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On the 35th anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, retired FBI agent offers theory on whodunnit [George Reissfelder and Leonard DiMuzio] Boston Globe March 18, 2025
Rick "Abath, who died in 2024, steadfastly maintained he had nothing to do with the heist. [ex-FBI Gardner heist lead investigator now retired] Geoff Kelly is convinced he did."

The Misidentifying of Reissfelder and DiMuzio as Gardner Heist suspects Gardnerheist.com March 2024, updated June 2025.

History's Worst Draft The Big Lie The Boston Globe won't stop telling about a key historical fact of the FBI's Gardner heist investigation.
A case study in how disinformation from powerful status quo interests made its way into the news feed of a top notch, top rated local news provider

FBI focusing on recovery in 1990 Mass. art heist Associated Press March 18, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The FBI says it has solved the decades-old mystery of who stole $500 million in artwork from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, but it is withholding the identities of the thieves... FBI Boston SAIC Richard DesLauriers repeatedly rebuffed questions from reporters on the identities of the thieves, saying releasing their identities could hamper the continuing investigation. He refused to say whether the thieves are now in prison on other charges, and would not say whether they are dead or alive.

Investigators say they identified culprits in Gardner Museum theft, tracked art to Philadelphia decade ago Art thieves known Boston Globe March 18, 2013 By Milton J. Valencia and Stephen Kurkjian
Federal investigators, in an unprecedented display of confidence that the most infamous art theft in history will soon be solved, said Monday that they know who is behind the Gardner Museum heist 23 years ago and that some of the priceless artwork was offered for sale on Philadelphia’s black market as recently as a decade ago.

If reward, immunity can restore the paintings, they're worth it —Boston Globe Editorial March 21, 2013
"Whether this is an expression of confidence or desperation is anyone's guess."

Dan Lothian Gardner heist segment transcript CNN March 18, 2005 with Harold Smith, U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan, FBI's Geoff Kelly, and many others. March 18, 2005
"I can tell you that the guards are no longer considered suspects at this point." —FBI Gardner heist lead investigator Geoff Kelly
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"Wow. It's easy to look back and say, well, the guard shouldn't have let them in. But it is a believable way to get into a museum, by having two guys dressed up as Boston cops responding to an alarm." —FBI SA Geoff Kelly.
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New Evidence in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Case WERS October 11, 2016
"The motion that was detected in that room was recorded earlier in the night when Abath was making his rounds. Did Abath himself grab the Monet [Manet] even before the thieves arrived at the museum? Amore declined to comment about Abath saying he wouldn't speak about past employees."

When a half a billion dollars worth of art vanished CBS Good Morning December 6, 2015
"Someone went in that Blue Room that night and the only one that went in the room that night was the security guard according to the motion sensor printouts." —FBI Gardner Heist lead investigator Geoff Kelly

What Happened Inside The Gardner Museum During The Heist WBUR September 16, 2018
"What we don't know is when they [the thieves] went into the Blue Room, to take Chez Tortoni that could have been the first room they entered we don't know because no motion sensors on the first floor went off that night, so it's difficult to say when that was taken." —Anthony Amore
WBUR September 16, 2018

"Director of Security at the Gardner, Anthony Amore, takes us through the events of the [Gardner Museum] robbery." WBUR March 12, 2009 "At some point in the evening, and the motion detector records do not show exactly when, at least one of the thieves makes his way to the Blue Room which is here on the first floor by the courtyard. He comes in here and comes over to the South Wall in the blue room and takes Manet's Chez Tortoni." —Anthony Amore

Step by step, retrace the art thieves' path By Laura Crimaldi Boston Herald March 16, 2009 "The thieves shut off a printer that spit out line-by-line data on any alarms that would be triggered by movements in the museum. But the computer hard drive still recorded their footsteps in the galleries, allowing for a partial reconstruction."

The Theft an Immersive Audio Walk Gardner Museum "Over the intercom from outside, the thieves say that they’re responding to a report of a disturbance. It seemed plausible. After all, it was the night of St. Patrick’s Day. Revelers are still out on the streets. Against protocol, the thieves disguised as police are buzzed in." Anthony Amore Gardner Museum Director Of Security

"Amore: A shoe leather sleuth" by Tom Mashberg Boston Herald June 16, 2008 "As assistant federal security director for screening at Logan International Airport after 9/11, he ran the show when shoe bomber Richard Reid was collared in December 2001."

Guard's moments before theft clouded in intrigue
Boston Herald April 12, 2009 by Tom Mashberg "According to the museum’s records, Richard A. set off a motion detector on the museum’s first floor. Once the thieves had control of the museum, there is no record of them setting off alarms on the first floor. Just one item among the 13 they stole was removed from the first floor – Edouard Manet’s “Chez Tortoni.” It was taken from a wall in the Blue Room. All the other pieces came from the museum’s second floor.

According to Amore, the Blue Room alarm went off at 12:27 a.m. and again at 12:53 a.m., during Richard A.’s rounds. The two men dressed as cops who were buzzed into the museum by Richard A. that night did not seek entry until approximately 1:24 a.m.

'To my knowledge, there has never been a good explanation as to why no alarms were triggered on the first floor after the thieves entered the building,” Amore said. “The system was functioning the whole time according to our computer data.'”

For sale: 7-bed mansion in Atlanta with ... a Rembrandt stolen 34 years ago in the Gardner heist? Boston Globe March 17, 2024
"In the first-floor gallery where the Manet was stolen, the FBI and Amore say the only steps that motion sensors detected were Abath’s, as he made his rounds before the thieves arrived."

WBUR "Director of Security at the Gardner, Anthony Amore, takes us through the events of the [Gardner Museum] robbery." March 12, 2009
"So at some point in the evening and the motion detectors records do not show exactly when, at least one of the thieves makes his way to the Blue Room, which is here on the first floor by the courtyard, comes in here, comes over to the South Wall of the Blue Room, and takes Manet's Chez Tortoni,"

FBI Provides Update in Gardner Art Heist Case
Antiques and the Arts Weekly November 21, 2000 W. Thomas Cassano, Supervisory Special Agent for the Gardner case since the theft, Cassano reported that a tape inside the museum showed the thieves making four forays through the galleries.

The Boston Globe and the New Fabulism (Parts 1-6) 2023

The Public Naming of Reissfelder and DiMuzio as Gardner Heist suspects
A case study in how disinformation from powerful status quo interests made its way into the news feed of a top notch, top rated local news provider. May 30, 2024

Gardner Heist Aftermath Post-Truth Makes Camp in the Athens of America (Part One) March 17, 2024

"Revelers recall night at museum" (Gardner Museum Eyewitness Accounts) Boston Herald March 17,2009 by Laura Crimaldi From the article: "That guard said he saw vehicle headlights approach the museum and two men exit a car within seconds. The guard said he was watching from a museum security monitor." But the guard Abath denied he ever saw the vehicle or the thieves exiting a vehicle.

"The FBI conducted a three-minute interview with the male witness years later, he said. The woman said she left her phone number and address with police, but was never contacted by anyone." But the male witness, Justin Stratmen said: "I have no recollection of ever talking to the FBI. None of the FBI folks reached out to me later on. If it was the Boston Police, was that information shared with the FBI? I don't know. But someone, who was responsible for the investigation never followed through and contacted me again, and I was an eye witness."

The Case of the Empty Frames Remains Art World’s Biggest Mystery Bloomberg June 30 2020

Secrets behind the largest art theft in history Boston Globe March 13, 2005 “One of them looked like Colonel Klink on ‘Hogan’s Heroes.’ That’s all I can remember.” Gardner Museum Security Guard Rick Abath

Rick Abath's band Ukiah, at Axis on Landsdowne St. Wednesday, December 6, 1989

More than 30 years later, Paul Calantropo claim in the Gardner Museum art heist surfaces Shelley Murphy Boston Globe November 30, 2021Over the past year, Calantropo has been working behind the scenes with an unlikely assortment of sleuths — including a retired law enforcement official, two former convicts and retired Boston Globe investigative reporter Stephen Kurkjian — in hopes of finding the artwork. In April, the group signed an agreement with the Gardner Museum.

What's New In Gardner Case? Just The Year by David Boeri March 18, 2010
"There's no hard evidence that points to anyone," said Geoffrey Kelly, the hard-working lead agent for the FBI, who wasn't here at the beginning or even the middle of the case. "We've not developed any solid information as to who was involved and what the motivation was."

