Heists and Scams
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The Antwerp Diamond Heist: How Thieves Beat an “Impenetrable” Vault and Were Caught by a Sandwich
In 2003, a crew of Italian thieves beat ten layers of security and emptied the “impenetrable”…
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The Lufthansa Heist: The $6 Million Robbery Behind “Goodfellas” and the Money That Vanished
In 1978, a crew linked to the New York mob stole nearly $6 million in cash…
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The Gardner Museum Heist: $500 Million in Art Stolen in 81 Minutes, and Never Found
In 1990, two men dressed as police officers talked their way into a Boston museum and…
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D.B. Cooper: The Man Who Hijacked a Plane, Jumped Into the Night and Vanished Forever
In 1971, a quiet man in a business suit hijacked a Boeing 727, collected $200,000 in…