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John 5 Falls Victim to House Thieves

Published 11 years ago on March 28, 2013

By Guitar Interactive Magazine

John 5 Falls Victim to House Thieves -

There is no more heinous and vile act than burglary, andvirtuosic shredder John 5 is the latest musicianto fall victim to house creeping theives.

Among the items stolen from the ex-MarilynManson / Rob Zombie guitarist'scollection were a number of Fender Telecasters, a black Gibson LesPaul with three gold humbucking pickups, a banjo and a piece ofartwork depicting the monster from 'The Creature From the BlackLagoon.' John 5 also added a photo of his signature '5′ strap tohelp identify an instrument that could possibly belong to thestrummer.

In response, John 5 took to the Social Media sphere to pos tphotos of some of the stolen items on Facebook with the hope thatsomeone out there will identify them.

John 5 reached out to his fans via Facebook:

"Unfortunately our house was robbed today, we accidentallydidn't put the alarm on, so some assholes got lucky! We will postmore pictures of more guitars, these are all the pictures we havenow. I just want to put it out there, just in case anyone comesacross these items.. Whoever did this will get caught hopefully oneday!"

John 5′s website continues,

"Please circulate this info to guitar dealers, pawn brokersand have a look on eBay, Craigslist, Amazon etc - and remember IFyou see anything you GENUINELY believe to be one of the itemsdescribed PLEASE do not pursue on your own but contact theauthorities."

If you have any details that may be of help send a message toJohn 5 on his Twitter and Facebook or use this contact form andmake sure you choose "Info regarding stolen items" in thedrop down subject.

 

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