EXCLUSIVE The Melissa Caddick ring that no-one wants: Seller desperately tries to get rid of 'cursed' jewel - and shares disturbing theory about what really happened to the conwoman Fraudster's engagement ring still yet to sell DO YOU HAVE A STORY? Email freddy.pawle@dailymail.com READ MORE: Melissa Caddick's victims are delivered a huge $4million win By Freddy Pawle and Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:11 BST, 29 September 2024 | Updated: 05:11 BST, 29 September 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Notorious fraudster Melissa Caddick's custom-made diamond engagement ring hasn't found a buyer nearly two years after surfacing in a small antique shop in Sydney 's Blue Mountains.
The solitaire diamond ring, custom made by Sydney-based jeweller Stefano Canturi for her engagement to hairdresser and DJ Anthony Koletti, is in the Jewellery Library in the village of Blackheath. Caddick, 49, vanished on November 12, 2020, after she fleeced $30million from investors, including her family and friends, while working as a financial adviser. Months later, her severed foot washed up on a beach 500km south of Sydney, prompting police to close the case.
A coroner officially declared her dead in May 2023. Antique dealer Jonathon James acquired the ring from a Sydney barrister who needed help selling it just weeks after buying it at auction for $7,000. The ring features a large rare 1.
83 carat white diamond surrounded by side diamonds weighing a combined 1.2 carats and two brilliant c.