The Art of the Heist

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Special acknowledgment to Martin K. Leppo, truly one of the best trial lawyers in America, and my friend for more than thirty years. Marty has contributed so much to this book that without him, it could not have been written.

– Myles J. Connor Jr.

By Jenny Siler

On March 18, 1990, shortly after 1:00 A.M., two men dressed in police uniforms and wearing false mustaches knocked on a side door of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The night was typical of early spring in New England: foggy, with more than a bit of chill in the air. Around the city known for its Irish heart, St. Patrick’s Day festivities were just winding down-in fact, revelers who were leaving a nearby party would later recall having seen the two men sitting in an unmarked car near the museum’s side entrance. But for the pair waiting outside the Gardner Museum, the party was just beginning. After convincing one of the two night security guards to let them inside, the counterfeit cops quickly forced both guards down into the basement, where they duct-taped the men to support posts.

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