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The DeLong Star Ruby, a 100.32 carat (20.064 g) oval cabochon star ruby, was discovered in Burma in the early twentieth century.
It was sold by Martin Ehrmann to Edith Haggin De Long for US $21,400, who donated it to the American Museum of Natural History in 1937.
The ruby was one of several precious gems stolen in an infamous jewelry heist by Jack Murphy and two accomplices. After payment of a $25,000 ransom, it was recovered at the designated drop off site, a phone booth in Florida.
To read more on the theft of the jewels from the museum, and the movie that followed...visit the links below.
TIME MAGAZINE
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,876376,00.html
BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL - Breaking news story with images
http://tinyurl.com/4mh7bc" title
WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murph_the_Surf#Robbery