
Once, Twice, Three Times an Art Crime: Theft of "Two Laughing Boys"
Ridiculous Crime
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Van Gogh's Birthday
On March 29th, 2020, the museum was closed due to COVID. A man in a heavy jacket with a hood up hops off the bike and pulls a sledgehammer from the back of the bike. Moments later you see him on CCTV sprinting back through the museum. He has a flat rectangular object tucked under his arm,. It's wrapped in something, but you know that it is one of your siblings from inside the museum. Some beloved piece of art now victim to the night.
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