Almost Unsolved Heists

When gold bullion is transferred through the airport and suddenly disappears it triggers an international media frenzy over what seems to be the most perfectly executed of heists. Except the notorious Winnipeg weather and a lot of really bad luck for the criminals changes the course of the entire case.

During a Norman Rockwell exhibition in 1978, seven valuable paintings and a fake Renoir are stolen from Elayne Galleries. After two decades of pursuit, the gallery owner's relentless effort uncovers an art theft underworld leading to a dramatic international recovery orchestrated by FBI Agent Robert Wittman.

In a daring heist at Vancouver Safety Deposit Vault, millions in gold, cash, and diamonds are snatched but their getaway plan hits a snag when they overload a bag with loot, causing chaos at the airport as a baggage attendant struggles to lift it.

The search for the diary of Alfred Rosenberg, credited with shaping Hitler's ideology, spans decades until FBI Agent Robert Wittman locates the 400-page handwritten manuscript, recovering a frightening window into history that had disappeared since the end of World War II.

In Erie, Pennsylvania, things end horrifically when regional FBI Agent Jerry Clark arrives on the scene of a bank robbery in progress. When a bomb goes off, killing a pizza delivery person, it leads to a convoluted trail of clues where the true cost of greed is revealed.

When bank employee Theodore Conrad casually walks off his job carrying hundreds of thousands of dollars in a paper bag, a fifty-two year manhunt ensues. It takes two Federal Marshals, a father and son, to close the case but it's not quite the ending anyone hoped for. Especially for the criminal.