ST. LOUIS – The FBI is still searching for Harry S. Truman’s swords, which were stolen over 37 years ago from Independence, Missouri.
On March 24, 1987, around 6:30 a.m., the Truman Presidential Library was broken into, and several items were stolen, including three ceremonial swords and two daggers given to President Truman by the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Saud and the Shah of Iran. The thieves broke into a display case in the lobby.
According to the FBI flyer, the two suspects were believed to be aware of the library’s security procedures. The theft took only minutes, and the suspects fled through a window. The stolen items were valued between $700,000 and $1,000,000 in 1978.
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Liz Dowell, ozarksfirst.com)
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