The Curse of the Bahia Emerald, a Giant Green Rock That Ruins Lives

Published: March 2, 2017, 7:44 p.m.

Right now, in a vault controlled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, there sits a 752-pound emerald with no rightful owner. This gem is the size of a mini\xadfridge. It weighs as much as two sumo wrestlers. Estimates of its worth range from a hundred bucks to $925 million. Eight years ago the emerald was logged into evidence by detectives Scott Miller and Mark Gayman of the Sheriff\u2019s Major Crimes Bureau. The two men are longtime veterans: 30 years for Miller, 28 for Gayman.