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On October 29, 1964, the DeLong star ruby was one of a number of precious gems stolen in a notorious jewelry heist by Jack Roland Murphy and two accomplices. In January 1965, nine of the stolen gems, including the Star of India and the Midnight Star, were recovered in a bus depot locker; however, the DeLong ruby was not among them. [2]
On October 29, 1964, at New York's American Museum of Natural History Murphy was involved in the notorious burglary of 24 precious gems including the Star of India, the Eagle Diamond and the DeLong Star Ruby. [5] This heist was called the "Jewel Heist of the Century." It targeted the museum's J.P. Morgan jewel collection. [6]
Among the 24 gems stolen by Allan Dale Kuhn, 26, and Jack Roland Murphy (also known as "Murf the Surf"), 27, were the Star of India, a 563.35 carat sapphire; the DeLong Star Ruby, a 100.32 carat ...
The Star of India - a 563-carat star sapphire, the largest of its kind in the world. The DeLong Star Ruby - a 100-carat stone discovered in Burma in the 1930s. The Patricia Emerald - a 12-sided 632-carat emerald found in Colombia in 1920, unique because it was never cut into a gem shape .
A new Guardian report uncovers the extent of stolen jewels from India in the royal collection thanks to a 46-page file from 1912.
Mineralogist and Tiffany gem expert George Kunz (1856–1932) was commissioned by wealthy financier J. P. Morgan (1837–1913) to acquire an impressive gem collection for an exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900; the Star of India was among the stones Kunz procured. [4] The Star of India is a huge blue star sapphire weighing 563.35 carats.
A jewelry designer at St. Vincent Court said that gold bars and loose diamonds could be sold in New York — which houses the country's biggest diamond district — or Miami. "Lots of turnaround ...
Meanwhile, Boynton leased the area that the diamond was found and under the pretext of chicken farming he built privacy fences and mined the hillside for additional diamonds. After several years of fruitless digging, he spread inferior gems in the area to attract investors for his Eagle Diamond-Mining Company. [4]