The Stately Home Raiders & The £80 Million Heist / The Johnson Gang

About this episode

This episode covers a gang's audacious heist of antiques from historic stately homes, including a unique twist involving a convicted thief.

A gang of masked men used stolen 4x4s fitted with scaffolding poles to ram-raid some of the most historic stately homes across the country, then vanished into the night. Antiques worth tens of millions were stolen from Waddesdon Manor, home to the Rothschild collection. But one detail set this case apart: a convicted thief turned up at Lord Rothschild's door, still wearing his probation tag, and offered to recover the stolen collection himself… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts . More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA:  https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus . Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Hosts: They Walk Among Us, Rosanna Fitton, Joel Porter, Benjamin Fitton

Topics covered

• heist
• true crime
• stolen antiques
• gangs
• robbery
• historical homes

Keywords

• heist
• stolen antiques
• Waddesdon Manor
• Johnson Gang
• true crime
• masked men
• robbery
• gang

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Organizations: Waddesdon Manor, Patreon, Apple Podcasts, Acast

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