Hitler’s Bookmark. No seriously - Hitler’s Bookmark
Federal agents recover ‘Hitler’ bookmark
Romanian man arrested trying to sell item to undercover officers
updated 3:45 p.m. MT, Wed., Nov. 26, 2008
SEATTLE - Authorities have recovered a stolen 18-carat gold bookmark that reportedly was given to Adolf Hitler by his longtime mistress, Eva Braun.
Christian Popescu, a Romanian national, was arrested Tuesday outside a suburban Starbucks after trying to sell the bookmark to an undercover agent for $100,000, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court.
Federal prosecutors said the bookmark was among several items taken in an auction-house heist in Madrid six years ago. At the time, some antiquities experts questioned its authenticity.
