was also still in prison. and there were rumors that sue was going to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. >> it really was obvious to me by that time that the only way to get her away from maurice williams was through sotheby's. >> all of us was aware that the auction was taking place. it would probably sell for $1 million or $2 million. >> the big fear was that it was going to be sold to some private individual. >> i know there were a lot of people concerned that it might be bought by an institution in a foreign country. >> that was a big concern with the media, that it was going to be sold and lost to science and sold and put in a private room someplace. >> we always felt an extraordinary obligation to get this fossil to the right home. clearly, there were a lot of really interested parties that were hoping and praying they had a shot. >> we had dreams after the auction started developing that perhaps we could buy her back. >> a wonderful philanthropist from our area, stan adelstein,
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