Rick abath voiceover i was panicking. I didnt realize i was panicking, but i was completely panicking. I was afraid that they were going to set the place on fire after they were done. That was my fear. God, i hope they dont burn the place down. [suspenseful music] hello. And welcome to how it really happened. Im jesse l. Martin. Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is known for its vibrant Art Depicting Picturesque Dutch and renaissance scenes. But on One Dark Night in 1990, the Museum Became the scene of a horrifying crime. Robbers swept in, terrorizing the guards, and taking 13 works of art now worth half a billion dollars. The sinister smash and grab left the fbi with a mind boggling mystery on their hands. Where are the missing masterpieces and who were the masterminds behind this audacious heist . This is how it really happened. [suspenseful music] kelly horan voiceover march 17th, 1990, is st. Patricks day, which is practically a National Holiday in boston. Randi kaye voiceove
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This story contains some spoilers for Netflix s This Is a Robbery: The World s Biggest Art Heist.
Avid TV binge-watchers (and art history fanatics) know there’s a new true-crime docuseries in town.
Netflix’s This Is a Robbery: The World s Biggest Art Heist, which launched on the streaming platform on April 7, is about, well, the world’s biggest art heist. In 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers broke into Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, making off with millions of dollars worth of art, including Rembrandt’s only known seascape and one of the few dozen Vermeer paintings in the world. The works remain missing today, with very few leads on who did it and where the art might be.