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Famous Heists: How Criminals Pulled Off the Impossible · The Infographics Show Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to Beyond Infographics, Ready to dive into a
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  Speaker 1: world where truth is stranger than fiction. Today we're exploring
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  Speaker 1: real life heists.
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  Speaker 2: Forget Hollywood. These true stories are packed with audacity and
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  Speaker 2: twists you won't believe ever.
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  Speaker 1: Wonder if those movie style heists actually happen. Well, get
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  Speaker 1: ready for some mind blowing tales. And if you're loving
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  Speaker 1: this deep dive, don't forget to hit that five star rating.
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  Speaker 1: It really helps us out.
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  Speaker 2: It's fascinating how these heists often blur the line between
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  Speaker 2: meticulous planning and sheer luck. We'll uncover how tiny details
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  Speaker 2: can make or break even the most elaborate schemes absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: First up, we're heading to Belgium to a city practically
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  Speaker 1: synonymous with diamonds, antwarp Ah.
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  Speaker 2: Antwerp a global diamond hub with millions, even billions of
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  Speaker 2: dollars worth of diamonds flowing through it every day. It's
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  Speaker 2: a prime target for daring thieves, and that brings.
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  Speaker 1: Us to the story Lory of Carlo's Hector Flamenbaum, a
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  Speaker 1: diamond trader who pulled off a heist that sounds too
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  Speaker 1: good to be true. Imagine this. He spends a year
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  Speaker 1: building trust with the bank, gains access to their vault,
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  Speaker 1: and then vanishes with twenty eight million dollars in diamonds.
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  Speaker 2: This case goes beyond just stealing. It's a masterclass in
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  Speaker 2: social engineering, where you manipulate people to gain access to
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  Speaker 2: sensitive info or secure locations. Flamenbaum didn't break in, he
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  Speaker 2: was invited in all thanks to his carefully crafted persona.
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  Speaker 1: And the plot thickens. His name was an alias. The
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  Speaker 1: passport he used was stolen years before the heist. To
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  Speaker 1: this day, the real Carlos Hector Flomenbaum, or whoever he was,
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  Speaker 1: remains a mystery. Where is he now sipping cocktails on
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  Speaker 1: a tropical island.
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  Speaker 2: Perhaps the unsolved nature of this case adds to its allure.
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  Speaker 2: He wasn't just stealing diamonds. He was stealing an identity,
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  Speaker 2: creating a whole new life. The level of planning and
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  Speaker 2: deception is incredible.
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  Speaker 1: From diamonds to helicopters, our next heist is pure action
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  Speaker 1: movie material. In two thousand and nine, some thieves in
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  Speaker 1: Sweden decided to make a grand entrance for the stolen helicopter.
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  Speaker 1: They landed it right on the roof of a cash depot.
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  Speaker 2: This heist was all about speed and precision. They blew
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  Speaker 2: a hole in the roof, grabbed five point three million
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  Speaker 2: dollars in cash, and were gone under thirty minutes.
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  Speaker 1: Talk about a quick getaway to buy themselves time, They
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  Speaker 1: set up roadblocks and even left a fake bomb at
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  Speaker 1: a police helport.
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  Speaker 2: Dversions are a classic tactic in high stakes heists. It's
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  Speaker 2: about controlling the flow of information, creating chaos, and giving
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  Speaker 2: yourself precious time to disappear.
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  Speaker 1: And disappear they did. While authorities caught some members of
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  Speaker 1: the gang, most of the money is still missing. Poof gone.
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  Speaker 1: Who's enjoying that loot right now?
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  Speaker 2: The missing money adds to the mystery. Did they have
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  Speaker 2: a plan to launder it? Were there other players involved?
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  Speaker 2: So many unanswered questions.
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  Speaker 1: From a helicopter heist to a meticulously planned warehouse raid,
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  Speaker 1: our next story dives into the world of pharmaceutical theft.
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  Speaker 1: At the heart of it all are the Villa Brothers.
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  Speaker 1: They planned and executed a heist with credible detail.
