Stolen wallet shows up 8 years later, cash untouched

The last time Courtney Connolly saw her stolen wallet was back in the summer of 2009, right before it was taken out of her car during a summer internship.

She had given up on getting it back years ago, but then on Monday, a Boston Police found it.

It was like the wallet hadn’t ever gone missing.

“The cash was never used! The credit cards were never used! My social security number was never used!” said Connolly.

Someone had handed the wallet to a Boston Police Officer, who found an address on Courtney's old pay stub and gave it to her sister-in-law.

“My first reaction was - I think I sent her a question mark,” she said.

Courtney says the timing is more than just coincidence. Her passion is powerlifting. But as a nursing student, money is tight and she needed about $141 to enter a powerlifting competition. Inside the wallet? $141 from when she cashed her pay check eight years ago.

“Some way or another the universe will come back and say, I see what you're doing, I know you're doing well, I know you're trying to here's your thank you for trying. I believe whole heartedly what this is,” she said.

Still taped inside the wallet was a fortune cookie message that reads "soon you'll receive pleasant news."

“Ironically as soon as I get the wallet back, the next day I learned I actually passed my anatomy test! Which I had studied really hard for! So it's the little things that keep jumping out at me and surprising me,” she said.

Courtney said she hopes her story will inspire people to keep believing knowing their efforts and their kindness will pay off whether it's tomorrow or eight years from now. She's also hoping the Boston Police Officer and person who found the wallet come forward so she can thank them.

“I really hope if anyone can take anything from this: is not to lose hope in the good things that life has to offer,” she said.

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