Overview

• The marble bust of Jim Morrison, stolen from his grave at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in 1988, has been recovered after 37 years.
• The discovery was made by the Paris Brigade financière et anticorruption during a fraud investigation, unrelated to the bust's disappearance.
• Created by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin, the bust was installed in 1981 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Morrison's death.
• The sculpture remains intact but bears its original damage, including a broken nose and graffiti, as seen in police photographs.
• The cemetery's conservator has not yet been contacted regarding the bust’s return, leaving its final custodial arrangements unresolved.