TRUE CRIME ATLAS

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

Published September 21, 2026Updated September 21, 2026

Empty Frames

Crawlspace Media

Season 1 is about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: In the early hours of March 18th, 1990, two thieves posing as police officers were admitted into the Gardner Museum in Boston. In 81 minutes they stole 13 pieces of artwork, among the paintings stripped from their frames were works by Vermeer, Degas, and Rembrandt.... Show more

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Episodes
  • Gardner Museum Heist — S1E4 - An Inside Angle
    Mar 20, 2018

    In episode four Tim & Lance talk to author Ulrich Boser about his thoughts on an inside angle. And the idea that Bobby Donati stole the eagle finial as a calling card.... Show more

  • S2E6 - Gardner Heist Minutia
    Aug 20, 2019

    In season 2 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna continue their dive into the subject of art heists by getting a broader scope of the world in which these crimes take place. In episode 6 of season 2 Tim & Lance again talk to the Muddy River Fact Checker.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — S3E21 - Geoffrey Kelly on Thirteen Perfect Fugitives
    Mar 17, 2026

    In this new episode, ⁠⁠Crawlspace Media⁠⁠'s Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with retired FBI special agent and author Geoffrey Kelly about his new book, ⁠⁠Thirteen Perfect Fugitives⁠⁠, about the 1990 Gardner Museum heist in Boston, Massachusetts. Geoff was head of the Gardner investigation for the FBI for many years and after his recent retirement he wrote this outstanding book.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — S3E10 - Reporter Dennis House on Robert Gentile Interview
    Nov 17, 2021

    In episode 10 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with news anchor Dennis House about his interview with reputed mobster Robert Gentile. Check out Dennis House's interview here: https://dennishouse.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — S1E11 - The Turbo Plan
    Jun 27, 2018

    In episode eleven Tim & Lance talk to former swindler Turbo Paul Hendry about his thoughts on the Gardner heist, and how the artwork can be recovered. Visit Turbo's blog: http://arthostage.... Show more

  • S1E12 - Gardner Heist Draft '18
    Jul 15, 2018

    In episode twelve Tim & Lance have a draft to converse over their thoughts on who pulled off the heist, current art location, dark-horse ally, and more. In Empty Frames Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna (Missing Maura Murray, Crawlspace) dig into the mystery of the greatest art heist of all time.... Show more

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

Historical True Crime — assassins, gangsters, mobsters and lawmen; manhunts, scandals and unexplained phenomena. Stories of the wildest and darkest chapters of America's past.

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  • BOSTON HEISTS Ep. 6 | Gardner Museum: “The Mafia Connection”
    Aug 27, 2025

    As the FBI’s investigation of local Boston art thieves fades, its investigation of crews linked to the Italian mob ramps up. Agents begin to focus on the men who are associated with Carmello Merlino’s gang.... Show more

  • BOSTON HEISTS Ep. 3 | Gardner Museum: “You Can’t Sell A Rembrandt”
    Aug 6, 2025

    In the 1970s and 1980s, Boston and the greater New England region seem plagued by art thieves. Myles Connor becomes the most notorious thief of the era, and he and others notice that the eclectic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a vulnerable target.... Show more

  • BOSTON HEISTS Ep. 5 | Gardner Museum: “The Irish Connection”
    Aug 20, 2025

    In the first few years after the heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the FBI’s investigation follows two parallel tracks. The first to produce possible leads is the Irish Connection as the FBI examines notorious art thief Myles Connor, infamous gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, and local conman Brian McDevitt.... Show more

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A true-crime podcast about the most valuable — and confounding — art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

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Episodes
  • Gardner Museum Heist — Episode 4: 'Two Bad Men'
    Oct 8, 2018

    Were George Reissfelder and David Turner involved in the Gardner heist? Learn more about your ad choices.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — Episode 5: 'The Bobbys'
    Oct 15, 2018

    We trace the art's possible path from Boston to Connecticut to Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — Episode 1: '81 Minutes'
    Sep 16, 2018

    The heist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is something like the holy grail of art crime. This podcast will look at why not a single artwork has been recovered.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — Episode 2: 'Inside Job?'
    Sep 24, 2018

    On the night of the heist, security guard Rick Abath made the critical mistake of letting the thieves into the museum. In this episode, we ask if it was indeed a mistake.... Show more

  • Gardner Museum Heist — Episode 3: 'Not A Bunch Of Jamokes'
    Oct 1, 2018

    Was the heist planned in the belly of Boston's criminal underworld operating out of a Dorchester auto body shop? Learn more about your ad choices.... Show more

Stuff about Things: An Art History Podcast

Lindsay Sheedy

Hi! My name is Lindsay and I host Stuff about Things: An Art History Podcast.... Show more

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  • Episode 44: The Gardner Heist, Part I
    Jul 29, 2025

    Art historian Lindsay Sheedy reconstructs the break-in and 81-minute theft, then traces the immediate aftermath, principal investigative leads and frequently named suspects. The episode is the case-focused first half of a two-part treatment and draws on contemporary reporting, official records and major books about the heist.

  • Episode 45: The Gardner Heist, Part II
    Nov 1, 2025

    Art historian Lindsay Sheedy examines all 13 objects stolen from the Gardner Museum, explaining their histories, artistic significance and places within Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection. This artwork-focused second installment complements Part I’s account of the theft and investigation.