Mafioso's widow confirms husband gave art to ‘friend' Milton J. Valencia and Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe May 12, 2012
"[Elene] Guarente, 61, said in a reluctant interview Friday that she provided her best recollection of the piece to the federal agents and later to a federal grand jury investigating the theft. She told the Globe that her recollection of the painting did not match any of the paintings and sketches authorities showed her. "That was the only picture that Bob gave [Gentile] that I know of," she said.

Robert Guarente arrested in Natick Bank Holdup Boston Globe September 22, 1968

Natick Mother, the Daughter of a judge and 3 week old Baby Held Hostage [by Robert Guarente] Boston Globe September 21, 1968

Robert Guarente Held Without Bail in Natick Bank Holdup Boston Globe September 27, 1968

The FBI's Art Heist Flimflam Christopher Dickey on the supposed "new information" unearthed by the FBI in the Gardner Museum art theft March 19, 2013

A mystery for the ages: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist The Art Newspaper July 17, 2109 “There are people who have a theory on who was involved in the theft. We check it out. Sometimes it isn’t easy because the suspect might be dead or we will interview a suspect and he denies it,” Kelly says. Investigators can only apply so much pressure to get information, because the statute of limitations to prosecute the theft as a crime expired in March 1995."

Lost And Found by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Sunday Globe December 17, 2000 There are a few absolutes that the FBI and Interpol, the international law enforcement agency, follow in negotiating the return of stolen artwork, and foremost among them is that no one who was involved in a theft or who acquired the paintings knowing they were stolen can benefit financially from their return. "To allow someone to get a reward or insurance money for stealing a painting will only encourage more thefts," says John Trahan, head of the FBI's major crimes unit in Boston, who was in charge of the investigation into the Cezanne theft.

FBI lead investigator of Gardner heist retiring, [Geoff Kelly] speaks of recent potential sightings of stolen art Boston 25 News April 26, 2024

A Historical Examination of the Gardner Museum Heist's Basement Crime Scene gardnerheist.com Dec 6, 2017

Marshfield: Interview with Steve Kurkjian, Author of Book on 1990 Gardner Museum Art Heist WATD March 30, 2016 "What gets released to the public of course in dribs and drabs is very little. First they came out and said 'we know who did it.' And then recently they released a video and I'm thinking did they know who did it or not, and why are they releaseing this video now? —Christine James WATD March 30, 2016

WBUR Radio Interview of WBUR's Kelly Horan "Last Reflections: Final Episode Of 'Last Seen' Podcast by her husband, WBUR's Anthony Brooks November 19, 2018"

Drug suspect [Carmello Merlino] said to offer stolen art in bid for mercy Boston Globe May 28, 1992

FBI Says It Has Sources With Sightings Of Artwork Stolen From Gardner WBUR May 22, 2014 FBI Special Agent Geoff Kelly, the lead investigator, identified three "persons of interest" in the Gardner case, all with ties to organized crime: Carmello Merlino, Robert Guarente and Robert Gentile. Merlino and Guarente have died, while Gentile has denied any knowledge of the missing work.

Museum Robbed of Millions in Masterpieces AP March 19, 1990

Unlikely Suspect Connor Crony [David Houghton] Was No Art Expert, Otheres SayBy Daniel Golden and Ric Kahn Boston Globe September 23, 1997

We’ve seen it! Informant shows reporter apparent stolen masterpiece By Tom Mashberg Boston Herald August 27, 1997

For Museum, a Theft Was Only the Start New York Times June 18, 1990

Mysteries In The Museum: Crime And Deception In Art WNPR SEP 8, 2017 Interview with Stephen Kurkjian

Man With [Anything is] Possible Ties to Gardner Heist [David Turner] Released from Prison Fox 25 News

The Loomis Fargo Depot Robbery, A Gardner Heist Fable

Nicole Wolf Gardner Heist Police Sketches

10 years later no sign of a real break in Gardner Musseum theft By Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe March 18, 2000

Murdered mob boss gave stolen Boston art to IRA, says former Met detective The Guardian November 4, 2018

Angiulo Reminisces About Sixties Gang War Boston Globe September 7, 1985

Untangling Gardner art heist: Some details tantalizing as trail grew colder by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe March 15, 2009

Gardner Museum Chief repeats reward offer by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe March 16, 2008
"The reality is more complicated and elusive, which is ever the way with this case."

TV program America's Most Wanted to devote an episode to the caper Boston Globe May 11, 1990

Philly connection to Gardner Museum heist By Kevin Cullen Boston Globe columnsit March 2, 2013

Two linked to Mob shot in 2 attacks. One wounded in Saugus second dead in Conn. by Kevin Cullen The Boston Globe Sat, Jun 17, 1989 "In what authorities fear is the opening salvo of an underworld gang war, masked gunmen firing from a car yesterday sprayed bullets at a Sharon man who the FBI describes as a rising Mafia solider seriously wounding outside a Saurgus pancake house."

Gardner Museum doubles reward for stolen art to $10m By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff May 23, 2017 Last week, in response to inquiries from the Globe, Kristen Setera, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Boston office, said investigators have identified the man, but declined to name him publicly or say whether his admission to the museum is considered suspicious."

“Investigators have determined the identity of the individual and the public’s assistance is no longer needed,” Setera said. by Shelley Murphy Boston Globe May 23, 2017

$10m reward for stolen Gardner museum artwork set to expire at end of 2017 by Shelley Murphy Boston Globe May 23, 2017

Retired FBI agent (Tom Cassano) shares insight on notorious Boston art heist | Portland Press Herald | May 15, 2016

Retired FBI agent shares insight on Boston art heist May 9, 2016

Gardner Heist Thieves Are Dead August 7, 2015

The Sword AND The Stone (Parts 1-10) Was there a credible attempt to negotiate a deal for a return of the paintings in the days following the Gardner Heist?

The Gardner Heist Mystery Is A Media Facilitated Coverup

With Suspects in 1990 Boston Museum Heist Dead, FBI Focuses on Finding Art

One step ahead Braintree suspect in thefts, slayings [David Turner] eludes prosecutors Boston Globe January 20, 1996

Gardner art heist masterpieces have been sighted, FBI agent says Fox News 25 May 22, 2014

1990 Robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Damforst Museum March 27, 2011

The Biggest Art Heist in US History March 17. 2015

The Many Dead Ends of the Gardner Heist Investigation Boston Globe March 19, 2015

Attorney says FBI encouraged mob shootings, Jon Marcus (AP Writer) South Coast Today September 11, 1997

What the Gardner Museum surveillance video shows Boston Globe August 6, 2015

Video released in 25-year-old Boston art heist CNN August 6, 2015

New video released in infamous 1990 Boston art heist Boston Globe August 6, 2015

Gardner Museum guard doesn't recall visit Some tips come in after release of footage of encounter on night before $500m heist Boston Globe August 7, 2015

Video suggests a dry run of Gardner theft Newly disclosed footage from night before shows guard admitting unidentified man Boston Globe August 6, 2015

Retiring FBI chief in Boston shares, yet keeps quiet August 9, 2015

[Last Seen Review] The Mystery of the Inconclusive Podcast The New Yorker November 21, 2018

"How Boston can still solve the Isabella Stewart Gardner case — before it’s too late As a new true-crime podcast about the theft launches, a possible path to solving the Gardner heist mystery." (Anything is possible.)

IRA gunrunner 'was Boston artworks thief'

New theory airs on Gardner museum theft IRA, crime figure are focus of account By Shelley Murphy and Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Staff, 3/11/2004
As the 14th anniversary of the theft of priceless artwork from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Musuem approaches, a new account of the daring heist has emerged, one centering on a Charlestown underworld figure and the Irish Republican Army. "I'm not saying who he reached out to, but Joe Murray had the ability to end this thing where everyone winds up happy, but they wouldn't pick up on him," William Youngworth said

Documents show Gardner gadfly was informant By Tom Mashberg March 18, 2004
"With the 14th anniversary of the Gardner theft today, Youngworth wrote to the museum asking 'Are you still ready to write out that check?' and asserting: I will need to travel to Europe" to recover the $300 million in pillaged treasures.