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  Speaker 2: Their target and Eli Lilly Warehouse in Connecticut. Their loot
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  Speaker 2: a whopping eighty million dollars worth of prescription drugs. The
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  Speaker 2: Villa Brothers were meticulous. They studied security reports, scouted the
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  Speaker 2: warehouse and even knew the blind spots of the cameras.
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  Speaker 1: They found the weakest part of the roof, disabled alarms,
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  Speaker 1: and moved with such precision. But even the best laid plans.
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  Speaker 2: You know exactly, they made some crucial mistakes, left behind tools,
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  Speaker 2: a water bottle with DNA, even got caught on camera
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  Speaker 2: buying the tools they used.
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  Speaker 1: It's ironic, isn't it. Meticulous planning undone by tiny oversights,
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  Speaker 1: a classic case of human error.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, it shows how pressure and adrenaline can lead to mistakes,
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  Speaker 2: even among seasoned criminals.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking of pressure, imagine being targeted by art thieves not once,
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  Speaker 1: but twice. That's what happened to Picassu's granddaughters, and we're
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  Speaker 1: talking masterpieces worth millions.
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  Speaker 2: Art theft is a fascinating world. It often involves people
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  Speaker 2: with a deep understanding of art history and the market,
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  Speaker 2: and in these cases the thieves seem to have insider knowledge.
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  Speaker 1: In nineteen eighty nine, Marina Picasso's villa in Cohn was hit.
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  Speaker 1: Thieves stole seventeen million dollars worth of art, including several
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  Speaker 1: of her grandfather's paintings. Then in two thousand and seven,
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  Speaker 1: Diana Wiedmyer. Picasso, another granddaughter, was targeted. Thieves stole a
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  Speaker 1: portrait of her mother Maya with dol a drawing, and
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  Speaker 1: a portrait of Picasso's second wife, Jacqueline, all while she slept.
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  Speaker 2: The recurring theme here is security lapses and inside knowledge.
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  Speaker 2: In both cases, alarms failed, guard dogs were silent, and
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  Speaker 2: the thieves knew exactly where to find the most valuable pieces.
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  Speaker 1: Almost too perfect, like a movie. Luckily, in Diana's case,
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  Speaker 1: a tip from an art dealer led to the recovery
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  Speaker 1: of the paintings, but the nineteen eighty nine heist is
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  Speaker 1: still unsolved. Those paintings are out there somewhere, maybe in
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  Speaker 1: a secret collection.
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  Speaker 2: The art world is full of secrets. Stolen masterpieces can
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  Speaker 2: reappear decades later, shrouded in mystery.
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  Speaker 1: And if you're loving these real life tales, don't forget
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  Speaker 1: let's head to during Carnival, one of the most vibrant
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  Speaker 1: celebrations in the world. But amidst the music and dancing,
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  Speaker 1: a group of thieves saw an opportunity.
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  Speaker 2: The Carnival Paper, as it's known, is a perfect example
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  Speaker 2: of criminals exploiting a situation. They used the chaos of
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  Speaker 2: Carnival to their advantage, blending in and striking when security
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  Speaker 2: was weakest.
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  Speaker 1: It was two thousand and six. Four men casually walked
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  Speaker 1: into Rio's Shakara Dessau Museum, blending in with the carnival crowd.
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  Speaker 1: But once inside, they pulled out guns, a grenade and
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  Speaker 1: took everyone hostage. Terror and confusion in the middle of
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  Speaker 1: a celebration.
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  Speaker 2: Their actions were swift and calculated. They made the guards disabled,
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  Speaker 2: the alarms, cut the camera feeds, and then they went
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  Speaker 2: straight for specific masterpieces, works by Monet, Matisse, Picasso, and Dolly.
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  Speaker 1: They knew exactly what they were after they walked away
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  Speaker 1: with fifty million dollars worth of art. And it's been
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  Speaker 1: years none of the paintings have been recovered. This heist
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  Speaker 1: is so infamous it's still on the FBI's Top ten
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  Speaker 1: Art crime list.
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  Speaker 2: The Carnival Caper shows us that eve in the midst
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  Speaker 2: of celebration, vulnerability exists, and criminals are always looking to
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  Speaker 2: exploit that.
