French police have recovered the long-lost bust of American singer Jim Morrison stolen from the grave of the frontman of The Doors, 37 years after it was stolen from Père Lachaise cemetery according to France 24.
The sculpture was found during a search tied to a fraud case led by the Paris public prosecutor's office and the financial and anti-corruption brigade of the judicial police department of the Paris police
Rock fans still pay a visit to Morrison's grave at Paris's Père Lachaise cemetery, where he was buried after his death in the French capital in 1971.
The sculpture, by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin, had been placed at the grave to mark the 10th anniversary of Morrison's death. It was found by the financial and anti-corruption brigade of the judicial police department of the police.
Main Image: Tomb Jim Morrison, Copyright Père Lachaise
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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