Spencer W. Reinhard, along with four of his Transylvania University classmates, participated in a rare archives theft at Transylvania University library late last year. The loot included
a set of pencil sketches by naturalist John James Audubon, a first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and two rare manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries….Four days later, they went to Christie’s, an auction house in New York City, and tried to sell the stolen books and manuscripts.
Reinhard, who acted as a lookout, and is now awaiting sentencing, showed paintings that depict the crime at a Lexington (KY) art gallery. More from the Lexington Herald-Leader.
not entirely correct
Reinhard was the only one of the theives that attended Transylvania. The rest attended UK.