The "Invisible" Thief Who Stole $1.4 Billion by Memorizing All Cameras

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Infamous art thief Stéphane Breitweiser stole artworks from 172 museums, all over Europe. The notorious and brazen thefts went undetected, and he and his girlfriend remained uncaught until a keen dog walker ended their reign. This is the story of the greatest art thief in history, his horde of stolen treasure of 140 pieces worth over 1.4 billion dollars, and how a bugle brought everything crashing down around him.

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