"The art of the heist" By Ed Butler November 18, 2000 "Many officials at the Gardner museum, and also some officers at the FBI, did favour some form of compromise [with Youngworth], but those higher up in the legal establishment had no desire to send such a message to the criminal fraternity at large. The attorney general's office in Washington warned against pandering to 'cultural terrorism.' Alan Dershowitz, the celebrated Boston defense lawyer and himself a keen art collector, spells it out: 'It's a very short-sighted policy. If, in the end, we pay for these pictures, there will be 10 more pieces of art stolen in the next decade by people who say, "Look, they stole the Rembrandt, they got rich, why not us?"'"

The Great Gardner Heist WBUR 2010

Gardner Museum Heist 25th Anniversary: Author Stephen Kurkjian on Noon News

Tips pour in on Gardner Museum art theft 2010 call gave investigation lift Boston Globe March 20, 2013

A sense of urgency on Gardner Museum art recovery Works are at risk of being lost forever, observers say | Boaron Globe March 25, 2013

A free 2012 kindle book 'Artful Deception: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery,' is a historical novel by James J. McGovern,' who worked on the Gardner Heist case as a special US attorney in 2005 and 2006.

Tips pour in on Gardner Museum art theft 2010 call gave investigation lift

The Gardner Heist Book Review By Richard Lacayo March 25, 2009

PRI interview with Ulrich Boser 2009

Interview: Ulrich Boser Going after the Gardner thieves By Jeffrey Gantz March 24, 2009

Steve Keller Comment on the Boston Phoenix Ulrich Boser Interview 3/24/09

Veteran reporter [Kurkjian] stays on scent of the Gardner heist

Anticipating Prosecution of the Gardner Heist

Latest search for Gardner paintings came up empty

FBI has confirmed sightings of Gardner artwork after heist (FOX25 / MyFoxBoston) May 21, 2014
In his first TV interview, FBI Special Agent Geoff Kelly, the Bureau's leading investigator on the Gardner Case, tells FOX 25's Bob Ward the trail for the missing Gardner artwork has not grown cold. Kelly said the Bureau has confirmed sightings, from sources the Bureau deems credible

FBI has confirmed sightings of Gardner artwork Boston Globe May 22, 2014

The FBI recently announced it knows the identity of the Gardner Museum art heist theives. Click on the circles below to learn about some of the prime suspects. Boston Globe Mar 19, 2013

FBI speaks out about Gardner heist exclusively to FOX 25 (promo)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 29 years after infamous art heist

Gardner museum releases new book about infamous art heist

Gardner Museum: Learn About the Theft

Statement from Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum March 13, 2005

FBI Boston FBI Provides New Information Regarding the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist March 18, 2013

FBI Says It Has Identified Thieves In Gardner Art Heist May 18, 2013

FBI art heist agent says missing Gardner works may not be in U.S.

Researchgate Stephen Kurkjian Interview 3/1/19

Interesting pdf diagram shows one thief going into the Little Salon and another into the Tapestry Room

What we know about the security guard in the new Gardner heist video Boton Globe August 6, 2015

A look at all the art work that was stolen from the Gardner Museum

Brian Ross Investigates: Head of the FBI's Art Theft Squad Not Sure if Stolen Gardner Museum Pieces Are Still in U.S. June 7, 2019

Brian Ross Investigates: Video of Interview with Head of the FBI's Art Theft SquadJune 7, 2019

Six theories behind the stolen Gardner Museum paintings

Gardner Museum guard wrote thesis on art heist Ex-watchman long matter-of-fact about opening the door to thieves Boston Globe August 6, 2015

Geoff Rockwell Confessions of a former Gardner Museum night guard Alone with masterpieces, and nothing but a flashlight as a source of illumination

Where's the Fat Man [Chicofsky ]? Boston Herald April 15, 2009

Questions about informant [Chikofsky] reduce charges against ex-cop

Historic Footage Connected to Gardner Museum Burglary Released, Public Assistance Sought

FBI tracking tips spurred by video tied to 25-year-old Boston art heist Reuters August 11, 2015

Boston mobster [Robert Luisi] turned Memphis pastor discusses $500 million art heist

Notorious Boston mobster-turned-pastor has clues about Gardner heist

Boston mobster turned Memphis pastor discusses $500 million art heist

WGBH WATCH: Gardner Museum's Head Of Security On Developments In Case & New Book

"Empty Frames" podcast discussion with me about the Gardner heist eve video and the Gardner Museum basement crimce scene January 31, 2019

"Empty Frames" podcast discussion with me about Gardner heist press coverage, the silent alarm and Gardner heist June 16, 2020 politics

"Empty Frames" podcast discussion with "Irreplacebable" Author, Charles Pinning, about his theory of Joe Gibbons' involvement March 21, 2025

Moves That Hint of a Return of Stolen Art New York Times November 5, 1997

Quincy attorney [George Burke] says he may have clue to Gardner museum heist

Attorney says former client can ID man in Gardner video by Hilary Sargent Boston Globe August 10, 2015

Attorney George Burke Interview Surveillance Video Provides New Clue In Gardner Museum Heist CBS Boston August 11, 2015

Possible ID in Gardner museum video Mystery man is said to have connection to crime figures Boston Globe August 10, 2015

Ulrich Boser at Bookends In Winchester May 23, 2010

Ulrich Boser Book Talk

FBI pushes for new leads Boston Herald March 17, 2000

We've Seen It! Informant Shows Reporter Apparent Stolen Masterpiece

Museum Reaps Unlikely Reward from the Theft Boston Herald March 18, 2000

Gardner getting new tips in search for stolen art Boston Herald March 18, 2008

Putting The Pieces Togehter Boston Herald March 16, 2008

The Revere Public Library presents Stephen Kurkjian May 16, 2018

The Gardner Heist: An Interview with Author Ulrich Boser ARCA February 20, 2009
"I continued to write emails and letters, and we built up trust and a shared understanding. And since then the museum has been exceptionally supportive... I’m particularly indebted to director of security Anthony Amore. He’s an ace investigator; he has been very helpful to me." —Ulrich Boser

Drug suspect said to offer stolen art in bid for mercy Boston Globe May 28, 1992 Carmello Merlino

The Set Up (Part One) Boston Magazine May 15, 2006

The Set Up (Part Two) Boston Magazine May 15, 2006

Cracking the Biggest Art Heist in History Bloomberg News June 20, 2017

'Indiana Jones Of The Art World' [Arthur Brand] Says He Can Solve Gardner Museum Art Heist June 20, 2017

Art sleuth says it’s time to change strategy on Gardner heist Indiana Jones of the Art World says offer individual rewards January 5, 2020.

Boston Globe had role negotiating with possible Gardner heist suspect (Ransom Note) Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe November 14, 2012

Real-life whodunit remains a mystery | Book Reivew The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser

A dark portrait of art theft dispels the idea of glamour book review of The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art July 28, 2004

Mass. Investigators Scoured Home Searching [Of Anthony Carlo] For Stolen Art

Meet the Indiana Jones of Stolen Art (Arthur Brand)

Gardner's narrative of resiliency Boston Globe March 18, 2012

Who steals art?: Q & A; Twenty years after the Gardner heist, detective Charles Hill says art thieves aren't so clever

WBUR Last Seen Podcast Promo

Restraining the Media at the CIA, Boston Globe August 22, 1989

Statement by Gardner Museum Security Consultant March, 24,2009

An interview with Stephen Kurkjian, formerly of the Boston Globe, about art heists, investigation and journalism by J.R. Hennessey "The most important thing is to keep [your] eye on the narrative."" —Stephen Kurkjian

A final attempt to recover stolen art by Stephen Kurkjian April 1, 2016

To solve the world's biggest art heist, engage a community's outrage Stepehn Kurkjian March 11, 2016

WBUR: Anthony Brookes interview with Kelly Horan November 19, 2018 Time 37:15

WBUR Interview March 12, 2015 of Stephen Kurkjian

Expert (Robert Wittman) Doubts Philly Mob's Art Connection | BigTrial.net March 28, 2013
“I sat next to the organized crime squad guys,” [Former FBI Special Agnet Robert] Wittman said in a telephone interview from his suburban Philadelphia office this week. “If they had heard anything, I would have known about it. We didn’t hear a thing.”

