Woman mistakenly donates $10K in jewelry

EXTENSION. NEARLY TEN- THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELRY AND ONE BIG MISTAKE. AN ALBUQUERQUE...  More »

EXTENSION. NEARLY TEN- THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELRY AND ONE BIG MISTAKE. AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN IS OBSESSED WITH HUNTING DOWN A BAG SHE BELIEVES SHE DROPPED OFF AT A THRIFT STORE. TURNS OUT THAT BAG CONTAINED HER HUSBAND'S FAMILY JEWELRY. HERE'S JEREMY JOJOLA WITH WHY THE WOMAN SAYS THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE IS WORTH MORE THAN THE PRICE OF GOLD. JEREMY. FOR THE PAST WEEK---JENNIFER LARIZADEH SAYS SHE'S BEEN UNABLE TO SLEEP---STRUGGLING TO FORGIVE HERSELF OVER A SIMPLE MISTAKE. THE JEWELRY SHE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY DONATED BELONGS TO HER HUSBAND... THE PIECES OF GOLD, FAMILY HEIRLOOMS FROM HIS MIDDLE EAST HOME HE HAD TO ESCAPE FROM WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. DEATH AND DEVASTATION WAS A CONSTANT HARSH REALITY FOR A 16- YEAR-OLD IRANIAN BOY IN THE 1980'S. IRAQ AND IRAN WERE AT WAR. RUZE-BAY LARIZADEH FOUND FREEDOM IN EUROPE BY SMUGGLING HIMSELF OUT OF HIS COUNTRY IN A DIESEL FUEL CONTAINER. HE LEFT EVERYTHING BEHIND. 'the first time he gave somebody 10-thousand dollars to take him out and they never showed you... they just took his money.' THE MEMORY OF HIS HOME AND FAMILY OFTEN WORN AROUND HIS NECK--BUT THAT PIECE OF FAMILY JEWELRY AMONG OTHERS IS GONE. HIS WIFE JENNIFER OF ALBUQUERQUE REALIZED SHE MAY HAVE MISTAKENLY DROPPED OFF THE GOLD AT THIS THRIFT STORE OVER THE SUMMER. HER HUSBAND HID THE GOLD IN AN OLD GARMENT BAG--AND DIDN'T ASK HIS WIFE ABOUT IT UNTIL LAST WEEK. SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS IN THE BAG. 'and it wouldN'T matter if it was ten dollars or a hundred thousand dollars... He's devastated because his family gave it to him.'THE GARMENT BAG CONTAINING NEARLY TEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THAT GOLD AND FAMILY HEIRLOOMS GONE. FOR THE PAST WEEK, SHE'S BEEN OBSESSED, MAKING ONE-THOUSAND COPIES OF FLYERS, AND PUTTING THEM UP AROUND TOWN--- SHE'S ALSO PLACED ADS IN THE LOCAL PAPER. A ONE- THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD. 'i have to forgive myself because I didn't do it on purpose , but it's a really hard thing. It was such a simple little mistake... really, but the impact of it, and not being able to undo it...' THE THIFT STORE SAYS IT'S EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED TO KEEP ANY JEWELRY THEY FIND IN DONATED ITEMS FOR SIX MONTHS.. BUT NOBODY AT THE STORE CLAIMS THEY FOUND THE  « Less