96 seconds for seven paintings. well, now we know who those men were, because they have been arrested and they re now standing trial. some of them have even admitted to being the thieves. mystery solved, right? but even though the culprits have been found, the problem is that the paintings have not been found. a picasso, a matias, two monets, seven paintings, worth tens of millions of dollars, was obviously very difficult to sell. how do you fence someone s stolen stuff that is this unique and this well known? and that is how these guys got caught. despite the skill with which they made off with the art from the museum, they apparently didn t really think through the rest of the caper and they got nabbed a couple of months after the heist when they were trying to unload this stuff. right now police have the thieves. they don t have the artwork. and that leads to the most worrying part of this whole story. look at this headline. mother s love said to lead to burning of master pieces. th
but only if i but only if i were a painter can you paint? no, i cannot. besides stick figures. well, there is news overseas that has rocked the art world in a brazen heist. thieves made off with some real masterpieces. seven paintings in all including a picasso, matisse, and a monet, but the thieves may have a hard time selling the art. abc s jeffrey kofman explains. reporter: blank walls, empty picture hooks, all that s left after thieves broke into this rotterdam museum. it was 3:00 a.m. they entered from the back where they could see the paintings through the windows. so much for state-of-the-art security. this museum doesn t use overnight security guards. the alarm did sound, but by the time police arrived, the masterpieces were long gone. what a haul. a picasso, a matisse, two monets, a gauguin and more, as good as art gets. the value? more than a hundred million dollars.
besides stick figures. well, there is news can you paint? no, i cannot. besides stick figures. well, there is news overseas that has rocked the art world in a brazen heist. thieves made off with some real masterpieces. seven paintings in all including a picasso, matisse, and a monet, but the thieves may have a hard time selling the art. abc s jeffrey kofman explains. reporter: blank walls, empty picture hooks, all that s left after thieves broke into this rotterdam museum. it was 3:00 a.m. they entered from the back where they could see the paintings through the windows. so much for state-of-the-art security. this museum doesn t use overnight security guards. the alarm did sound, but by the time police arrived, the masterpieces were long gone. what a haul. a picasso, a matisse, two monets, a gauguin and more, as good as art gets. the value? more than a hundred million dollars.