His Heart Is in the Art of Sleuthing By Randy Kennedy June 7, 2010
Robert Wittman's memoir made waves while still in galleys with its claims that the F.B.I. botched the job of recovering the Gardner paintings, a Vermeer, a Rembrandt seascape and possibly others through bureaucratic infighting that caused the investigation to unravel.

Four new composite sketches, prepared by medical illustrator/animator Nicole C. Wolf, commissioned by the Herald with the endorsement of Gardner Museum security chief Anthony M. Amore in 2009, based on input from one of the guards.

Webinar Transcript "Behind the Scenes of the Gardner Museum Heist With Chief Investigator, Anthony Amore"
August 1, 2020 Full Video

The Mystery of Chez Tortoni by Christopher Ehlers Dig Boston April 22, 2016

An office focused on what's missing Boston Globe March 12, 1990

Ripped from the Walls (and the Headlines) Fifteen years after the greatest art theft in modern history the mystery may be unraveling Smithsonian Magazine July 2005

The ‘Sociopath’ Scholar [Joe Gibbons] Who Made Films of His Crimes Tried to Confess to America’s Most Famous Art Heist Daily Beast September 29, 2017

Last Seen - America's biggest art heist Last Seen - America's biggest art heist RNZ March 3, 2020

Head of the FBI's Art Theft Squad Not Sure if Stolen Gardner Museum Pieces Are Still in U.S. Brian Ross Investigates June 7th, 2019

Former FBI official Richard DesLauriers recalls tough cases March 3, 2016

Gardner Heist, Where's the Fat Man Boston Herald 2009

Paul Hendry Blog

WGBH Anne Hawley Video Interview March 17, 2015

Amore Fisher College March 27, 2014

Interview with a former Gardner Museum Guard

Khashoggi Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous February 23, 1985

Kurkjian Master Thieves Gardner robbery lecture Weston Library January 20, 2016

‘Most Wanted’ to feature art heist | Boston Herald April 10, 2009

Accused Mobster Tied to Boston Art Heist to Undergo Psychiatric Test September 22, 2017

MAFIA ART-HEIST MYSTERY PART 1

MAFIA ART-HEIST MYSTERY PART 2

Whitey Bulger arrest may yield clues on Gardner heist | June 26, 2011 Boston Globe “Just because of who he is and what he knew about crimes and corruption in Boston over the years, the Gardner case has to be at the top of the list of other things that he gets asked about,” Donald K. Stern, former US attorney, who from 1993 to 2001 presided over the investigation into the Gardner theft as well as the hunt for Bulger, said.

Turf war may have ruined Gardner heist lead | Boston Globe April 4, 2010 (About Robert Wittman Book 'Pricesless'

Cost of theft coverage described as prohibitive Boston Globe March 20, 1990

Art Stolen From Gardner Museum Was Uninsured Thieves May Find The Booty 'Too Hot To Handle' Boston Globe March 20, 1990

Boston Museum Says It Was Uninsured for Theft Fox Butterfield New York Times March 20, 1990

Gardner’s museum: Majestic, eccentric Boston Globe March 19, 1990

Museum’s loyalists stunned, angered by its violation Boston Globe March 19, 1990

$200m Gardner Museum art theft Boston Globe March 19, 1990

Public's aid sought in ’90 Gardner Museum heist Boston Globe June 11, 2012
Museum officials would not comment for this article. But Amore sounded optimistic recently at a lecture at the Plymouth Public Library when he said he believed the works will be found. “It’s still like trying to find a needle in the haystack, but the haystack keeps getting smaller with each lead that gets investigated,’’ he said.

Loss of Gardner art has left bitter, lasting impression Boston Globe March 18, 2013

An open letter: Please return Gardner Museum treasures Boston Globe March 14,2015

A crime for the ages, still a mystery, at 25 For Gardner director [Anne Hawley], a professional, personal loss Boston Globe March 14, 2015

Search for artworks from Gardner heist continues 25 years later Boston Globe March 17, 2015

Secret collector’s passion or ransom seen as motive

"Five Years And $300 Million -- A special report.; The Maddening Mysteries Of the Greatest Art Theft Ever" New York Times December 15, 1994

Time is on side of Gardner art thieves Some statutes of limitations running out as investigators check all leads Boston Globe December 16, 1994

Robbers Seem to Know Just What They Want New York Times March 19, 1990

Boston Thieves Loot a Museum Of Masterpieces New York Times March 19, 1990

DNA Evidence

DNA clues hunted in ‘90 art theft Boston Globe March 4, 2010 "Kelly acknowledged that, despite having pursued countless tips over the last two decades, investigators have received no verifiable leads on the artwork’s whereabouts or even how the theft took place." 'In the last 20 years and the last eight that I’ve had the case, there hasn’t been a concrete sighting, or real proof of life,' Kelly said. 'At the same time, I can’t get discouraged about it. It would be very difficult to put my heart in this investigation if I allowed myself to get discouraged.'”

Can DNA solve 1990 art heist?

FBI Clarifies DNA Report Boston Globe March 14, 2010

Another Mystery: What Happened To Evidence In The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist?

Gardner Museum Robbery's Lost Evidence

Evidence in Gardner Museum thefts that might bear DNA is missing June 12, 2017

Did the FBI Lose Evidence from the Gardner Museum Heist? Duct tape and handcuffs from the robbery are missing

Spinning Whitey Bulger's Grave

Official FBI Podcast released June 23, 2023: Inside the FBI Podcast: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
This is a transcript of the 16 minute podcast with a youtube link to the audio.

$6 million in art stolen from t [Colnaghi] Gallery on the Upper East Side New York Times Februrary 10, 1988

[Colnaghi] Art Gallery Raid Involved Daring Acrobatics New York Times Februrary 11, 1988

Martial law victims push for faster recovery of Marcos wealth, including missing paintings CNN Philippines September 6, 2017

We want our paintings back now': Gardner Museum doubles reward to $10m for information leading to art, sets deadline May 23, 2017

$10 million reward deadline approaches in unsolved art heist

$10 million reward for stolen Gardner museum artwork is extended

Will a $10 million reward solve the world's biggest art heist? CNN June 7, 2017

Art Sleuth Says Its Time to Change Strategy On Gardner Heist... Offer Invidiual Rewards'

FBI should open its files on Gardner heist Boston Globe March 16, 2015

A Historical Examination of the Gardner Museum Heist’s Basement Crime Scene

A Tangled 2-Year Inquiry Yields Few Answers in Boston Art Theft by William Honan NY Times 1992

Time is on side of Gardner art thieves Some statutes of limitations running out as investigators check all leads: Boston Globe December 16, 1994

Meet The Suspects Joe Murrary Boston Herald April 19, 2008

Art & Politics: Changing Hearts and Minds led by Anne Hawley The Institute of Politics at Harvard University Feb 24, 2016

Veteran reporter [Kurkjian] stays on scent of the Gardner heist Dorchester News March 12, 2015

Did Whitey Bulger Pull Off the Gardner Art Heist for the IRA? Daily Beast July 3, 2019

Gardner Heist 25 Years of Theories March 1, 2015

Framing Absence: Exhibit Inspired By Notorious Art Heist Opens At The Gardner (Anne Hawle Discloses Threats Against Museum October 25, 2013

FBI says it has identified the thieves in Gardner Museum heist; paintings' location still unknown Boston Globe by Stephen Kurkjian, Milton J. Valencia and Martin Finucane March 18, 2013

Art Thieves Known, FBI says
Names not divulged; trail of Gardner masterworks ended with a sale try a decade ago; Investigators cite progress, seek help in cracking 1990 case
Boston Globe March 18, 2013 by Stephen Kurkjian and Milton J. Valencia

Outdated sketches get an update Boston Herald March 15, 2009 by Tom Mashberg

Grand jury to hear art theft case by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe December 17, 2007

Falsely Accused of the Crime of the Century Part 1 Jerry Kaplan 2007

Meet the suspects: Jerry Kaplan Boston Herald April 12, 2008

Trailer for the 2006 Documentary 'Stolen'

Many Leads, But Slow Progress 14 Years After Gardner Heist Boston Globe March 18, 2004

Suspect’s brother: ‘I saw that painting’ Boston Herald March 15, 2009

Help Solve The Mystery Of The Gardner Art Heist Boston Herald March 29, 2009

Gardner Case Twists and Turns Lead to Dead Ends Tom Mashberg, Boston Herald October 24, 2000
"There were an awful lot of organized-crime arrests made in the last 10 years, too, but we’ve had no information that way. We really have no idea who did it or why it was done."
—W. Thomas Cassano, supervisor of the violent fugitive task force for the FBI’s Boston office and the investigator who had overseen the Gardner case since Day One.
Boston Herald March 16, 2000

History’s Biggest Art Heist History.com Updated:April 15, 2021, Original March 18, 2015

History’s Biggest Art Heist CBS News, December 6, 2015

Huge art heist solved? Rembrandts, Vermeer still missing USA TODAY March 31, 2015

After 25 Years, FBI Knows Who Was Behind Daring Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist It's being pinned on a bunch of dead crooks ArtNet March 31, 2015

FBI Solves Decades-Old Art Heist, Suspect Had Been Represented By John Kerry Breitbart March 29, 2015

Rick Abath Souncloud page

Ex-officer finds relief in Bulger case indictment By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff / November 12, 2000
"When Connolly retired in December 1990, the FBI dropped Bulger and Flemmi as informants and began targeting them."

