In the early morning hours of March 18; 1990; two thieves disguised as policemen entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. After tying up the guards; they went on a shoplifting spree; making off with 13 masterpieces worth more than $500 million. It was the largest art heist in U.S. history. The burglarymdash; which included paintings by Rembrandt; Vermeer; Degas and Manet mdash; became an international whodunit that featured a long list of possible suspects; among them South American drug traffickers; the Irish Republican Army and even James ldquo;Whiteyrdquo; Bulger; Bostonrsquo;s infamous mob boss. This e-single; featuring articles from The New York Times archives; chronicles 23 years of dashed hopes and false leads that have thwarted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its attempts to solve the countryrsquo;s most notorious art caper. Now there may be some light on the horizon: In March 2013; the F.B.I. announced that it had finally uncovered who was behind the crime. The culprits; the agency said; were members of a criminal organization in the Northeast; but their names were not released pending further investigation.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful book. At times amusingBy CustomerWonderful book. At times amusing. Really shows what crew people have to deal with on a daily basis for minimum wage.
