The Belnap family saved all year to buy tickets for the University of Utah football season and finally had enough.
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When the white envelope with the $1,060 disappeared, they started frantically searching for it.
It turns out the culprit was their 2-year-old son Leo. The toddler destroyed it all in their shredding machine.
Leo's parents say even though they were upset, they couldn't help but laugh at the situation.
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"Most people they say, 'Oh, a kid drew crayon on the wall or something.' I've never heard of a kid shredding a grand," Ben Belnap said.
They are planning to send the shredded bills to Washington, D.C., and have been told they may be able to get it replaced -- but the process could take up to two years.
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