Insurance fraud identified as possible reason car was buried at Atherton estate

The 1991 Mercedes-Benz 500SL was reported stolen in 1992 by then-property owner John Lew.

ATHERTON – Peninsula authorities might just have solved the case of the buried car in Atherton.

The car was unearthed Oct. 20 during a landscaping project at an estate in the 300 block of Stockbridge Avenue.

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