Man finds woman's wallet stolen in 1973

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Man finds woman's wallet stolen in 1973

Man finds Ill. woman's wallet that had been stolen in 1973

By The Associated Press

ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it.

Eric Wherley says he found the wallet in a bathroom stall at school after a water pipe broke and loosened some ceiling tiles. The thief who stole the wallet apparently had hidden it in the drop ceiling.

The dark-blue patent leather wallet contained Baumberger's driver's license, library cards and Social Security card. It also had her student ID, a grocery list, and cloth swatches from her bridesmaids' dresses.

Baumberger says she and her husband are planning to give Wherley a gift for his efforts.


(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Tuesday, May 13 at 7:57 AM BayBoy7 wrote ...

Yes a good guy, cuz he made the effort and got the wallet back into the right hands...but, I find non-stop hilarity in this fiend, dentist-in-training who's been checkin' under ceiling tiles for stashes to dip into.

Saturday, May 10 at 10:30 AM MAH wrote ...

It's good to know that there are still good people out there!!!!!

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