<description>&lt;p&gt;In 1990, three separate art heists took place in the week leading up to Christmas, baffling New York authorities as well as the FBI. In this special holiday episode, we look at police efforts to recover the stolen artworks as well as the many mysteries that hover over the case to this day.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music featured in this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt;"Deck The Halls" by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | &lt;a href="https://creatorchords.com--music/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://creatorchords.com--Music&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734539525945000&amp;usg=AOvVaw02bvBRHHpbKNs4iiOUIwl0"&gt; https://creatorchords.com--&lt;wbr /&gt;Music&lt;/a&gt; promoted by &lt;a href="https://www.free-stock-music.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.free-stock-music.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734539525945000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-69WnTF0T7i-jIVuDUyMu"&gt;https://www.free-stock-music.&lt;wbr /&gt;com&lt;/a&gt; Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&lt;/div&gt; &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734539525945000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37s-iOM-ZjnbmNI-u-MyB6"&gt;https://creativecommons.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;licenses/by/4.0/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;“Nutcracker- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by
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The Art of Crime

Gavin Whitehead

The Yuletide Art Heists of 1990 (Crimes of Old New York)

DEC 18, 202418 MIN
The Art of Crime

The Yuletide Art Heists of 1990 (Crimes of Old New York)

DEC 18, 202418 MIN

Description

In 1990, three separate art heists took place in the week leading up to Christmas, baffling New York authorities as well as the FBI. In this special holiday episode, we look at police efforts to recover the stolen artworks as well as the many mysteries that hover over the case to this day.

 

Music featured in this episode:

"Deck The Halls" by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com--Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   “Nutcracker- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by
 Jon Sayles (Creative Commons License) All other music by Liam Bellman-Sharpe.

For show notes and full transcripts, visit www.artofcrimepodcast.com. 

If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.com.