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$3 million in rare books stolen from Whitney estate in 1980's returned to heirs

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (339+ words) Apr 20, 2026, 10: 26 PM A literary mystery that began inside a Long Island estate over 40 years ago has begun to unravel. Seventeen stolen rare books, worth an estimated $3 million, were returned Monday to the heirs of John Hay Whitney and Betsey Whitney,…...