NASA missing ring cover up?

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NASA squelched a public plea for help in finding a ring reportedly taken from the remains of an astronaut who died aboard space shuttle Columbia in 2003, according to a federal investigative report made available Tuesday.

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i don't know if this has been posted yet.

why would the NASA Inspector General try to cover up a missing ring from a deceased astronaut?

In 2004, Cobb went "ballistic" when told that Texas law enforcement officers wanted to put out a Crime Stoppers report to find the wedding band of astronaut Laurel Clark, according to statements made to investigators

Cobb rejected publicizing the reported missing ring after the Texas Rangers spent months investigating the matter.

wow, i thought this would be of interest to ATS readers.