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A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED EARLY MAY<br />

IN DALLAS, TEXAS.<br />

This painting is irreplaceable and one of<br />

only 100 Cosmic X paintings of the famous<br />

American Cosmic artist Jack Armstrong<br />

and worth a staggering $13 Million. The<br />

two main suspects are blaming each other<br />

for the theft and serious threats of bodily<br />

harm.<br />

The painting was on loan to a Dallas<br />

woman Ms. X who had been a long term<br />

friend of the artist’s and she accused her<br />

lodger Mr. Y of stealing the painting and<br />

using it to extort her. Mr. Y alleges that<br />

she took the painting out of the country.<br />

Ms. X mysteriously failed to report the<br />

theft to the police at the time and several<br />

months later, when the artist asked for his<br />

painting back, as he had donated it to a<br />

children’s charity based in New York, she<br />

informed him that his painting had been stolen. Both suspects claim that they are<br />

completely innocent. The Dallas police have a reputation for being thorough and<br />

together with the FBI we have every confidence they will recover the painting. In<br />

the meantime the artist has generously donated another of his 100 only Cosmic X<br />

paintings to the charity.<br />

The artist’s fingerprints and DNA are in all of his 100 originals so I doubt it will<br />

appear on the market for sale as it is easily authenticated. The artist who no longer<br />

resides in the USA often left paintings with various people he knew. This painting<br />

which is unique from the others as it references a Hollywood icon will hopefully be<br />

returned to the artist soon.<br />

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