A Canadian female tourist has sent back the antiques stolen from the Pompeii ruins, Italy because of chronic bad luck since she stole the antiques to bring home.
A female tourist named Nicole stole the antiques 15 years ago. She returned a package containing two mosaic tiles, ceramic vase parts and a piece of ceramic to a travel agent in Pompeii, southern Italy, along with a confession letter.
Nicole was only in her 20s when she arrived at Pompeii in 2005. She said the misfortunes in her life were caused by theft, including two breast cancer and financial hardship.
"Please return them, they bring bad luck," she wrote in the letter.
At the time of antiquity theft, Nicole said that she wanted to keep "a piece of history", something "no one has" but that the artifacts from the ruins contained "too much negative energy" and brought her bad luck. .
Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 and remained forgotten until the 16th century.
In 1738, scientists discovered Pompeii and so far has unearthed more than 2/3 of the area. Pompeii is now a very popular tourist destination in Italy and accompanied by theft from tourists.
Nicole wrote in the letter that she had learned a lesson and prayed for "forgiveness from God".
"I'm 36 years old now and have breast cancer twice. The last time I had to have my breasts removed. My family and I also had financial difficulties. We are good people and I don't want to pass on. curse for family or children, "Nicole wrote in the letter.
Nicole was not the only one who repented. Among the items she returned was another confession letter from a Canadian couple, along with some stones they took from Pompeii in 2005.
"We took them away (the people who died in the volcanic eruption) without thinking of the pain these poor souls experienced during the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius and their terrible death. They I'm sorry, please forgive us. May their souls rest, "the couple wrote.
Over the years, many stolen antiques have been returned along with letters full of repentance.
Mostly because tourists want to keep the antiques as souvenirs, but some thieves have also tried to sell them. In 2015, a brick stolen from the ruins in 1958 was listed for sale on the e-commerce site eBay.