Borrowed Faces: Forty Million in Two Minutes

Borrowed Faces: Forty Million in Two Minutes

From Macabrium by Macabrium | Southern Gothic Media

May 20, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

This episode explores the audacious Graff Diamond Heist in London, where two men stole forty million pounds in diamonds in just two minutes.

In August 2009, two men in tailored suits walked into the most exclusive jewelry store on London's most exclusive street, and two minutes later they walked out with forty million pounds in diamonds. No masks. The makeup artist who'd spent four hours disguising them thought they were working on a music video. The man who planned it all was out on police bail for cocaine, still living at his mother's house. Sixteen years on, not a single stone has been recovered. SHOW NOTES 🖤 FOLLOW PRETTY WICKED New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one. Instagram: @prettywickedthepodcast Please leave a rating and review. It really does help small podcasts like this one find new ears. Pretty Wicked is hosted by Megan Alda. 🖤 SOURCES & FURTHER READING Here is everything used to research this episode. 🔗 WEB SOURCES The Cinemaholic - Michelle Hogg: Where Is the Make-up Artist Now? Chris Dennis Talks Makeup - Charles H. Fox turns into Kryolan Store Jack the Ripper Tour - An Interview With Charles H. Fox CBC News - How British drag queen La Voix unwittingly provided the makeup for a $73M jewel heist HuffPost UK - How La Voix Became Embroiled In The UK's Biggest Ever Jewels Heist…

People in this episode

Host: Megan Alda

Topics covered

  • jewel heist
  • true crime
  • disguise
  • theft
  • London
  • makeup artist

Keywords

  • jewel heist
  • Graff Diamonds
  • London
  • makeup artist
  • theft
  • true crime
  • disguise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pretty Wicked

Places: London

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