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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]
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]
Star of India. The Star of India is a 563.35-carat (112.67 g) star sapphire, one of the largest such gems in the world. [1] [a] It is almost flawless and is unusual in that it has stars on both sides of the stone. The greyish-blue gem was mined in Sri Lanka [3] and is housed in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
A new Guardian report uncovers the extent of stolen jewels from India in the royal collection thanks to a 46-page file from 1912.
Other experts far from the quaint, tucked-away alley concurred, including an ex-jewel thief, and the writer of a book about an infamous 2003 diamond heist in Antwerp, Belgium, the epicenter of the ...
Yes! Joan is based on Joan Hannington's 2002 memoir I Am What I Am: The True Story of Britain's Most Notorious Jewel Thief.. Hannington was born in 1957 to working-class Irish parents. She was one ...
The Star of India, one of many gems stolen in a 1964 heist; it was later recovered from a bus locker. The Mignone Halls replaced two permanent exhibits, the Guggenheim and Morgan Memorial halls, which previously displayed specimens from the museum's mineral and gem collections.
The Eagle Diamond is a gemstone discovered in Eagle, Wisconsin in 1876 that was about 16 carats. It was found on a hillside about 30 feet below the surface in glacial till while digging a well. [ 1 ] It was one of more than a dozen rare gems stolen in a heist from the American Museum of Natural History in 1964 and remains missing to this day.