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Topic: Thief Writes Apology Letter, Returns Stolen Gold Rings 15 Years Later
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 5807 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 16, 2013 10:40 AM
WOW! This is so heartwarming and courageous. The old saying, "Better late than never," rang particularly true for the Riphagen family of suburban Chicago. The Riphagens had four gold rings returned to them, along with an anonymous letter of apology, 15 years after they had been stolen. Margot Riphagen, 31, who now lives in Portland, Ore., recalls exactly when the rings were stolen. She was only 16 years old when she had a party that got a bit out of hand. A few items were stolen, most notably those four rings. "The first ring is my mother's actual wedding band, that she was not wearing because she was going to get it re-sized. The second is a ring with a small diamond that my father gave my mother when my sister was born, who is a year older than I am," said Riphagen. "And then the other two, I actually didn't know existed until we got them back, but they are my grandparents' wedding bands. They had small diamond chips put into them for me and my sister when we got older. So it was a pretty big deal. I'm now actually wearing my grandfather's wedding band."
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/thief-writes-apology-letter-returns-stolen-gold-rings-223408861--abc-news-topstories.html ------------------ We need to listen to our own song, and share it with others, but not force it on them. Our songs are different. They should be in harmony with each other. ~ Mattie Stepanek IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 24702 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 16, 2013 01:08 PM
------------------ "Fall down 100 times, get up 101...this is success." --ME IP: Logged |
hannaramaa Knowflake Posts: 3546 From: Registered: Nov 2011
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posted January 16, 2013 06:45 PM
I read that today too! I wish we knew more about the person, like why now out of the blue and all of a sudden they returned them. I'm sure tracking the family down after that long played a part but what about everything else? I wonder if they committed other crimes too, do they have cancer? Are they a born again Christian? WHY? My Gemini ASC must know!IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 5807 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 16, 2013 07:17 PM
I wondered why s/he still had them after all this time. What was the purpose of stealing? No sales so no money motive and it seems s/he didn`t give them away... so why steal and why still have them?------------------ We need to listen to our own song, and share it with others, but not force it on them. Our songs are different. They should be in harmony with each other. ~ Mattie Stepanek IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 3256 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted January 17, 2013 12:06 AM
Quote from the comments section:“There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.” ~ Seneca True, I think. IP: Logged | |