Case file · 1990 · Heists & Swindles
The Gardner Heist
The Empty Frames of Boston
Two fake policemen steal $500 million of art. The empty frames still hang.
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This 6 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- FBI: Stolen Museum Artwork (FBI appeal for information)
- FBI: Boston FBI Continues Hunt for Stolen Art Work (20th anniversary press release, 2010)
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft (the museum's own theft page and reward)
- Smithsonian Magazine: Gardner Museum Offers $10 Million for Information About 1990 Heist (2017 reward report)
- Wikipedia: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft (overview)
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