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337 - Heist! The $600 Million Gardner Museum Robbery

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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The Most Expensive Private Property Theft in US History

The Boston garden museum was robbed on St. Patrick's Day in 1990. The items were valued at $200 million by the FBI when they were stolen, but 10 years later that number had risen to more than $600 million. Two graveyard shifts security guards showed up for duty and made 685 an hour which is equivalent to around 15 bucks an hour today. This episode features a VHS recording of Dick Abbeth playing keyboards with his local rock band Yukaya before their heist.

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