just disappear? but you know what, police sources aren t convenienced he acted completely alone. some experts think this does bare some hallmarks of the notorious pink panther gang. at the hotel where super stars stay, for the cannes film festival, this time the jewels themselves were the stars on display. now we know the gunman sunday grabbed 72 pieces in a matter of seconds, worth about $135 million, possibly the biggest jewel heist the world has ever seen. and then he was out of there, through a window to the terrace to the crowded street, dropping some of the jewels as he ran. from there, who knows, maybe a motorcycle or a car or the jewels just handed off to someone else. police don t necessarily think this was a one-man job. one source says there were likely others waiting. the notorious pink panther jewel theft gang from the balkans has been heisting diamonds for two decades, possibly some 300
to how this could have happened and what kind of security needs to be in place in cannes to prevent it from happening again. erin? all right, thank you, erin. let s check in with anderson cooper with a look at what s coming up next. hey, erin. we have more on that heist. i m fascinated by this. one group that could be conne connected, the notorious pink panther gang. tonight, my interview with the director of an upcoming documentary on the gang, called smash and grab. she interviews five members of this gang, they reveal how they operate, from the heist, to smuggling to fencing the loot. also tonight, keeping them honest, part two in our special series. rehab racquet. we had the first part last night. shady rehab clinics. they file bogus claims for phantom patients. it s happening in california. because it involved federal medicaid funding, all of us are paying for it, nearly $186 million in state and federal tax dollars over the last two years.
of jewelry thiefs in the spotlight. we have the story. we must find that woman. reporter: it could have been a scene from the classic pink panther movie that is gave this notorious gang of jewel thieves its name. police in switzerland say this 54-year-old, a bosnian national escaped from jail with another inmate in a dramatic prison break. two accomplices used a van and two ladders to help stage the escape firing automatic weapons at prison guards, pinning them down with gunfire. translator: when we are faced with rapid gunfire like at war, the guards and security agents outside are not equipped to deal with this sort of confrontation. reporter: just like in the