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.
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. from her, he stole 120 silver salt and pepper shakers. in another burglary here, he made off with more than $200,000 worth of silver. part of a flatware set for 110 people. did he get sort of a high from doing this? he told us once that, you know, for the most part, life is very mundane and something like this gives him a high, gives him something to look forward to. silver pictures. reporter: back in atlanta, beau was tallying up his losses. the burglary had raided his silver closet, too, running off with $150,000 worth of sterling silver. while beau and his wife slept.
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.
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. 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,