Byars, Oklahoma. Byars is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 255 at the 2010 census.
The man behind the treasure is Forrest Fenn, an 85-year-old millionaire, former Vietnam fighter pilot, self-taught archaeologist, and successful art dealer in Santa Fe, N.M. No one knows where that treasure chest is but me, Fenn says. If I die tomorrow, the knowledge of that location goes in the coffin with me..
Two people have died while searching for the treasure, prompting New Mexico police to pressure Fenn into ending the hunt. 1  Randy Bilyeu, who went missing in January 2016 and was later found dead in July of that year. As a result, Bilyeu's ex wife told others she thought the Fenn Treasure was a hoax.