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Katie Hawkinson

Florida retirees may face trial in France over sale of stolen gold from 18th-century shipwreck

Philip and Eleonor Courter (pictured) could be put on trial in France over the alleged sale of gold stolen from a shipwreck - (@rhoadescourter/Instagram)

An 80-year-old novelist and her husband could face trial in France over the alleged theft and illegal sale of gold bars taken from an 18th-century shipwreck.

Investigators say Florida resident Eleonor “Gay” Courter and her husband, Philip Courter, helped a French diver sell gold bars that he stole from a shipwreck decades ago. The couple denies any criminal wrongdoing.

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