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  Speaker 1: From Rio to Milan, our next heist takes us to Italy,
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  Speaker 1: but instead of fashion, we're diving into high stakes jewelry,
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  Speaker 1: theft a Damiani jewelry showroom, a fake construction crew, and
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  Speaker 1: a whole lot of audacity.
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  Speaker 2: This heist stands out because of the deception and misdirection.
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  Speaker 2: They didn't just break in. They created a facade, using noise,
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  Speaker 2: disguises and timing to their advantage.
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  Speaker 1: It was like something out of a movie. They spend
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  Speaker 1: days drilling through a basement wall, using the noise from
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  Speaker 1: nearby construction as cover. Then dressed as policemen, they walked
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  Speaker 1: in on a Sunday morning, tied everyone up and cleaned
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  Speaker 1: out the safe. The smooth operation.
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  Speaker 2: Their planning was meticulous. They knew the layout, the security protocols,
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  Speaker 2: the best time to strike. This was strategic execution.
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  Speaker 1: But there's a twist. They got away with seven point
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  Speaker 1: five million dollars worth of jewels, but they missed the
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  Speaker 1: most valuable pieces. Those were out of the country for
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  Speaker 1: special events. Talk about bad timing.
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  Speaker 2: Even the best plans can be affected by the unexpected.
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  Speaker 2: Their success was limited by things outside their control. Chance
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  Speaker 2: an opportunity play a role even in meticulously planned heists.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking of chance, let's go to Australia, where a bank
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  Speaker 1: manager pulled off a heist that's truly bizarre. This isn't
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  Speaker 1: your typical robbery. John Thomas Forrester claimed he was forced
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  Speaker 1: to rob his own bank, the victim of a plot
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  Speaker 1: by Irish anarchists.
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  Speaker 2: This case delves into coercion and manipulation. Was Forrester au
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  Speaker 2: pawn in a larger scheme or a cunning con artist.
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  Speaker 1: Sounds like a spine novel right. In two thousand and nine,
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  Speaker 1: Forrester walked into his bank saying he'd been injected with
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  Speaker 1: poisoned by these anarchists. They threatened to set off a
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  Speaker 1: bomb if he didn't do what they said. He had
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  Speaker 1: to take out forty thousand Australian dollars and leave it
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  Speaker 1: at a certain spot for the antidote.
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  Speaker 2: The details of his story were never fully confirmed. The poisoning,
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  Speaker 2: the bomb threat, no concrete evidence. Was he telling the
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  Speaker 2: truth or was it all an act.
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  Speaker 1: He did have injection marks on his neck and they
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  Speaker 1: found his car abandoned. The blood tests were inconclusive. Was
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  Speaker 1: he a victim or was he playing everyone? The court
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  Speaker 1: found him not guilty, but the mystery remains. The money
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  Speaker 1: was never found, and Forrester even went back to work
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  Speaker 1: at the same bank.
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  Speaker 2: It's a story that leaves you.
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  Speaker 1: Wondering, and that's what makes it so fascinating. It makes
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  Speaker 1: you question truth, deception, and human motivation. Was he a
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  Speaker 1: victim or a mastermind? We may never know. Welcome back
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  Speaker 1: to Beyond Infographics. As we continue exploring these real life heightts,
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  Speaker 1: you'll see how some criminals exploit those moments of vulnerability,
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  Speaker 1: those times when security might be a little relaxed. And
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  Speaker 1: speaking of vulnerability, our next heist takes us back in
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  Speaker 1: time to Christmas Eve nineteen eighty five. Imagine a silent night,
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  Speaker 1: a city all decked out for the holidays, and a
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  Speaker 1: group of thieves sneaking into the National Museum of Anthropology
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  Speaker 1: in Mexico City.
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  Speaker 2: The Mexico City Museum heist. It's a classic example of
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  Speaker 2: exploiting a situation when people might be less vigilant the holidays,
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  Speaker 2: ongoing security upgrades at the museum, maybe even a bit
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  Speaker 2: of holiday spirit. The thieves used it all to their advantage.
