It really sux to read stories like this. Click the link as theres a video attached but heres the full story
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/12...-in-paintings/
This may be one of the strangest stories in comics of the year-- and potentially very sad.
Pennsylvania state police charged Frank Frazetta Jr. with theft, burglary and trespass after he and two other men used a backhoe to pull the door off the hinges of the Frank Frazetta Art Museum. Police said once inside, Frazetta stole about 90 paintings and was loading them into a truck when he was caught by police.
The elder Frazetta is known for his work on characters including Conan the Barbarian, Tarzan and Vampirella. He was in Florida at the time of the theft.
His son's motive stems from a family feud over assets. Frank's wife and Alfonso's mother, Ellie, died earlier this year. According to Frank Jr.'s wife, Lori Frazetta, Frank Jr. and Ellie ran the family business until Ellie's death, when the infighting over Frank Sr.'s paintings began. Frank Sr. is said to be suffering from dementia.
Frazetta Jr. was arraigned and sent to the Monroe County jail. Bail was set at $500,000. Officials didn't know whether he had a lawyer yet.
A trooper who responded said Frazetta claimed he had been instructed by his father "to enter the museum by any means necessary to move all the paintings to a storage facility," according a police affidavit.
The elder Frazetta told police that his son did not have permission to enter the museum or to remove any artwork. Frank Frazetta's attorney, Gerard Geiger, said the stolen paintings were insured for $20 million, according to court documents.