The Avengers Boston Magazine May 15, 2006 about Bulger prosectuors Brian Kelly, who was involved in the Bulger investigation and Fred Whyshak

The Gardner Heist in Pop Culture

Public’s aid sought in ’90 Gardner Museum heist Effort may resemble Bulger campaign

Stephen ROSSETTI, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

Dorchester Man [David Turner] Resentenced for Role in Plot to Rob Armored Car Depot

Mass. man gets 30 years in armored car plot

USA v. William Merlino

U.S. v. Turner

What William Barr Isn't Telling His Questioners November 18, 1991 by Jimmy Lohman Florida Flambeau November 18, 1991

Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum Robbery: Myth Busting Video Presentation by Charles Sabba April 2024

A Virtual Stroll Through The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum WBUR March 21, 2014

Using 'the old shoe-leather thing, sleuth found 'The Scream, dissected Gardner heist Boston, Charley Hill, dies Globe March 24, 2021

True Crime & More! Carrigan & Company April 8, 2025 Anthony Amore to Bob Ward: "You and Shelley Murphy both say the same thing to me all the time, 'Hey I'm going to be your first call, right?' And you would be because you're both the best crime reporters in theicty without a doubt."

Investigators suspect a link between the Gardner Museum heist and an execution-style murder in Lynn By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe February 27, 2022
Anthony Amore, the museum’s security director, said investigators have been pursuing the theory that the two crimes [Jimmy Marks slaying and Gardner Heist] may be connected for more than a decade," but didn't get around to sharing that information with the public until five years after Elene Guarente died, and ten days before he announced he was running for statewide office.

"Maine state police reports show that Guarente and a number of associates, including Marks, were under investigation in 1991 for interstate drug trafficking, Stephen Kurkjian, an author and former Globe reporter, wrote in “Master Thieves,” a 2015 book about the Gardner heist." He also wrote: "Marks must have picked up some information about the Gardner case before he was killed, as he told his girlfriend at the time that he had hidden some valuable stolen items in the space above their ceiling. Nearly twenty years later, in 2010, that information was relayed to the FBI, which searched the crawl space—without success."

Rick Abath Links

"The Many Inconsistencies in Rick Abath's Story" Updated August 20, 2020,

"Have we heard the last from Gardner heist security guard Rick Abath" March 5 2025,

Was anyone watching the Gardner Museum watchman? by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe March 10. 2013

Guard on duty during Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist dead at 57 WCVB

Why Aren't The Boston Dailies Asking About the Gardner Guard? John R. Carroll Blog March 20, 2013

New video could be key to solving $500 million art heist CBS New August 8, 2015 "The night watchman has somewhere in his cranium the knowledge of the identity of one of the two thieves." Stephen Kurkjian

New video on major Boston art heist released as author appears in Portland
Portland Press Herald August 6, 2005

CNN Anderson Cooper 360 report, segment includes Rick Abath on camera interview March 24, 2013

Transcript of CNN Anderson Cooper 360 report, segment on the Gardner Heist, it includes Rick Abath on camera interview March 24, 2013, it includes additional material not in the video.

Diane and Gardner Heist guard Rick Abath on "StoryCorps" March 13, 2015, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

"Gardner Heist Anniversary: An update on investigative angles" Published March 16, 2014 by Ulrich Boser (Rich Abath comment)

Rick Abath band Ukiah performing less than a month after the Gardner heist

Pandora's Laughter: The Eyewitness Account of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery and Investigation Book / Non-Fiction by Rick Abath (Chapter 1) March 2019

Pandora's Laughter: The Eyewitness Account of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery and Investigation (earlier 2015 version)

Gardner Heist Eve Surveillance Video released to the public August 6, 2015

"Newly Released Gardner Video Raises Questions About Initial Investigation" WBUR August 7, 2015 "It's unreal to imagine I was there and saw them up close and that that information was not considered valuable or helpful to the FBI," eyewitness Nancy Clougherty said.

Myles Connor Links

Gardner Heist Timelines

Most authoritative, historically accurate but not pefect

Historic Tale of Infamous Art Heist (First Decade Timeline)Boston Herald March 19, 2000

Gardner Robbery Timeline

Infographic: A Minute-By-Minute Look At The Gardner Museum Heist Boston Magazine March 18, 2013

Illustrated Timeline of Gardner heist

What Happened Inside The Gardner Museum During The Heist WBUR September 15, 2018

The Gardner Heist: Interview with Lead Investigator, Anthony Amore

Portland [Guarente] may play role in solving mystery of 1990 Boston art heist

Why Bobby Guarente May Be The Key In Learning Who Pulled Off The Gardner Heis

Suspects remain enigmas Boston Herald March 19, 2008 Unknown Suspect Nunber One
Age: Late 20’s to mid 30’s Height: 5’7" to 5’10" Build: Medium Eyes: Dark Hair: Black, short cropped Complexion: Fair to medium Facial Structure: Narrow Facial Hair: Wearing a dark, shiny mustache, appearing to be false Glasses: Wearing square-shaped, gold framed glasses Clothing: Fully ornamented dark blue police uniform and hat, and dark shoes, with patch on left shoulder, possibly with wording “Boston Police.” Equipment: Carrying a square black radio (with 5" to 6" antenna) on belt Accent: Possibly Boston
Unknown Suspect Number Two
Age: Early to mid 30’s Height: 6’0" to 6’1" Weight: 180 to 200 pounds Build: Fairly broad shoulders, lanky from the waist down Eyes: Dark Hair: Black, medium length, puffy with additional length in back, rounded off just over the collar Complexion: Fair to medium Facial Structure: Round Facial Hair: Black shiny mustache appearing to be false Clothing: Same as Unknown Subject Number One Equipment: Same as Unknown Subject Number One Accent: None noted

Robert Donati Links

$150,000 Bail for Trio (Robert Donati) In Fur Holdup Boston Globe April 13, 1965 "It was testified that shop foreman Arnold Green of Cambridge, Thomas Finn 55, of Canton, Ida Vogt 58, of Somerville, and Carl Huerth Edgehill Rd. Sharon were tied up by the fur gang."

Meet the suspects: Mobster Bobby Donati Boston Herald March 29, 2008

Hardened criminals [Robert Donati] enjoy soft treatment in the Bay State Boston Globe November 10, 1977

Informant issue[Robert Donati] remains unsettled Boston Globe June24,1997 "Lawyers representing five alleged organized crime figures argued yesterday that Rober Donati was actually an informant for the state police. Anthony M. Cardinale, lawyer for indicted New England Mafia boss Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme and his associate and codefendant Robert Deluca had just learned that Donati may have been the unnamed informant who wore a hidden devices to record conversatinos of convicted Mafia Captain Vincent Ferrara."

