I've said it before, I knew Don, he worked at NAFI which became NAC with my dad, two of my cousins and a neighbor who took photos of his collection years ago. I saw him at auctions and shows
At shows after this took center stage here in Indiana and other events over the years there has been discussion on how this started. I have heard more than a few stories about it.
Yet until the vocativ.com column came out in 2014, I do not recall reading in print just how this came to be. The vocativ.com column states that Richard Gramly is the individual who contacted the authorities and started the ball rolling when he viewed a triggering device.
I have not seen any rebuttal from Gramly on this to indicate it may be false.
I am sure there are viewpoints on both sides of the debate on whether this should have been handled differently.
To read the column check
Don Miller's rare collection of Native American artifacts isn't the only thing that has piqued their interest
www.vocativ.com
Key text
The discovery shook Gramly. “To my horror, I see the man has a switch,” he says. “No private person should have this device.”
The night ended and Gramly kept what he saw to himself. Later, though, a friend forwarded him a photo (likely taken without Miller’s consent) of the switch. Convinced that it could fall into the wrong hands and that someone could potentially use it to make a dirty bomb, Gramly decided to call the authorities. “I hate to rat someone out, but it’s no longer a private thing.” He reached out to a relative of his who was a colonel at the Pentagon, who told Gramly to contact the FBI, which he did. That was in 2008.
