Stones that bring misfortune

Precious stones often captivate with their beauty, but some carry a dark history. In this article, we'll examine legendary gems that have caused misfortune for their owners. Examples include the Blue Diamond, linked to a mysterious crime, and the Green Diamond, whose owner met a tragic end. These tales remind us that magnificent treasures can conceal dangerous secrets, and their histories are rife with crime, suffering, and unexpected twists.

Many magnificent, sparkling precious stones have a dark past. They were often the cause of theft, crime, or other evil. This also affected the fate of their successive owners. They fell into debt, fell ill, or ended their lives quite suddenly and unexpectedly. One such stone was the "Blue Diamond." One day, a dead English lord was found dead in his bedroom. Unfortunately, the diamond he had always been carrying was nowhere to be found. The search for the perpetrator proved fruitless. After several years, the police arrested the ragged vagabond. At the police station, he collapsed from hunger. A doctor found a bag containing the missing diamond on him. During the investigation, the beggar confessed to the murder and the theft of the gem. He had been a servant to the lord. After escaping, he tried for a long time to sell the diamond. Unfortunately, no jeweler had enough money to buy it. With the priceless gem in his pocket, he suffered from hunger and poverty.

Another tragic story involves the so-called "Green Diamond," all of whose owners died violent deaths. The first owner was Marie Antoinette—"And that would be it (in her case)—as Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski, Professor of Applied Pseudology, used to say. The French scaffold functioned flawlessly. The jewel became the property of William False at auction. He died shortly thereafter in abject poverty. The next owner, Franz Beaulieu, starved to death. In 1901, the diamond's next owner was the Russian aristocrat Prince Karritovsky. He soon became a lifelong patient in a mental hospital. The next unfortunate owner was one of the most beautiful artists of the "Folies Bergere," Lotena Ladne. One evening, she was found dead, clutching her treasure, the "Green Diamond," in her hand. Many other owners of the ill-fated diamond were affected by the fate that weighed upon it. Life's disasters, bankruptcies, illnesses, and death befell many of them. Today, the Green Diamond has disappeared without a trace. It's unknown who its "lucky" owner is.

Based on a 1930 press release