Revere man [Donati] found slain in trunk of his car. Boston Globe September 25, 1991

Informant Issue [Robert Donati] Remains Unsettled

Robert Donati (two others) arrested for Medford Arson Boston Globe May 25, 1973;

Robert Donati, Two Other Deer Island Escapees Free Only 40 Minutes Boston Globe November 2, 1959;

Robert Donati sentenced for arson May 22, 1974;

Robert Donati arrest by Secret Service for stolen securties sale and counterfeiting 1973;

Everett Home Searched For Evidence of Gardner Museum Art Heist March 3, 2022

This Podcast [Empty Frames] Is Trying to Solve One of the Greatest Art Crimes in History The Obersver February 8, 2018

Meet The Suspects Boston Herald March 22, 2008

Boston Art Caper (Contd): The Art of the Deal New York Times January 13, 1990

Men, Fresh From Prison, May Hold Key to Trove of Stolen Art New York Times October 14, 2000

A Wounded Museum Feels a Jolt of Progress March 15, 2009

The Gardner Robbery in Art and The Culture

Paintings Stolen in America’s Biggest Art Heist Have Returned to Their Frames—Thanks to Augmented Reality

Hacking The Heist: Using the magic of augmented reality, the stolen art returns back to its rightful home.

Artist [Kota Ezawa] Recreates 13 Stolen Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Masterpieces in New Show

Kota Ezawa: Gardner Museum Revisited at Christopher Grimes Gallery

Episode 10: 'Last Seen' Live

Interview with artist Sophie Calle discussing her two Gardner heist related exhibits: 'What Do You See?' and 'Last Seen.'

Concepts Recalls Great American Heists In Adidas Consortium Collaboration

Gardner Museum’s new audio tour follows the footprints of the art thieves Boston Globe 3/13/2020

Gardner Museum’s theft audio tour

The goods on the Gardner heist Arnie Reisman and Nat Segaloff’s screenplay lays out how it went down.

‘Simpsons’ cracks case of Gardner heist Boston Herald April 13, 2010

The Greatest Art Heist in History (feat. Martin Starr & Brett Gelman) - Drunk History

Buzzfeed Unsolved The Thrilling Gardner Museum Heist

Buzzfeed Unsolved Gardner Museum Heist Q + A

Last Seen Podcast parody transcript

Beat The Press podcast parody transcript

The Art of the Story Boston Magazine March 2, 2010

Review of 2005 Documentary "Stolen" by Travis Simpkins Old review of an even older documentary but more disinformation has been put out since it came out and this website has a lot of good Gartner related material, especially images, including his own orginal artwork.

Novels and Fiction About the Gardner Heist

"The Secrets of Alias Matthew Goldman: Does one man know where half-a-billion dollar's worth of stolen artworks are?"

“The Art Forger” by B.A. Shapiro

"Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking: A 14 Day Mystery" by Erin Dionne [Children's Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books]

Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak

"A Discerning Eye," by Carol Orange

"The Music Lesson," by Katharine Weber

Artful Deception: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Rob Kindle Edition by James McGovern

The Docent Paperback – March 3, 2016 by Tom Kenny

Irreplaceable by Charles Pinning

Murder at the Gardner (Homer Kelly, #7)February 7, 1989 About a theft at the Gardner publish a year before.

Jane Langton Interview March 19, 1990

Khashoggi Ends Claim to Real Estate, Art: Philippines: In exchange, racketeering charges still pending will be dropped. Property was purchased from Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. Cristina M. Luz July 10, 1990

The information underworld by Dick Lehr Boston Globe Oct 16, 1988 October 16, 1988 Page A27 Police reliance on criminal inforamants is a dangerous game for both

Informers by Dick Lehr Boston Globe Oct 16, 1988 October 16, 1988 Page A28 Continued from page A27

Rod Ramsay Links

Profile of a Spy: The Case of Rod Ramsay (Interview) April 16, 1997

"Three Minutes To Doomsday" Nonfiction book by Joe Navarro (About Rod Ramsay)

Traitors Among Us. Inside the Spy Catcher's World. by Stuart A. Herrington. (Some of the story Rod Ramsay and Clyde Lee Conrad)

The Spy [Rod Ramsay] Who Served Me Salon July 16, 2011

Empty Frames w/ Kerry Joyce discussing Roderick Ramsay as a possible potential perhaps Gardner heist suspect July 28, 2025

FBI says alleged spy [Roderick Ramsay] robbed Vermont bank earlier By Michael Isikoff, The Washington Post June 9,1990

Former Army Sergeant (Rod Ramsay) Sentenced for Espionage (AP) August 29, 1992 In one incident, in December 1985, Ramsay videotaped hundreds of documents for sale to Hungarian and Czechoslovakian agents.

Man charged as spy 13 months after arrest

Accused Spy Considered A ‘Nice Guy’ by Co-Workers Orland Sentinel June 10, 1990

Tampa man arrested in West German spy case

Spy Gets 36 Year Prison Term

Evolution in Europe; Ex-Sergeant [Rod Ramsay] Charged With Role In Selling Secrets to Warsaw Pact By Neil A. Lewis New York Times June 9, 1990

14 Paintings Found 2 Years After Theft On Upper East Side By Michael Kimmelman New York Times June 9, 1990

$6 million in Art Stolen From Gallery on the Upper East Side By David E. Pitt New York Times February 10, 1988

Nonfiction Works About the Gardner Heist

Howard Means: "This book still needs to be written," but....
coming in April 2017 from Scribner: THREE MINUTES TO DOOMSDAY, by Joe Navarro, with a little help from a friend. Movie maybe to follow! from the April 13, 2015, VARIETY: George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures has picked up the film rights to Joe Navarro’s [not yet written at that point] “Three Minutes to Doomsday.”

Information Warfare, Forging Communication Strategies for Twenty-first Century Operational Environments by James Farwell USMC Press

Netflix "This Is A Robbery," 2020 Complete Transcript I have no recollection of ever talking to the FBI. None of the FBI folks reached out to me later on. If it was the Boston Police, was that information shared with the FBI? I don't know. But someone, who was responsible for the investigation never followed through and contacted me again, and I was an eye witness. Justin Stratman, Episode 2

Netflix series "This Is A Robbery" looks at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist Boston Globe March 11, 2021

"Last Seen Podcast" Transcripts for Season One (2018) Episodes 1-10

New England's Unsolved: "The Gardner heist 30 years later" Transcript Boston 25 News March 20, 2020

How It Really Happened with Jesse L. Martin Gardner Art Heist Stealing Beauty Transcript CNN May 19, 2024

Master Thieves by Stephen Kurkjian, the complete book "Hardly master thieves, the intruders pulled the majestic Rembrandt from where it hung on the far wall of the gallery and threw it to the marbled floor, shattering the glass in the huge frame." —Stephen Kurkjian "Master Thieves" page 49

The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser, 2009 (the complete book)

Excerpt, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman and John Shiffman, 2010 (the Gardner heist related chapters)

'The heist of the century' The Independent April 11, 2007 (Excerpt from 'Loot' by Thomas McShane "Suffice it to say, the informant tips coming into the Boston field office regarding the Gardner theft were no doubt being finely screened."

False Facts in WBUR/Boston Globe's Last Seen Podcast, Season One Episode 1-9

Last Seen Podcast Transscripts (TEXT FILE)

Gardner Art Recovery Rewards 1990-2020

1M Reward Offered For Trail To Stolen Art Boston Globe March 21, 1990

Gardner Museum ups reward from $1 million to $5 million for return of stolen art. March 19,1997

Journalists note: $5M reward for stolen art! March 18, 2008

Gardner Museum heist approaching 20th anniversary Reward, return now focus of case Boston Globe March 14, 2010

Meet The Suspects Joseph P. Murray Boston Herald April 19, 2008

Turbo Paul Henry: Art Thief Turned Art Crime Ombudsman

On the Murky Trail of Stolen Art By Ralph Blumenthal NY Times September 27, 1997
Youngworth "said they [he and Myles Connor] had been allowed two meetings in a Rhode Island prison where their discussions were undoubtedly monitored. But he said, 'If they could understand the language we were talking, good luck.'"

