Father Of Bride Offers $4,000 Reward For Backpack With Wedding Speech Stolen From Boston Car

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Updated on: June 30, 2025 / 6:27 AM EDT

A father of the bride is seeking the public's help in finding a backpack containing personal items and his wedding speech that was stolen from a car in Boston last week.

The father, Richard Selby, said the theft happened on Wednesday night, just before midnight, at the intersection of Pinckney and Charles streets in Beacon Hill. Selby had flown in from California for his daughter's wedding and left his backpack in the rear seat of his rental car. He parked the car in front of the Blank Street coffee shop while he spent time at his daughter's apartment.

They dropped some things off into the car before Selby walked his daughter back to her apartment, but when he got back to the car, the rear window had been broken and the backpack was gone. It had a computer with his speech for the wedding, as well as some cherished family items that he wanted to give her, and some wedding gifts.

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