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FBI finds artifact stolen from Connecticut State Museum in the 1970s

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A Colt Whitneyville-Walker revolver has been returned to the Connecticut State Museum. The revolver was one of 50 artifacts recovered by the FBI's Crime Team. The artifacts were stolen during the 1970s and were tracked down after a 14-year investigation. The gun had been owned by Col. Samuel Colt.

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FBI finds artifact stolen from Connecticut State Museum in the 1970s

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Colt Whitneyville-Walker revolver has been returned to the Connecticut State Museum -- decades after it was stolen. "It's incredible to have an object return after going missing for over 50 years," Jennifer Matos, the museum's administrator, said in the written announcement. "So much work went into the investigation that led to its recovery, and we are extremely grateful to everyone involved." The revolver was one of …

1 year ago·New Haven, United States

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