Gardner Museum Offers New $100,000 Reward For Item [the Napoleonic finial] Stolen During Infamous Heist

Adnan Khashoggi, High-Living Saudi Arms Trader, Dies at 81 New York Times June 6, 2017

$10m reward for stolen Gardner museum artwork set to expire at end of 2017 Boston Globe December 15, 2017

Reward extended for stolen Gardner art Boston Globe January 11, 2018

Boston museum hikes reward to $10M for artwork taken in '90 heist UPI May 24, 2017

$10 million reward expiring for information on Gardner Museum heist Boston 25 News December 14, 2017

$10M Reward Extended For Return Of Stolen Gardner Museum Art January 11, 2018

Have You Seen These Paintings? $10 Million Reward Offered For Artwork Stolen in 1990 CRIME Inside Edition December 28, 2017

Will a $10 million reward solve the world's biggest art heist? CNN May 25, 2017

Brian McDevitt Links

Brian McDevitt 60 Minutes Interview "To Catch A Thief" Novermber 29, 1992

Brian McDevitt 60 Minutes Interview Transcript "To Catch A Thief" Novermber 29, 1992

Empty Frames Podcast Exploring the Brian McDevitt Theory

Meet The Suspects Brian McDevitt Boston Herald March 15, 2008

January 15, 2019 Blogpost About Brian McDevitt from someone who knew him

Blogpost About Brian McDevitt from someone who knew him (Jim Arnold) Demember 3, 2010

Ex-girlfriend of Gardner Museum $500m art heist suspect Brian McDevitt tells how he asked her to be his alibi
U.S. Sun March 18 2024

FBI's Gardner probe active Boston Globe June 4, 1994

Screenwriter [McDevitt] questioned in Gardner Heist Boston Globe August 7, 1993

Gardner Art Theft Suspect [McDevitt] is a study in Intrigue

A Tangled 2-Year Inquiry Yields Few Answers in Boston Art Theft New York Times June 2, 1992

McDevitt Arraigned for Hyde Collection Robbery Attempt The Post-Start December 26,1980

Arrest in Hyde Museum Robbery Attempt of Brian McDevitt The Post-Star December 26, 1980

Swampscott Man (McDevitt) Held in Theft Plot Daily Item (Lynn, MA) December 29, 1980

The Goods On The Gardner Heist Marthas Vineyard Times September 4, 2019

Filming an Art-Heist Mystery And Hoping for a Happy Ending New York Times May 6, 2002

The Case of the Mysterious Screenwriter : Movies: Brian McDevitt's past was suspect to some members of the Writers Guild. A new inquiry reveals an unexpected plot twist.

William Youngworth Links

New Clues in Art Heist Mystery Brian Ross and Jill Rackmill reported for ABC News on PrimeTime March 11, 2004.
"Federal prosecutors did not want the thieves to get away with a deal. 'You can't turn your back on a very serious criminal offense, and if you do, you basically give ammunition to other people to steal priceless works of art,' said Donald Stern," who was the former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, during the 1997 Youngworth negotiations.

Quest to Solve 1990 Art Heist Gets New Life By Elizabeth Mehran September 23, 1997

Talks Continue In Boston Officials meet with convicts [William Youngworth and Myles Connor] who say they can help recover the art. by Judy Rokowsky and Stephen Kukjian Boston Globe September 10, 1997

US reportedly wants to talk to Connor on Gardner theft by Ric Kahn Boston Globe August 21, 1997

New Deal Offered in Gardner theft
Inmates [Youngworth and Connor] insist they can arrange return by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe December 6, 1997

Court asked to void sentence of figure [Youngworth] in museum probe by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe June 6, 2001 2001

Offer Made On Painting photo by Ric Kahn and Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe September 12, 1997

US attorney demands proof on stolen art by Ric Kahn and Judy Rakowsky Boston Globe September 11, 1997

Differences stall art negotiations
Authorities at odds with duo [Youngworth and Connor] on return of Gardner works by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe September 9, 1997

Antiques Dealer Youngworth sentenced; hope lives for art deal September 14, 1997 by Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe September 14, 1997

Gardner case's twists, turns lead to dead ends March 18, 2000

Historic Tale of Infamous Hub Heist March 19, 2000

Ex-FBI Agent asks inmate William Youngworth for help on Gardner artwork Boston Globe July 1, 1999

Art Talks on again, Youngworth claims Stephen Kurkjian Boston Globe Thursday February 19, 1998
"Saying he was speaking for US Attorney Donald K. Stern, Brien O'Connor said last night that the office's position had not changed: "Youngworth would not be granted comple or partial immunity unless he can provide specific and credible evidence that he has access to the artwork."

New Clues in Art Heist Mystery By Brian Ross and Jill Rackmill January 6, 2006

The Art of the Heist The Guardian November 18, 2000 Many officials at the Gardner museum, and also some officers at the FBI, did favour some form of compromise [with Youngworth], but those higher up in the legal establishment had no desire to send such a message to the criminal fraternity at large. The attorney general's office in Washington warned against pandering to "cultural terrorism".

Boston Art Caper (Contd): The Art of the Deal New Yok Times January 13, 1998

The deal of the art More than seven years after one of the heists of the century, the case of the missing Gardner Museum paintings provokes an all-out media war by Dan Kennedy The Boston Phoenix September 4, 1997 "On August 10 Mashberg reported on a raid of Connor associate William Youngworth's antique shop, and on Youngworth's claims that he's tried to put his criminal past behind him. The final card was placed on the table on August 13, beneath the front-page banner headline LET'S MAKE A DEAL. Mashberg wrote that Youngworth -- who had recently helped return the stolen Massachusetts Bay Colony seal -- was "ready to facilitate" the recovery of the paintings stolen from the Gardner."

Younworth Interview, Your Brush With the Law Blog Posts: 26 December 2011 and January 1, 2012

GARDNER THEFT: 15 YEARS LATER by William Youngworth

Brian Ross Interview with William Youngworth

Mystery of the paint chips haunts Gardner Museum 30 years after heist By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2020

2022 interview of William P. Youngworth III by Charles Sabba

2007 interview of William P. Youngworth, Electric Sky Productions The Art of the Heist Episode 2

Youngworth Trial Coverage 1997

The Isabella Gardner Museum heist By Rochelle Steinhaus Court TV November 26, 2002

CHIPS OFF THE OLD MASTER? PAINT SAID TO COME FROM STOLEN REMBRANDT By Associated Press October 15, 1997

Robert Gentile Links

Gentile Links Page

Robert Gentile's Decade as the Gardner Heist's Prime Suspect Updated February 9,2021

Could 13 Stolen Paintings Be Buried Beneath an Old Mobster's Yard? By J. Weston Phippen May 3, 2016

Can A Mobster Solve Art Heist? [Gentile] Februray 18, 2012 Hartford Courant (This is the first story connecting Robert Gentile to the stolen Gardner art)

Associate [Sebastian "Sammy" Mozzicato] of Mobster [Robert Gentile] Adds New Mystery To Gardner Museum Art Heist Hartford Courant January 2,

Robert Gentile, linked to Gardner Museum art theft, dies AP September 22, 2021

Robert Gentile's Decade as the Gardner Heist's Prime Suspect Updated February 9, 2021

Stephen Kurkjian discussing Robert Gentile Weston Library January 20, Time 37:00

Stubborn Stand-Off Over Stolen Gardner Museum Art Could End With Sentencing Of Hartford Gangster by Edmund H . Mahony, Hartford Courant Sep 5, 2017

FBI digging for new clues in 1990 Gardner Museum heist WCVB May 10,2012

Agents Search Home Of Mobster Who May Have Information On Gardner Heist WBUR April 17, 2012

Reputed mobster denies role in art heist [Gentile] Boston Globe March 29, 2012

Reputed Conn. mobster [Gentile] denies knowing of Gardner heist Boston Globe November 14, 2012

Reputed mobster may hold clues to art heist [Gentile] Boston Globe March 28, 2012

Robert Gentile gets 30-month sentence on gun, drug charges, UPI May 9, 2013

Mobster With Suspected Links To Boston Museum Heist Gets 30-Month Sentence On Gun, Drug Charges Hartford Courant May 9 2013

A Hartford Wise Guy And A $500 Million Museum Heist [Gentile] May 18, 2013 Hartford Courant

Reputed Mobster Discussed Stolen Gardner Museum Artwork, Prosecutor Says WBUR April 17, 2015

Does a Connecticut shed hold the secrets of the Gardner heist? [Gentile] Boston Globe March 11, 2015 Spoiler: No.

