Unsolved Heist: The Inside Story of the Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist// Episode 11

This is a more light-hearted episode to give all our amazing listeners different options for their different moods! Disclaimer- this episode contains zero descriptions of murder or sexual assault. If you need a break from graphic true crime or a triggering* topic, try this episode. <3 We love you (*episode does briefly mention child loss)

Episode 11 Part 1 of 2: Art Heist xoxo, Jules and Jo Audio Steve joins Jules today and Jo will return in episode 12! Today I am going to take you back to the nation’s most expensive private robbery to date- In 1990, in Boston Massachusetts, at the Stewart Gardner Museum when in just 81 minutes 13 pieces of art were stolen- and have never been seen since.

This is the story of the Great Boston Art Heist and how the men responsible walked away with over 500 million dollars’ worth of art- without a single shot fired. Zero casualties. And a museum desperate for answers.

This case remains unsolved today and without any official suspects.

We’ll dive into the actual heist and details behind it, what was stolen, the FBI’s investigations, and wild rumors and theories.

So, let’s see what we can find out, shall we?

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-isabella-stewart-gardner-art-heist-180977448/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_MuseumI

https://www.gardnermuseum.org/

https://college.harvard.edu/resources/faq/what-difference-between-harvard-college-and-harvard-university#:~:text=Harvard%20College%20founded%20in%201636,numbers%20of%20men%20and%20women.

https://poets.org/poet/dante-alighieri

https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story

https://www.moviemaker.com/rick-abath-security-guard-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-heist/