Cole was responsible for collecting box office takings and keeping receipts on behalf of the band for Led Zeppelin concert tours . During Led Zeppelin 's final show at Madison Square Garden in New York in July 1973 during their 1973 North American tour , more than US$ 203,000 disappeared from a safe deposit box at the Drake Hotel . The police at first suspected Cole as being responsible for the theft . Cole was entrusted with the key to the safe deposit box at the time of the theft and he was the first person at the scene to discover that the money was unaccounted for . Cole took a lie detector test and was cleared of any involvement . The money was never recovered , and neither Cole nor anyone associated with Led Zeppelin was ever charged . The Drake Hotel was later sued over the incident
1973 North American tour
Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1973
Richard Cole