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A McGill phonebooth and the largest art heist in Canadian history
The story of the “Skylight Capers” and the 1972 robbery of the Montreal Fine Arts Museum
Alexandre Hinton, Multimedia Editor
An ill-omened spirit fell over Montreal in the early morning hours of September 4, 1972.
The city was in a state of despair as the public mourned the
loss
of 37 Wagon Wheel club-goers in an atrocious fire. Few celebrated the
Montreal Expos victory
over the St. Louis Cardinals. The
top song
on the Canadian charts for that week was
“Alone Again,” a morbid ballad composed by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O Sullivan.
Meanwhile, three thieves were preparing to execute the largest art heist in Canadian ....

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