Police eventually traced the theft to salah salahaydn and universal knowledge allah who stashed the stradivarius in the attic of a milwaukee home.
Stradivarius found in attic.
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Salahaydn previously tried to sell a stolen 25 000 sculpture back to a gallery in milwaukee and called the stradivarius caper his dream theft in a criminal complaint.
The stradivarius violin known as the ex lipinski was found in a suitcase in the attic of the home police told reporters at a news conference.
A musician friend put her in touch with violin maker and appraiser phillip injeian in pittsburgh.
There s always a potential to find one that s been.
It was found in a suitcase in the attic of a home there police said at a press.
Milwaukee the rare multimillion dollar stradivarius violin stolen last month in wisconsin has been recovered police said thursday.
Milwaukee wi a stradivarius violin stolen last week in milwaukee has been recovered authorities said thursday.
That s not to say that stumbling upon a true stradivarius is impossible.
Of course i hear almost every day people telling me that they found a stradivarius in the attic.
That myth is that you might find an incredibly valuable strad yourself hidden away in your attic or basement or perhaps at a yard sale down the block.
Last year investigators in milwaukee found a stolen one in an attic.
A stradivarius made in the 1680s or during stradivari s long pattern period from 1690 to 1700 could be worth hundreds of thousands to several million u s.
And many people actually have found violins which carry the name of that master genius of violin makers the maestro of cremona antonius stradivari whose name some misrepresent as stradivarius.
Salahaydn previously tried to sell a stolen 25 000 sculpture back to a gallery in milwaukee and called the stradivarius caper his dream theft in a criminal complaint.
Stolen stradivarius violin found in suitcase in milwaukee attic information from a stun gun company an anonymous tip and hours of surveillance paved the way for authorities to find a stolen.
Milwaukee police chief edward flynn said the violin was.