Why and How the Mona Lisa Was Stolen

In June of 1932, nearly twenty years after the Louvre regained its star attraction, a story appeared in the Saturday evening post that recorded an entirely different set of details. A reporter claimed to have met a mysterious man in 1914 who revealed the quote unquote true story to him while sitting in a cafe in Casablanca. This man introduced himself as Eduardo de Valfierno, a Marquis from Argentina, who proudly boasted of his long career as a very successful con man. His literal partner in crime was a French artist, art restorer, and eventual art forger. Yves Chaudron had supposedly made a killing creating fake mario paintings for unsuspecting tourists.