[MSN] Violin Found In Same Building Where It Was Stolen.

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Violin Found In Same Building Where It Was Stolen
1929 Stefano Scarampella Went Missing From Hotel Lobby

UPDATED: 1:31 pm EDT July 3, 2006

HILLIARD, Ohio -- A $125,000 violin that was stolen from a Hilliard hotel
was found this weekend inside the building, the violin's owner said.

Laura Bossert, the owner, contacted NBC 4 to say police had found her
violin.

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Police said the 1929 Stefano Scarampella violin was stolen from a Hilliard
hotel lobby on June 25.

Bossert, the violin's owner, was in Columbus to play at the wedding of one
of her students.

According to Bossert, police told her they found the violin in the men's
bathroom inside the hotel, above the ceiling tiles.

Hilliard police would not confirm where the violin was found.

A $3,000 reward was offered for the return of the instrument, NBC 4
reported.