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The Foam Wedge: How a Perfect Swap Vanished $600,000 Painting

The Foam Wedge: How a Perfect Swap Vanished $600,000 Painting

The discovery that a gilt frame still hung with a convincing photographic reproduction - complete with printed age cracks - turns a brazen theft into a deliberate deception designed for the hours and days after the crime. How did a measured foam wedge, a stuck balcony latch, and eleven minutes of maintenance create the perfect window to remove a painting insured for up to $600,000?

In this episode, we follow the timeline from the morning Jeffrey Adams noticed the false canvas to the investigator who first studied the room’s…

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