Ennis, TX. (Nov 18) - Police charged a woman Friday with stealing 50 antique glass eyes from a hospital display case. A woman identified only as Nadine was charged with theft by unlawful taking over $300. A surveillance camera recorded the theft from an exhibit of medical artifacts at the Ennis County Hospital. The eyes were valued at $2,500. The hospital had mistakenly reported the eyes were worth $100,000, which was actually the value of the exhibit collection. Police Detective Ed Krahwinkel said he wasn't sure why someone would steal the eyes; there isn't high demand on the black market for them. "Honestly, I don't think she knew what to do with them," Krahwinkel said. "Being a high profile case - and a used item - I think she was stuck with them." The glass eyes were a gift to the hospital from an Ennis physician , who bought the glass eyes from a dealer in Waxahachie about 10 years ago. The eyes came in a variety of colors and even included bloodshot or jaundiced tints so they would match the wearer's other eye.
