Texas nonprofit among first to benefit from 'Thriller' jacket

An East Texas man is using an iconic memento to raise tens of millions of dollars for children around the world.

A local and relatively new nonprofit called Superhero Kids is one of the first to benefit from Milton Verret's generosity.

In the few short weeks Verret has owned Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket, he's cut some pretty substantial checks. The money is from corporate sponsors who are supporting the jacket's charity tour.

Tuesday, Verret tore off a $100,000 check for Superhero Kids — an amount more than the Austin nonprofit raised in its entire first year.