\r\n A \u00a35M gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019. Police are hopeful to charge seven suspects as the Crown Prosecution Service reviews the case.<\/span>
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H2: The Hurdles and Whirlpools of a Baffling Investigation<\/b><\/h2>\n
Despite the passage of four years and the arrest of seven suspects\u2014six men aged between 36 and 68, and one 38-year-old woman\u2014the investigative waters have been murky. Not a single charge has been filed. Until now, that is. It seems the cogs of justice are finally turning.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Thames Valley Police recently submitted a comprehensive file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the organization responsible for pulling the flush, so to speak, on any charges. This move significantly raises the possibility that the seven suspects could soon find themselves in deep water.<\/span><\/p>\nMaurizio Cattelan, the mastermind behind the \u00a34.8 million toilet\u2014yes, let’s not forget the 200k difference\u2014initially took the theft with a grain of artistic humor. “Who’s so stupid to steal a toilet? ‘America’ was the one percent for the 99 percent,” he mused. But everyone knows, stealing art is no laughing matter, especially when it’s a toilet that takes on the American Dream, as the Palace’s chief executive Dominic Hare pointed out. The theft didn’t just rob a stately home; it flushed a cultural commentary down the drain.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat Happened to the Golden Throne?<\/b><\/h2>\n
As curious as it sounds, investigators believe the golden toilet was melted down and transformed into jewelry. While not confirmed, this adds another layer of irony to the story\u2014turning an art piece designed for the “99 percent” into an elite object once again, only this time in the form of necklaces and rings.<\/span><\/p>\nSo, what’s the final word from the authorities? “A number of individuals remain released under investigation,” says a Thames Valley Police spokesman. Meanwhile, a CPS spokesperson confirms, “We have received a full file of evidence… and are considering the material in line with our legal test.”<\/span><\/p>\nIndeed, the drama surrounding this notorious golden toilet heist has more twists and turns than a roll of double-ply. But as the CPS inches closer to pressing charges, it appears the case might soon be wrapped up, and hopefully not in toilet paper. Will justice be served? We’re keeping our eyes peeled as we await the final flush of this intriguing saga.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":167665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}