Ep. 259 - The Empty Frames

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In 1990, two men dressed as police officers pulled off the largest art heist in history. That was when they robbed Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of approximately $500 million in priceless art. To this day, the thieves have never been caught. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Gardner-Heist-Worlds-Largest-Unsolved/dp/0061451843 https://www.netflix.com/title/81032570 https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/18/gardner-museum-heist-anniversay-empty-frames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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