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In an uplifting update to an unfortunate story, a beloved alien statue stolen from the yard of a 102-year-old woman in Michigan was returned to her home earlier this week. The pilfering of the prized piece made headlines late last month when Freda VanderLaan's family revealed that a sticky-fingered ne'er-do-well had taken the sizeable artwork which they had given to her for Mother's Day six years ago. Making the caper all the more heartbreaking, they explained, is that woman has Alzheimer's and 'greeting' her ET friend every morning had been an important part of her daily routine.
More on this story at the Coast to Coast AM website.