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Who’d Steal Lincoln’s Hand? Art Theft Baffles Illinois Museum

Someone stole Abraham Lincoln’s hand.

The crime had no witnesses. There are no suspects. The police are not even certain when the hand disappeared.

About all anyone knows is that a plaster sculpture of the 16th president’s hand, proudly displayed for years at the Kankakee County Museum, has been missing from its shelf since at least Dec. 11.

Read entire article at NYT