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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston Marks 36 Years Since Historic Unsolved Heist. Here's What Happened, According to a Retired Investigator.
The $10 million reward aims to recover 13 missing artworks valued over $1 billion, stolen in a 1990 heist that remains unsolved with empty frames still displayed.
- Wednesday marks the 36th anniversary of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist in Boston, where thieves stole 13 masterpieces valued at more than $1 billion on March 18, 1990.
- Two men disguised as police officers entered the museum in the early morning hours and overpowered security guards, then spent 81 minutes cutting canvases from frames and carrying away the irreplaceable works.
- Retired FBI Agent Geoffrey Kelly investigated the case for 22 years and identified the suspects as an organized crime crew from Dorchester who allegedly sought to use the stolen Rembrandts as leverage.
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Chief Investigator Anthony Amore maintains a $10 million reward for information leading to recovery, stating he seeks only the art's return, not prosecution of anyone involved.
- Museum officials remain confident the stolen pieces will eventually be returned to the Dutch Room, which is undergoing major restoration in preparation for their homecoming.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston marks 36 years since historic unsolved heist. Here's what happened, according to a retired investigator.
It's now been 36 years since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston became the victim of the largest unsolved art heist in history.
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