Missing Artifacts from the Wisconsin Historical Society
(Episode: Madison Hour 2)
Case Profile
| Date of Incident | Artifacts discovered missing in September, 2000 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Location | Wisconsin Historical Society facilities in Madison, Wisconsin | Missing | Over 400 artifacts, most from the Native American Ethnographic Collection |
| Status | 35 items were returned to the society as a result of the criminal investigation against former curator, David Wooley. Hundreds of artifacts remain at large. |
| Case Summary | In the fall of 2000, the Wisconsin Historical Society made a shocking discovery: hundreds of artifacts from their collection had been taken, and one of their own ex-staff members was a primary suspect. In October 2001, former WHS curator, David Wooley, plead guilty to 14 counts of felony theft and 3 counts of failing to file a state tax return. Hundreds of artifacts remain at large. |
| Resources | Online: Wisconsin Historical Society Native American Object Recovery Effort |
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