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  Speaker 1: They moved through the museum like shadows, past the guards,
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  Speaker 1: expertly removing artifacts from those display cases. They knew what
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  Speaker 1: they wanted, grabbing the most valuable pieces, including this priceless
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  Speaker 1: Mayan mask made.
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  Speaker 2: Of jade, timing, stealth expertise they had at all. They
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  Speaker 2: knew about the security upgrades, meaning some systems were probably offline,
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  Speaker 2: and they knew the museum's layout where to find the
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  Speaker 2: best stuff.
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  Speaker 1: They got away with one hundred and twenty four priceless pieces,
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  Speaker 1: many made of gold, worth millions, but their plan after
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  Speaker 1: the heist wasn't as smooth. They tried to sell the
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  Speaker 1: artifacts to drug traffickers, but they messed up and that
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  Speaker 1: led to their capture.
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  Speaker 2: It's a common mistake. They're great at stealing, but not
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  Speaker 2: so good at planning what comes next. They don't realize
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  Speaker 2: how hard it is to get rid of stolen goods,
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  Speaker 2: especially unique things like ancient artifacts.
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  Speaker 1: Easy come, easy go, as they say, And if you're
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  Speaker 1: fast forward now to twenty thirteen. A stadium full of
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  Speaker 1: screaming fans, electric atmosphere, a pop icon performing hit after hit,
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  Speaker 1: and then after the show, a group of thieves target
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  Speaker 1: the stadium's safe room.
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  Speaker 2: The Justin Bieber concert robbery and Johannesburg, South Africa. It
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  Speaker 2: reminds us that even places that seem super secure can
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  Speaker 2: be vulnerable. These thieves had access, good timing, and knowledge.
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  Speaker 1: We're talking about the FNB Stadium Justin Bieber had just
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  Speaker 1: finished a sold out concert Bon Jovi played the night before,
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  Speaker 1: so the safe was overflowing with cash from both events,
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  Speaker 1: a prime target.
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  Speaker 2: Their timing was perfect. They struck after the concert, most
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  Speaker 2: staff gone, but before the cash was taken out. They
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  Speaker 2: must have had some inside information or at least knew
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  Speaker 2: the stadium's routine.
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  Speaker 1: Really well, this wasn't just a random opportunity. They planned this.
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  Speaker 1: They spent days, maybe weeks, chiseling through a bathroom wall
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  Speaker 1: to get to that safe room. The patience, the nerve incredible, and.
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  Speaker 2: It paid off. They got into the safe room, used
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  Speaker 2: ropes to lower themselves in, and walked away with three
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  Speaker 2: million Rand that's about three hundred and thirty thousand US dollars.
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  Speaker 2: And get this, no one even realized the money was
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  Speaker 2: gone until Monday morning.
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  Speaker 1: Even with a thorough investigation, they never caught. The guys
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  Speaker 1: who did it vanished into thin air, leaving behind a
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  Speaker 1: hole in the wall. Had a lot of questions.
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  Speaker 2: This unsolved case shows that even with all the security
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  Speaker 2: tech and forensics we have today, some criminals are just
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  Speaker 2: too good, too cunning. They leave behind nothing but a legend.
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  Speaker 1: From diamonds and ancient artifacts to concert cash, We've seen
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  Speaker 1: a lot, but what about a heist on the high seas,
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  Speaker 1: a luxury yacht, a missing Picasso, and a mystery that
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  Speaker 1: spans continents.
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  Speaker 2: The theft of Bustafum nineteen thirty eight from a collector's
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  Speaker 2: yacht shows how even things that seem very protected can
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  Speaker 2: be stolen. It also shows how much criminals want these
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  Speaker 2: high value pieces of art.
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  Speaker 1: This one feels like a James Bond movie nineteen ninety nine.
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  Speaker 1: A wealthy art collector his Picasso Bustafam nineteen thirty eight
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  Speaker 1: stolen from his yacht while it was being repaired. The
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  Speaker 1: painting was in a locked room, the yacht had an alarm.
