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
Known as the most significant art theft in history, the 1990 art heist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum still haunts historians. Now some 30 years …
An unsolved murder in 1991 is being revisited by authorities for possible clues about the infamous art heist at Boston s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, reports Bob Ward for Boston 25 News. In the over three decades since thieves made off with treasured artworks valued then at $500 million, including a rare Vermeer and Rembrandt s only seascape, investigators have looked into the security guards, New England crime figures and others as culprits. The March 1990 heist of 13 still-missing .