I posted the following a year or so ago under "Gardner Heist":
Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men, disguised as police, were allowed into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. They stated to security that there was "a problem on the grounds" and to "allow them in." Once in, they duct taped the security guards and stole art works which are today valued at $500 million dollars. That's right. $500 million dollars. One Vermeer, three Rembrandts (including 'Storm on The Sea of Galilee'), and five Degas. The missing art is just that...still missing.
There is a $5 million dollar reward for information leading to the recovery of the art. If you have any clues or ideas, just post them on the "Comments." I'll share some of the reward with you. I promise. :)
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Yesterday (June 22) Whitey Bulger was arrested. He was a Boston mobster from the
1970's to the early 1990's. It has been written of Bulger that "the last best chance to recover the stolen art is by finding Whitey Bulger." It has also been said that during that time, there was no major organized crime in Boston that Whitey Bulger was not directly or indirectly involved in. With the arrest of the 2nd most wanted FBI fugitive, hopefully the 19 murders he has been charged with will be processed.
And hopefully the art will be recovered due to his knowledge of the crime. Until that time, "Storm On The Sea of Galilee" (Rembrandt) and "The Concert" by Vermeer, both valued in the hundreds of millions, will only be seen as empty frames in a Boston museum.
Not sure about anything you mentioned here.
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