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  Speaker 1: He even had had a personal art curator watching over everything.
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  Speaker 1: How did they do it?
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  Speaker 2: It is suspicious, isn't it. The cameras on the dock
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  Speaker 2: were down for maintenance, and the painting was most vulnerable
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  Speaker 2: when it was being packed up to be moved. Maybe
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  Speaker 2: the thieves had an insider, or maybe they were watching
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  Speaker 2: and waiting for the right moment.
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  Speaker 1: And there's more. Weeks after the yacht, another Picasso, also
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  Speaker 1: of the same model, Dora, more stolen in Paris. There's
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  Speaker 1: a pattern here, a plan, not just random thefts. Could
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  Speaker 1: it be a whole ring of art thieves going after
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  Speaker 1: specific works.
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  Speaker 2: Two Picassos, same model. It does seem calculated. Maybe they
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  Speaker 2: were working for a collector or a network that specializes
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  Speaker 2: in stealing valuable art. These networks often have connections in
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  Speaker 2: the art world, so they can move the stolen pieces
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  Speaker 2: quietly and find buyers willing to pay a lot.
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  Speaker 1: Both paintings are still missing, vanished without a trace. Where
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  Speaker 1: are they now hidden in some secret collection, waiting to
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  Speaker 1: reappear years, maybe decades from now.
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  Speaker 2: The art world has so many unsolved mysteries. Stolen masterpieces
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  Speaker 2: can disappear for generation and then suddenly show up again
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  Speaker 2: in the most unexpected ways. It's a world where beauty
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  Speaker 2: and value mixed with secrecy, intrigue, and sometimes crime.
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  Speaker 1: You know, looking at all these heights, what's striking is
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  Speaker 1: the variety diamonds, cash, ancient things, priceless art. It seems
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  Speaker 1: like no matter how safe something is or how valuable,
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  Speaker 1: there's always someone willing to take the risk, to come
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  Speaker 1: up with a plan to try and pull off something amazing.
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  Speaker 2: That's what makes these stories so captivating. They make you
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  Speaker 2: question everything you think you know about security, about trust,
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  Speaker 2: about what people will do to get what they want.
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  Speaker 1: And we've only just scratched the surface of real life heists.
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  Speaker 1: There are even more unbelievable stories out there, and if
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  Speaker 1: you're enjoying this deep dive, don't forget to give us
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  Speaker 1: that five star rating. We'll be back soon with a
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  Speaker 1: final part with more daring robberies, cunning thieves, and stories
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  Speaker 1: that seem impossible but are completely true. Welcome back to
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  Speaker 1: Beyond Infographics. We're wrapping up our look at real life heists,
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  Speaker 1: those stories where truth really is stranger than fiction. From
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  Speaker 1: stolen helicopters to those elaborate cons, we've seen how criminals
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  Speaker 1: can pull off what seems impossible.
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  Speaker 2: And in our final heist, you'll see how even the
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  Speaker 2: smallest details can be so important, both for success and failure.
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  Speaker 2: Back to the US for this one, a heightst that
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  Speaker 2: targeted a place you wouldn't normally think of. For huge theft,
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  Speaker 2: a pharmaceutical warehouse.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, the story involves the Villa Brothers. They planned and
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  Speaker 1: executed a heightst that would impress any Hollywood writer. Their
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  Speaker 1: target the Eli Lilly warehouse in Connecticut. What did they get?
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  Speaker 1: A mind blowing eighty million dollars worth of prescription drugs.
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  Speaker 2: What's amazing is the Villa Brothers' attention to detail. They
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  Speaker 2: got a security report. They spent months scouting the place.
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  Speaker 2: They even knew where the cameras couldn't see.
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  Speaker 1: It's like they were masterminds, blueprints, security protocols, practicing their moves.
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  Speaker 1: They found a weak spot in the roof, turned off
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  Speaker 1: the alarms, moved through that warehouse like a well oiled machine.
