Episode 1: Murph

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True Crime, Missing, Mystery, Boston, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In 1964, Jack Murphy, or "Murph the Surf," pulled off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history only to be caught 48 hours later.

Amory Sivertson traces the enigmatic life of this folk hero and examines why men like him continue to be idolized.

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1:29.4	Welcome to last scene from WBUR, Boston's NPR station. If you tuned into season one,
1:39.2	you know about 13 priceless works of art that when missing from the Isabella Stewart
1:43.5	Gardner Museum more than 30 years ago, and were never seen again. Now, last scene is back.
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1:58.3	new season of the show, we've got an anthology of stories that put a twist on the genre of
2:03.6	true crime. Ten new mysteries told by 10 different contributors about unexpected people,
2:10.1	places, and things that have gone missing. This series explores what losing them means,
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