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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 ...
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]
The Star of India, a 565-carat (113-gram) blue star sapphire, was stolen from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, along with the 100-carat DeLong Star Ruby, another sapphire (the "Midnight Star"), and 19 other priceless gemstones. [188] The jewelry would be recovered in January 1965 from a Miami bus locker. [189]
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 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 ...
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.
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]