A Lady Liberty replica statue that was stolen outside a Brooklyn coffee shop last month appears to have turned up in an online video clip showing its beheading. (MyFoxNY)
Updated: Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 1:13 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 11:35 AM EDT
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A Statue of Liberty replica that was stolen outside a Brooklyn coffee shop last month appears to have turned up in an online video clip showing its beheading.
The clip, titled "Liberty Vox Pop Death," shows the statue blindfolded and then laying on its side. A person is taped with a hand saw cutting the statue at its neck. The clip concludes with the person using a baseball bat to smash the head. Phrases "We Don't Want Your Freedom" and "Death to America" flash across the screen during the clip.
Running less than a minute, the clip resembles terrorist-produced videos of the decapitations of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and American entrepreneur Nicholas Berg.
"I'm scared. I'm hoping I don't have to fear for my life, but I feel very nervous," said coffee shop owner Debi Ryan to the New York Daily News after watching the video.
The Vox Pop coffee shop 's slogan is "Books, Coffee, Democracy" and its logo features images on the Statue of Liberty, Ghandi, Che Guevara and others.
The New York Post reported that police are investigating the video.