The coronation at Regina Pacis was held in May 1952, but only a week later during a wedding, Father James Russo noticed that a hole had been cut into the gate protecting the Painting, with the security system deactivated and the Crowns stolen. The theft became a national story, but after just eight days, a package arrived at the Rectory containing the Crowns, which were mostly intact. Parishioners immediately held it as a miracle, while an unconfirmed story spread that they were returned at the behest of Giuseppe Profaci, the head of what became known as the Colombo crime family.