When the S.U.V. was recovered, two days after it was stolen, everything inside was gone, a long and bizarre list.

More than 100 Brioni neckties. A fur coat that had been a gift from the Onassis family.

Two bronze urns that had been in the trunk, and their precious contents.

And a 1977 New York Yankees World Series ring, a personal gift from George Steinbrenner. It was inscribed, “To my friend, Bill White.”

That would be Bill White, the philanthropist and former chief executive of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The same Bill White who hosted a fund-raiser with President Obama in his home in 2014. Guests included Rosie O’Donnell, Aretha Franklin and Mark Wahlberg.