Gardner Heist Revisited: A Boston Mob Crew Likely Stole the Art, FBI Vet Says
TL;DR
FBI agent Geoffrey Kelly’s new book argues the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft was carried out by a small Boston mob crew led by Carmello Merlino, with two men posing as police; it rejects popular theories about Corsican or IRA involvement and suggests the stolen paintings remain unrecovered, amid ongoing investigations and a renewed $10 million reward.
- Got an Idea About Who Robbed the Gardner Museum? Get in Line. The New York Times
- New book sheds light on Gardner museum heist The Boston Globe
- 36 years later, Gardner Museum staff hold out hope for return of stolen masterpieces WCVB
- Room that once held art stolen in Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist being restored WHDH
- 'Trail went cold': The hunt for masterpieces stolen in the Gardner Museum heist RNZ
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