Cold Case Chase · Matt Rukstar Jr

Mystery at the Museum- The Gardner Museum Heist

·47 min·4 clips
Thieves stole 13 pieces of art worth over $500 million from the Gardner Museum in 1990.
The episode covers the unsolved 1990 Gardner Museum heist in Boston, where 13 artworks worth over $500 million were stolen. Host Matt and guest Renee discuss the events, theories involving security guards, the IRA, and other suspects, with humorous tangents throughout.

As heard by us

A museum heist told with real detail, sideways jokes, and enough chaos to keep it moving.

The Gardner Museum Heist gets a lively, theatrical turn. It opens with code names, then moves through the robbery, the guards in handcuffs, and the baffling aftermath.

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Press play if you want a Boston museum heist with code names, guards, and chaos.

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