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This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
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This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist

2021-04-07 · 52 min / episode · ★ 6.6

Documentary · Crime

In 1990, two men dressed as cops con their way into a Boston museum and steal a fortune in art. Take a deep dive into this daring and notorious crime.

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Barnicle Brothers
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United States of America
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Shelley MurphySelf. Reporter, Boston Globe
Anne HawleySelf. Director Emerita, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Dick EllisSelf. Fmr. Head Art & Antique Squad, Scottland Yard
Martin LeppoSelf. Criminal Defense Attorney
Tron BrekkeSelf. Fmr. Section Chief, FBI Boston Office
Myles ConnorSelf. Art Thief
Stephen KurkjianSelf. Author, Master Thieves
Justin StratmanSelf. Boston Latin School, Class of 1990 / Witness
Aaron FanninSelf. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Nancy CloughertySelf. Witness. Boston Latin School, Class of 1991
Karen SangregorySelf. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Ed MahonySelf. Reporter, Hartford Courant
Patricia VigdermanSelf. Author, The Memory Palace of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Ed WhelanSelf. Fmr. Massachusetts State Police (4 episodes, 2021)
Robert SikellisSelf. Fmr. Assistant Attorney General
Steven XiarhosSelf. Deputy Chief, Yarmouth Police Dept.
Donna ReissfelderSelf. George Reissfelder's Sister-in-Law
Brian T. KellySelf - Fmr. Federal Prosecutor, Boston U.S. Attorney's Office
Pieter RoelofsSelf - Curator, Rijksmuseum
David NadolskiSelf - Fmr. Special Agent, FBI

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