I have a lost/stolen iPhone 4S, how do I find the rightful owner?

I bought an iPhone 4S off of EBay and Verizon said its listed as lost/stolen. I'm getting my money back and all that jazz, I just want to find out who's phone this is? The phone was sent to me charged and it was also restored back to how it was fresh out of the factory. Is there a way to find out who's phone this is? My main priority is to find out who owns this phone.

Maybe call the phone company and tell them the phone number of the phone

I'm pretty sure there's a serial number on it. You could try phoning Apple and explaining that you have a phone that was stolen and it has been wiped. They might be able to help.

Kudos to you for doing the right thing!

Call the company. It seems like they probably stole it from a store but who knows!