US EditionWinston Churchill portrait stolen from Château Laurier recovered by Ottawa police — in Italy
- Ottawa Police have recovered the original photograph of Winston Churchill, known as "The Roaring Lion," stolen from a luxury hotel and replaced with a fake, after two years of investigation.
- The portrait was found in Italy, where it had been unknowingly purchased at Sotheby’s auction house.
- A 43-year-old man from Powassan, Ontario, has been charged with the theft and trafficking of the portrait, according to Ottawa Police.
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Investigators will travel to Rome in Italy to pick it up.
Famous Winston Churchill portrait stolen in Canada found in Italy, suspect arrested
An original print of a well-known photograph of Winston Churchill has been discovered in Italy after being stolen from a hotel in Ottawa and replaced with a counterfeit. The 1941 photo, called "The Roaring Lion," was captured by Yousuf Karsh shortly after Churchill delivered a wartime speech to Canada's parliament. On Wednesday, Ottawa police reported that the portrait was found with a private buyer in Genoa, Italy, who was unaware that it had b…
The original photo of Winston Churchill known as “The Lion Who Roars” was taken to Italy after she disappeared from a hotel in Ottawa and exchanged for a fake
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