Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at 7:07 a.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY -- A Princess Diana wedding doll heads the list of intriguing items in the state treasurer's unclaimed property office.
The items have been left behind in bank boxes across the state when someone dies and no heir is readily identified.
The office uses advanced technology to track down people with legitimate claims to that property.
"We actually just reorganized our state treasurer's Web site so that from any place on the site you can actually search for unclaimed property. So it's easy to do,” said Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel.
The treasurer’s Web site is www.treasurer.mo.gov.
Last year, the office returned a record $34.5 million in unclaimed property. This year, the office looks to break the record for the number of cleared accounts, with was set in 2005 at more than 71,000.