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Measured to the Inch: How a Cone and a Pencil Stole $112,000

Measured to the Inch: How a Cone and a Pencil Stole $112,000

A precise pencil mark and a jammed traffic cone allowed someone to take $112,000 from a barn without breaking a lock or triggering an alarm - and the theft was planned down to a four-inch line at knee height. Who measured the door, swapped the batteries, and used routine trust to turn familiarity into a flawless heist?

In this episode, we walk through the sequence of discoveries from the January 9, 2011 morning call to the evidentiary details that made investigators see intent where others saw routine, asking how small routines were…

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