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After a long and successful piratical career in the Gulf of Mexico, the United States government finally, and firmly, requested the Laffite brothers leave Galveston Island forever.\\xa0 On May 7, 1821, Jean Laffite left without protest, but not before he had his men torch his Maison Rouge headquarters and all buildings within the settlement of his Campeche compound.\\xa0 It\\u2019s also likely he took with him his massive hoard of ill-gotten booty, possibly loaded onto four ships, one of which was his vessel, the Pride.\\xa0 But the corsair life was in their blood, and Laffite could not leave it nor the Gulf.\\xa0 He and his men would continue to take prizes there and in the waters off Cuba and Central America until his debated end sometime between 1823 and 1826.\\xa0 The mysteries of his legend would continue to live on, as the search for his millions never ceased.\\xa0 Although no one has publicly claimed to find his treasure, our interview guest, Cody Hix, may have found tantalizing clues leading to Laffite\\u2019s lost ship.\\xa0 Cody, his brother Chuck, and their cousin Jay Hix-Jones appeared in an episode of Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates.\\xa0 During their segment, they not only outlined their theory on a family connection to Laffite\\u2019s lineage but also find evidence of a possible shipwreck in a promising location. \\xa0 Join us tonight as we dive deeper into the background of Cody\\u2019s family history and the details of their amazing find.\\xa0 We\\u2019ll also discuss the even more persistent and enduring tales than that of Laffite\\u2019s buried treasure, those of the ghost of his tormented soul.\\xa0 One legend has it that due to Laffite\\u2019s eternal guilt over his crimes, his spirit searches for an honorable and beneficent seeker to whom he will reveal his treasure.\\xa0 Perhaps he has finally found worthy heirs.
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