Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Boston's Stolen
Masterpieces May
Not Have Gone Far

Mar 20, 2025 5:50 PM CDT

Boston's Stolen Masterpieces May Not Have Gone Far

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's security director appeals for tips 35 years after heist

(Newser) - The empty frames hanging on the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston aren't a sign of work in progress. They're a symbol of the treasures lost and those that, 35 years later, might still be returned. At 1:24am on March 18, 1990, two thieves...

Ailing Mobster Linked to $500M Art Heist to Leave Prison

Mobster May
Be Key to Finding
$500M in Stolen Art.
He's Not Talking

Mar 14, 2019 5:49 PM CDT

Mobster May Be Key to Finding $500M in Stolen Art. He's Not Talking

To be released from prison, Robert Gentile still 'has no idea where the paintings are'

(Newser) - When FBI agents searched Robert Gentile's Connecticut home in 2016, the aging mobster was adamant that they were barking up the wrong tree. "They ain't gonna find nothing," he said through his lawyer , as he was serving a 54-month prison sentence for drug and gun charges....

Infamous Boston Museum Heist Will Get Its Own Podcast

Unsolved $500 Million
Art Heist Gets a Podcast

Jul 19, 2018 5:30 PM CDT

Unsolved $500 Million Art Heist Gets a Podcast

The theft of 13 paintings from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum still perplexes authorities

(Newser) - A famously unsolved art heist will be the subject of a podcast that is sure to be the next big hit among true crime fans. In a statement released Thursday, WBUR and the Boston Globe announced they've teamed up for a series on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft...

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