Mobster [Robert Gentile] Tied To Boston Art Heist Assails FBI Tactics Hartford Courant July 23, 2015

Conn. convict linked to Gardner heist again in FBI’s crosshairs July 23, 2015

Man eyed by Gardner heist investigators [Robert Gentile] arrested again April 17, 2015

Connecticut mobster said he had stolen Gardner art, FBI alleges April 20, 2015

Reputed Mobster May Be Last Link to Gardner Museum Art Heist New York Times April 24, 2015

FBI returns to home of man linked to Gardner heist WJAR May 2nd 2016

Feds Find Guns At Reputed Mobster's Manchester Home, Not Gardner Art WBUR May 10, 2016

FBI Returns To Home Of Reputed Mobster Linked To $500M Art Heist At Gardner Museum WBUR May 2, 2016

FBI search at home of suspect in missing Gardner Museum artwork Boston25 News May 3, 2016

Could 13 Stolen Paintings Be Buried Beneath an Old Mobster's Yard? The Atlantic May 3, 2016

Here's Why the FBI's Gardner Museum Investigation Focused on Robert Gentile January 5, 2016

Mobster eyed in Gardner heist to plead guilty to gun charges Boston Globe April 3, 2017

Judge Orders Another Exam For Mobster Gentile, Who Remains Silent On Notorious Gardner Heist September 28, 2017 Hartford Courant

Gardner Heist Gangster Robert Gentile Decries "Cruel and Unusual Punishment November 17, 2017 Hartford Courant

Judge Will Not Free Gardner Heist Suspect Robert Gentile Hartford Courant Gentile November 22, 2017

Stubborn Stand-Off Over Stolen Gardner Museum Art Could End With Sentencing Of Hartford GangsterSeptember 3, 2017 Hartford Courant

Man linked to Gardner art heist to face psych testing December, 17, 2016

Search of the residence Robert Gentile WCVB May 2, 2016 youtube video

No deathbed confession [by Robert Gentile] in Gardner heist Boston Globe September 30, 2016

FBI searches property of man [Robert Gentile] at center of Gardner heist case Boston Globe May 2, 2016

FBI still believes mobster [by Robert Gentile] knows about Gardner art theft Boston Globe January 6, 2016

Mobster eyed in Gardner heist undergoing pyschological evaluation Boston Globe December 16, 2016

FBI search does not uncover Gardner paintings, attorney says Boston Globe May 3, 2016

FBI searches property of man at center of Gardner heist case Boston Globe May 2, 2016

New charges for target of Gardner heist probe Boston Globe May 24, 2016

FBI Digs In Yard Of Mobster Robert Gentile's Manchester Home [Gentile] Hartford Courant May 5, 2016

Lawyer Questions Competence Of Aging Gangster Tied To Infamous Gardner Art Heist Hartford Courant July 7, 2016

Man linked to art heist found competent, sentencing set Associated Press Feb 20, 2018

Conn. mobster possibly linked to Gardner Museum art heist sent back to prison Boston25 News February 27, 2018

Gardner Heist Suspect, Gangster Robert Gentile Could Be Freed Tuesday February 26, 2018 Hartford Courant

Mobster Who May Be the Last Living Person With Knowledge of Gardner Museum Heist Set to Be Released From Prison Smithosonian Magazine March 13, 2019

Man linked to $500M art heist released from prison Boston25 News March 17, 2019

'Have a nice life': Key figure in the Gardner Museum heist Boston25 News March 13, 2019

A mystery for the ages: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist | The Art Newspaper July 17, 2019

This Podcast [Empty Frames] Is Trying to Solve One of the Greatest Art Crimes in History 02/08/18

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum publishes its own [36 page picture] book about 1990 heist

Meet the Suspects: David Allen Turner March 22, 2008

Gardner Heist Anniversary: An update on investigative angles March 16, 2014 by Ulrich Boser

Archive of Ulrich Boser writings about the Gardner heist from 2009

Former FBI official recalls tough cases, weighs in on Apple June 3, 2016

FBI reports tips pouring in over Gardner heist March 19, 2013

What Happened Inside The Gardner Museum During The Heist WBUR September 15, 2018

Old Dirty Boston podcast Gardner Heist episode

Old Dirty Boston podcast interview Anthony Amore Interview

Stephen Kurkjian at the Southborough Library March 10, 2016

A Tribute to Bill Cunningham from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum October 11, 2016

Art Crime, Repatriation, Antiquities Trafficking Book List: A spreadsheet of books about cultural heritage crime, art law, and related things, from art crime scholar Donna Yates

Police Arrest 9 Boston Area Men Alleged Bank Robbery Ring Inluding Robert Guarante [Guarente] Boston Globe February 21, 1969 page 1
Police Arrest 9 Boston Area Men Alleged Bank Robbery Ring Inluding Robert Guarante [Guarente] Boston Globe February 21, 1969 page 12

FBI should open its files on Gardner heist —The Editorial Board Boston Globe March 16, 2015

1990 Links

Gardner: Masterwork Of Crime Retracing The Steps Of Robbery's Twisted Trail by Elizabeth Neuffer Boston Globe May 13, 1990

Robbers Seem to Know Just What They Want New York Times March 19, 1990

Boston Thieves Loot a Museum Of Masterpieces New York Times March 19, 1990

$200m Gardner Museum art theft Boston Globe March 19, 1990

Inch By Inch, Hunt for Clues Goes On Boston Globe March 21, 1990

1M Reward Offered For Trail To Stolen Art Boston Globe March 21, 1990

Cost of theft coverage described as prohibitive Boston Globe March 20, 1990

Secret collector’s passion or ransom seen as motive Boston Globe March 19, 1990

Museum’s loyalists stunned, angered by its violation Boston Globe March 19, 1990 Boston Globe March 19, 1990

Security Experts Say Guards Erred in Opening Door Boston Globe March 21, 1990

Museum Robbed of Millions in Masterpieces Associated Press March 19, 1990

Art Dealer Recalls Marcoses' $2.2M Spree: Paul Moses Newsday May 5, 1990

FBI Said To Have Suspects Worldwide In Gardner Theft May 14, 1990

CBS News Report March 19, 1990

Interview with mystery writer Jane Langton on art theft at Gardner Museum and at the 3:00 raw, unedited footage from the Gardner Museum from Monday, March 19, 1990

Gardner Museum Press Conference and news segement from March 19, 1990

WCVB News Report "from the archive" March 19, 1990 about the Gardner heist

Enchanted Castle Can't Shut Out Crime...A Dramatic Heist Shocked The Gardner Art Museum Out Of Its Quiet Routine by E.F. Porter Jr. St. Louis Post - Dispatch March 25, 1990

1,000 Tips, 0 Arrests In Heist Investigation Boston Globe May 13, 1990

Motive in Gardner theft, recover of art elude investigators(page 1)Boston Globe May 13, 1990

Motive in Gardner theft, recover of art elude investigators (page 2) Boston Globe May 13, 1990

Gallery: Gardner heist newspaper coverage circa 1990 Boston Globe September 30, 2013

Khashoggi Ends Claim to Real Estate, Art: In exchange, racketeering charges still pending will be dropped. Property was purchased from Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. Los Angeles Times July 10, 1990

MFA Visitors, Guards Take Stock Of Gardner Loss Boston Globe March 20, 1990

TV program America’s Most Wanted to devote an episode to the caper by Susan Bickelhaupt Boston Globe May 11, 1990

Thieves Pose As Cops, Steal 12 Priceless Paintings Boston Globe March 19, 1990

Director and curator of Gardner Museum Press Conference March 19, 1990

Charles Stuart's body is pulled from Mystic River, lending a new perspective to the murder of his wife. Ten O'Clock News (An in depth, quality report) January 4, 1990

"Ground breaking" ceremony for the Central Artery project (aka the Big Dig) less than a week before the Gardner Heist held on March 12, 1990

Spy Conrad sentenced to life in prison by Mary Neth Stars and Stripes June 7, 1990

FBI Agent: Security Breach ‘Unprecedented’ by James Martinez AP June 8, 1990

Evolution in Europe; Ex-Sergeant Charged With Role In Selling Secrets to Warsaw Pact

Boston Thieves Loot a Museum Of Masterpieces By Fox Butterfield, Special To the New York Times March 19, 1990

Behind The Gardner Facade By Christine Temin Boston Globe Arpil 22, 1990 "The Gardner might have stayed out of the spotlight, quietly wrestling with its problems, had it not been for the events of that early Sunday morning in March, which catapulted the museum into the public consciousness."