But what hurt the most they stole an autographed Fender guitar given to his dying brother in the 1990s by the rock band Pearl Jam. WCAX News covered the stolen guitar story and so did The Associated Press. But just last week, some good news: police called to say they raided a Burlington house and found the guitar. "This guitar means more to my family than anything. That's when members of Pearl Jam got wind of Hardy's loss. Burlington, VT (WCAX) - Ben Hardy was heartbroken when thieves hit his home over Thanksgiving. "It had been partially dismantled and the individual who had it at the time had scrubbed the autographs off," Hardy said. "That alone was sort of a miracle to me," Hardy said. "It's not about the monetary value," Hardy told us on Dec. The story went national. "It was an enormous sense of relief.

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