Episode 41: The Antwerp Heist: An Almost-Perfect Crime

Authors: Aaron Erler & Travis Stipetich

Description: 

Leonardo Notarbartolo, and a crew of masterminds robbed the Antwerp Diamond Center in Antwerp, Belgium. A near $100 million heist, that was almost perfect. Breaking into the Antwerp Diamond Center, they stole around $100 million dollars of diamonds, gold, jewelry and cash. In this episode we give a detailed description of the events that transpired on February 15th-16th, 2003. We discuss a near-perfect crew, for the perfect job. We discuss the execution of "The Heist of the Century", and an escape thwarted.

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BBC NewsLinks to an external site.

ABC NewsLinks to an external site. 

The Economic TimesLinks to an external site. 

The True Crime DatabaseLinks to an external site.

WiredLinks to an external site.

YouTube | $100 MILLION DIAMOND HEISTLinks to an external site.