FBI: We Know Who Robbed the Gardner Museum
Federal and museum officials updated the public with new developments in the half-billion-dollar robbery, one of the largest art heists in history.
FBI officials announced today they know who committed one of the biggest art heists in history, but they still need the public's help to locate the 13 missing pieces of art. “The FBI believes with a high degree of confidence in the years after the theft the art was transported to Connecticut and the Philadelphia region and some of the art was taken to Philadelphia where it was offered for sale by those responsible for the theft,” said Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston FBI office. “With that same confidence we have identified the thieves who are members of a criminal organization with a base in the mid-Atlantic states and New England.” Officials believe the art was smuggled into Connecticut and eventually made …
