Recovered cemetery statue located in France after 37 years of being missing.

A memorial bust of American singer Jim Morrison, stolen from his grave 37 years ago, has been discovered by chance, as reported by French police.

The statue of The Doors frontman was recovered in Paris during an investigation by the financial and anti-corruption unit, which was unrelated to the original theft, according to an Instagram post.

Morrison’s grave has always been a haven for fans of the rock band to express their admiration—graffiti covers surrounding gravestones in the poet’s corner, which is also home to the tombs of Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde.

Details about the investigation remain scarce, and no suspects in the theft of the statue have been identified; Morrison passed away in 1971.

According to a source close to the investigation, the police stumbled upon the bust while looking into a fraud case, as reported by Agence France-Presse.

It remains uncertain whether the bust will be returned to the grave. The cemetery’s curator stated to Le Figaro: “The police haven’t contacted us, so I can’t say if the bust will find its way back to us.”

The bust was carved from white marble by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Morrison’s death, but it vanished in 1988, seven years after it was installed.

A photo released by French police shows that the statue’s mouth and nose are missing, consistent with its condition before it was stolen.

A representative of the Morrison estate expressed to Rolling Stone their “delight in hearing that the ‘piece of history’ has been found,” noting that the family desired its placement back on the grave, which makes the recovery particularly gratifying.

This incident is not the first to stir controversy regarding the singer’s grave; on the 20th anniversary of his death, fans rioted there and had to be dispersed by police.

Morrison resided in the Marais district of Paris at the time of his sudden death at 27 years old.

His girlfriend, Pamela Courson, discovered him dead in the bathtub. A doctor later stated that the cause of death was heart failure compounded by excessive drinking.

Born in 1943 in Florida, Morrison was the son of a US Navy admiral.

He co-founded The Doors in 1965 alongside keyboardist Ray Manzarek in Los Angeles.

The band’s name was taken from Aldous Huxley’s book *The Doors of Perception*, which details the author’s experiences with drugs.