1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery
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1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery
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The 1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery, sometimes called the Skylight Caper, took place very early in the morning of September 4 of that year. Three armed robbers used a skylight under repair to gain entry to the museum from its roof, tied up the three guards on duty, and left on foot with 18 paintings, including a rare Rembrandt landscape and works by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Corot, Delacroix, Rubens, and Thomas Gainsborough, as well as some figurines and jewellery. One of the Brueghels w
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Highest-value theft in Canadian history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Montreal_Museum_of_Fine_Arts_robbery
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2024-03-03T23:07:51Z
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