Hughes believe the story told by Melvin Dummar. He\u2019s the gas station worker who claimed he was left 1\/16th of Hughes’ $12 billion fortune simply because he was kind enough to give Hughes the most expensive ride home ever.<\/p>\n
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