An alarm at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., blared at about 2 a.m. on a fall morning in 2015, prompting its director to drive to the building and learn that culprits had broken in and stolen six championship belts from the ’40s and ’50s.
“Who could do this to a hall of fame museum?” Edward Brophy asked police officers.
Blood from one of the thieves appeared to drip from the splintered glass of a window they had broken in through.
Mr. Brophy recalled thinking at the time: Maybe that would help investigators find the culprits.
Nearly a decade later, it did.
Persons:
” Edward Brophy, Brophy, Andy Warhol, Yogi Berra, —
Organizations:
International Boxing Hall of Fame, Federal, New York Yankees
Locations:
Canastota, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania , New Jersey , New York , Massachusetts, North Dakota