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After almost 40 years, a bust of Jim Morrison found that from his Grave in the famous Père-Lachaise cemetery had been stolen in Paris.
French police discovered stolen bust at Raid
The French police discovered the marble bust during a search in the context of a completely different fraud. The authorities have not yet announced any further details. So that it is still unclear who is responsible for the beheading of the statue and where it was hidden all the years. It is also unclear whether the statue is now brought back to Jim Morrison’s grave.
A representative of the Morrison estate told Rolling Stoneone was “happy about the news” of the re -discovering of the statue. And added: “Of course it is a piece of history that Jim’s family wanted to have on his grave. So it is gratifying that it was found again.”
The story behind the Jim Morrison Bust
The bust of Morrison was created by the Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin and in 1981 on the 10th anniversary of death of Morrison unveiled. During her seven -year time on Morrison’s gravestone, the bust of fans were sprayed with graffiti and parts of it were removed as souvenirs. A photo that the French authorities published after the reinforcement of the bust was littered with lettering and without nose.
Puzzle rates about the whereabouts and theft of the statue
Since the statue disappeared, there have been numerous rumors of the theft. Two anonymous fans confessed a few weeks after the statue disappeared into the magazine “Globe“To the deed (loud Vanity Fair). Some speculated for a long time that it was actually the Père-Lachaise who had removed the bust to get it.
Morrison’s grave has long been a pilgrimage site for Doors fans who have been flocking to the cemetery for years to have the last honor. The fans decorate Morrison’s grave not only with graffiti. But also write directions to the grave on the tombstones of other people who are buried on the Père-Lachaise.