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Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they earn the label crime of the century.

But the stories that made headlines in decades past aren't necessarily remembered today.

I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author.

And in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today, but was huge when it happened.

This is crimes of the centuries.

Lisa Garedini was a soft featured woman with a delicate, sly smile.

Because she breathed her last breath more than half a millennium ago, we don't know a whole lot about her life,

beyond that she was born in the late 15th century and married off at age 15.

Still, whether you recognize her name initially, I promise you you know her face.

And part of the reason you know her face is because of the times she was stolen and one of the most daring, yet non-deadly, crimes of the 20th century.

When Mona Lisa was stolen, she left a masterpiece.

After her recovery, she returned to the Louvre bigger than just art.

Obviously, this crime is a bit different than our usual fare on two counts.

First, it's not heist. And second, it didn't happen in America. We're crossing the pond for this one.

That said, this story was in every major newspaper in the US for months.

Not only that, but the first suspects in the crime happened to be hyperfile American businessmen.

And when that suspicion didn't pan out, police arrested one of the world's foremost figures in the 20th century art world.

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