connecticut detective cornel abrozini had a pretty good idea who was behind these thefts. after all, he had spent most of his career tracking the notorious burglar, blain nordal. he was first arrested in new jersey in 1983. over the years, he s believed to have burglarized as many as 500 homes, carting away a stunning $10 million worth of silver. he was last paroled in 2010 and the detective had been waiting patiently for him to strike again. in february, he got his first tip that perhaps nordal was back at it, when a detective from aiken, south carolina called wanting to know if a rash of silver burglaries down south matched nordal s m.o. said tell you what, why don t you send me your crime scene photos and send me your narrative reports, let me take a look at them, and so he sent them up to me.
connecticut detective cornel abrozini had a pretty good idea who was behind these thefts. after all, he had spent most of his career tracking the notorious burglar, blain nordal. he was first arrested in new jersey in 1983. over the years, he s believed to have burglarized as many as 500 homes, carting away a stunning $10 million worth of silver. he was last paroled in 2010 and the detective had been waiting patiently for him to strike again. in february, he got his first tip that perhaps nordal was back at it, when a detective from aiken, south carolina called wanting to know if a rash of silver burglaries down south matched nordal s m.o. said tell you what, why don t you send me your crime scene photos and send me your narrative reports, let me take a look at them, and so he sent them up to me.
at it, when a detective from aiken, south carolina called wanting to know if a rash of silver burglaries down south matched nordal s m.o. said tell you what, why don t you send me your crime scene photos and send me your narrative reports, let me take a look at them, and so he sent them up to me. it wasn t even two minutes, you look at these things, they re carbon copies of what we had. they were pretty much like overlays. reporter: you knew right away it was the same guy. no doubt. no doubt. reporter: he knew nordal had gone to live with his sister in florida so he slowly began building a map of thefts in the southern states. he was soon convinced nordal was behind the disappearance of one of the most high profile silver thefts he s ever known. silver spoons made by paul revere taken from this north carolina plantation. soon, the detective was advising investigators in at least six southern states about what to look for.
georgia were also hit, 90 miles away from beau s. in each case, silver was stolen. investigators were stumped. who, they wondered, was brazen enough to slip inside in the middle of the night and haul away priceless collections of sterling silver? 900 miles to the north, connecticut detective cornel abrozini had a pretty good idea who was behind these thefts. after all, he had spent most of his career tracking the notorious burglar, blain nordal. he was first arrested in new jersey in 1983. over the years, he s believed to have burglarized as many as 500 homes, carting away a stunning $10 million worth of silver. he was last paroled in 2010 and the detective had been waiting patiently for him to strike again. in february, he got his first tip that perhaps nordal was back
it wasn t even two minutes, you look at these things, they re carbon copies of what we had. they were pretty much like overlays. reporter: you knew right away it was the same guy. no doubt. no doubt. reporter: he knew nordal had gone to live with his sister in florida so he slowly began building a map of thefts in the southern states. he was soon convinced nordal was behind the disappearance of one of the most high profile silver thefts he s ever known. silver spoons made by paul revere taken from this north carolina plantation. soon, the detective was advising investigators in at least six southern states about what to look for. he s about 5 3 . i have seen crime scenes where blain s actually gone into homes through dog doors. that s how small he is. reporter: here in greenwich, connecticut, one of the most affluent communities in the country, nordal was pretty active in 1995 and 96, burglarizing seven homes in all, including ivana trump.