About this episode
The episode discusses a high-stakes art theft in France involving five missing paintings and the skilled perpetrator behind the heist.
Five infamous paintings go missing after a high stakes robbery in France. Only someone super skilled could have pulled it off. And this was partially true, as the perpetrator was very good at what he did. But the museum was partially at fault as well. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more! Music by: Swelling "Night II" Meydan "Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate "Squad" SoundCrate "Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: The ‘Spiderman’ Art Heist and the Five Missing Masterpieces (thedailybeast.com) The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist | The New Yorke For Paris ‘Spiderman,’ Stealing 5 Museum Masterpieces Was No Sweat - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 'Spiderman' art thief Vjeran Tomic jailed in Paris - BBC News…
Topics covered
- art theft
- true crime
- heist
Keywords
- Spiderman
- art heist
- France
- museum
- robbery
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Mugshot merchandise
Books & works: Insomnia Pt. 1, Spiderman
Places: France, Paris
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