They Swapped the Masterpiece for a River: Elevator Permit, Prepaid Calls
They Swapped the Masterpiece for a River: Elevator Permit, Prepaid Calls
Cold, controlled panic: a $430,000 Dutch Golden Age oil was found eight inches under a river’s surface, frame upright and undamaged, after being stolen in broad daylight from a hotel penthouse. Forty-two prepaid-phone calls, an elevator cable-guide permit, and a reproduction made by a conservator with unpaid medical bills stitch together a theft that ended with a painting abandoned in mud - who decided to leave it in the Aldren River, and why?
In this episode, we follow the timeline from a January 9, 2011 river discovery…
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