Crime Hong Kong Police Have Recovered a Mao Scroll That Was Stolen as Part of a $645 Million Art Heist—But It’s Been Cut in Half Two men were also arrested this week in connection with the incident, which may be the most valuable art heist in the region's history. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 8, 2020
Crime Thieves Purloin a Frans Hals Painting Valued at $17 Million From a Dutch Museum—for the Third Time The Dutch Golden Age painting of two boys laughing over beers was stolen from the Hofje van Aerden museum in 1988—and again in 2011. By Artnet News, Aug 27, 2020
Crime Who Says Museum Heists Don’t Pay? Here Are 5 Ways Crafty Criminals Actually Profit From High-Profile Art Thefts Stolen art can be a hard sell. We spoke to the experts about what thieves tend do with it. By Naomi Rea, Aug 24, 2020
Crime The FBI Just Raided a Major Art-Forgery Ring Operating Out of a Michigan Barn That Duped Top Experts DB Henkel is accused of masterminding the plot to sell fake paintings by historical American artists. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2020
Crime A Trove of Artifacts Inscribed With Gibberish Was Intercepted at Heathrow. They May Reveal an Alarming New Front in the War on Forgery British Museum curators explain what makes the new wave of bogus antiquities different. By Taylor Dafoe, May 4, 2020
Crime Thieves Have Stolen Three Old Master Paintings Valued at $12 Million From an Oxford College’s Gallery Works by van Dyck, Salvatore Rosa, and Annibale Carracci are missing after the audacious heist at Christ Church College's Picture Gallery. By Naomi Rea, Mar 16, 2020
Crime A Suspect in the Infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist Has Been Released From Prison After 21 Years Daniel Turner was sentenced to time served following his conviction in a separate case. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 14, 2019
Crime Did the Truth About the Fabled Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Just Die Forever With Crime Boss Whitey Bulger? Tales of Bulger's involvement in the heist abound, but the museum says he had nothing to do with it. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2018
Crime Is China Going Rogue to Reclaim Its Looted Art? A Recent String of Museum Heists Is Raising Suspicions A series of thefts began in 2010, shortly after China ramped up its efforts to reclaim looted antiquities. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2018
Crime Got Intel on the World’s Most Famous Art Heist? The Gardner Museum Just Extended Its $10 Million Reward for Missing Paintings Museum leaders remain dedicated to recovering the stolen masterpieces. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 11, 2018
Crime U.S. Returns Millions in Antique Books Stolen by Suicidal Librarian to Sweden Authorities hope that more books will be recovered. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2015
