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

This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
★ 6.6/10•2021•52m•TV-MA•Documentary•Crime
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Enter the mystery.

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.

Colin Barnicle · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime52m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 7, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - They Looked Like CopsE154m

They Looked Like Cops

A museum guard buzzes in two men dressed as cops, who vanish 81 minutes later with a priceless Rembrandt and a dozen other works of art.

Apr 7, 2021

Episode 2 - Vipers in the GrassE251m

Vipers in the Grass

Was the heist an inside job? As law enforcement scrutinizes the museum's security measures, a suspect emerges, but missteps hinder the investigation.

Apr 7, 2021

Episode 3 - We've Seen ItE358m

We've Seen It

Amid apparent sightings of the stolen art, criminal activity connected to organized crime leads to possible perpetrators and a motive for the robbery.

Apr 7, 2021

Episode 4 - $10 Million RewardE450m

$10 Million Reward

An informant and a sting operation open up new avenues in the investigation, which federal agents follow to the home of a small-time mobster.

Apr 7, 2021

Actors

Shelley Murphy

Self. Reporter, Boston Globe

Anne Hawley

Self. Director Emerita, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Dick Ellis

Self. Fmr. Head Art & Antique Squad, Scottland Yard

Martin Leppo

Self. Criminal Defense Attorney

Tron Brekke

Self. Fmr. Section Chief, FBI Boston Office

Myles Connor

Self. Art Thief

Stephen Kurkjian

Self. Author, Master Thieves

Justin Stratman

Self. Boston Latin School, Class of 1990 / Witness

Aaron Fannin

Self. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Nancy Clougherty

Self. Witness. Boston Latin School, Class of 1991

Karen Sangregory

Self. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Ed Mahony

Self. Reporter, Hartford Courant

Patricia Vigderman

Self. Author, The Memory Palace of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Ed Whelan

Self. Fmr. Massachusetts State Police (4 episodes, 2021)

Robert Sikellis

Self. Fmr. Assistant Attorney General

Steven Xiarhos

Self. Deputy Chief, Yarmouth Police Dept.

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