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014. World's Biggest Diamond Heist

February 15, 2022 • Jennifer Sieverling, Jewelry Historian • Season 1 • Episode 14

0:00 | 27:43

Today is February 15th, the anniversary of the world's biggest diamond heist... the robbery of the Antwerp World Diamond Center. A crew of crooks we know only by their aliases, the Monster, the Genius, Speedy and the King of Keys, defeated a security system thought to be impregnable. But what mistake got them found out... and led to their leader, Leonardo, spilling the beans? Let's discuss this 100 million dollar heist and how it all went down.

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Narration - Jen Sieverling
Research & Writing - Jen Sieverling

Music - Joseph McDade & Audionautix

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