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  Speaker 2: Their preparation was impressive. They even brought special equipment to
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  Speaker 2: cut through that reinforced steel roof. They really knew what
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  Speaker 2: they were doing.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the thing. Despite all that planning, they made
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  Speaker 1: some small mistakes that brought them down. Left tools behind
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  Speaker 1: a water bottle with DNA. They even got caught on
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  Speaker 1: camera buying those same tools.
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  Speaker 2: Classic example of how human error can mess up even
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  Speaker 2: the best plans. Pressure, adrenaline, the need to do everything perfectly.
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  Speaker 2: It can all lead to mistakes, even for experienced criminals.
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  Speaker 1: It shows that no plan is ever perfect, and sometimes
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  Speaker 1: the little things can have big consequences. And hey, if
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  Speaker 1: you're as fascinated by these heists as we are, don't
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  Speaker 1: forget to give us that five star rating. It helps
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  Speaker 1: for our last heist, we're going back to Europe. This
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  Speaker 1: one's got art, family drama, and a whole lot of mystery.
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  Speaker 1: We're talking about Picasso's granddaughters who were targeted by art
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  Speaker 1: thieves not once, but twice.
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  Speaker 2: Art theft it's a world of its own. It often
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  Speaker 2: involves people who really know their stuff about art history
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  Speaker 2: and the art market. In these cases, the thieves had
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  Speaker 2: an eye for valuable art and probably had some inside information.
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  Speaker 1: The first heist was it nineteen eighty nine at Marina
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  Speaker 1: Picasso's villa in Cohn. The thieves took seventeen million dollars
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  Speaker 1: worth of art, including several of her grandfather's paintings. Then,
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  Speaker 1: in two thousand and seven, another granddaughter, Diana Widmeyer Picasso,
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  Speaker 1: was hit while she was sleeping. They stole a portrait
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  Speaker 1: of her mother Maya with doll, a drawing, and a
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  Speaker 1: portrait of Picasso's second wife, Jacqueline.
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  Speaker 2: What's interesting is that both times there were security problems
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  Speaker 2: and signs of inside knowledge. Alarms didn't work, dogs didn't bark.
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  Speaker 2: The thieves knew exactly where to go for the most
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  Speaker 2: valuable things. It's like they had a map of the
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  Speaker 2: houses and knew the art collection inside and out.
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  Speaker 1: It almost seems too planned out right, like it's straight
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  Speaker 1: out of a movie. Diana got lucky a tip from
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  Speaker 1: an art dealer led to the police finding her paintings,
• 16:45
  Speaker 1: but the heist from eighty nine is still unsolved. Those
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  Speaker 1: paintings are still out there, maybe hidden away in a
• 16:50
  Speaker 1: private collection somewhere.
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  Speaker 2: The art world is so secretive there are lots of
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  Speaker 2: private collectors who do things quietly, keeping their collections hidden.
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  Speaker 2: It's totally possible for stolen master pieces to show up
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  Speaker 2: again decades later and no one knows where they've been.
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  Speaker 1: It makes you realize that the world of art and
• 17:06
  Speaker 1: heists can be connected in strange ways. Well that's it
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  Speaker 1: for our deep dive into real life heists. Diamonds, helicopters,
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  Speaker 1: ancient artifacts, priceless art. We've seen it all.
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  Speaker 2: These stories make you think differently about security, about trust,
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  Speaker 2: about what lengths people will go to for money, power,
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  Speaker 2: or even just the thrill of doing something incredible. They
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  Speaker 2: remind us that even with all the technology and security
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  Speaker 2: we have today, the human element is still a huge
• 17:35
  Speaker 2: factor in these crimes.
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  Speaker 1: It's been quite a journey, right. If you've enjoyed exploring
• 17:39
  Speaker 1: these real life heists with us, please leave us a
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  Speaker 1: five star rating and tell your friends about the show.
• 17:44
  Speaker 1: Who knows, maybe these stories will make you want to
• 17:46
  Speaker 1: check on your own valuables a little more often, or
• 17:48
  Speaker 1: maybe they'll just spark your curiosity about the world of
• 17:50
  Speaker 1: security and how to prevent these kinds of things from happening.
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  Speaker 1: Until next time, thanks for joining us on Beyond Infographics.