Gardner Museum art heist

Empty frames of stolen paintings at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Whodunit? A list of the suspects in the Gardner Museum heist.

The crime has spawned countless theories involving a dizzying array of suspects, including local petty criminals with Mafia ties and a Hollywood screenwriter. Here is a list.

"The Storm on the Sea of Galilee" by Rembrandt, which was one of more than a dozen stolen works of art.

$200m Gardner Museum art theft

In what was described as the biggest art theft since the 1911 robbery of the “Mona Lisa,” two men posing as police officers gained entry to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum early yesterday, restrained two security guards and left with an estimated $200 million worth of art, police said.

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Empty frames at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hold places for Vermeer's "The Concert" (right) and Rembrandt's "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee."

Thirty-three years after the Gardner heist, where are the paintings?

On March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers robbed Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of $500 million worth of prized artwork.

A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist

In 1990, two men dressed as police officers stole 13 masterpieces from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The works were never recovered. Here's a look back at how the saga unfolded.

Stolen paintings still missing from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Secrets behind the Gardner heist, the largest art theft in history

A Globe reexamination of the case, including the first interview with the guard who let the thieves in, uncovers several of those secrets and allows the clearest account yet of what happened on the night of the theft.

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Empty frames in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum remain where the stolen paintings were once displayed.

Latest search for Gardner paintings came up empty

The FBI searched the shed in Robert Gentile’s Connecticut backyard, believing artwork stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was kept there.

Does a Connecticut shed hold the secrets of the Gardner heist?

An empty frame where Rembrandt's “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Six theories behind the stolen Gardner Museum paintings

The picture frame that held a Rembrandt, “Storm on the Sea of Galilee,” stolen 25 years ago.

An open letter: Please return Gardner Museum treasures

3/20/90

Art stolen from Gardner Museum was uninsured

3/20/90

Cost of theft coverage described as prohibitive

4/4/10

Turf war may have ruined Gardner heist lead

6/26/11

Whitey Bulger arrest may yield clues on Gardner heist

PODCAST / LAST SEEN

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Last Seen: What happened during the Gardner art heist?

At its heart, “Last Seen” is a true-crime podcast about a confounding and frustrating art heist. Come on the wild ride with the Globe.

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Was the Gardner Museum art heist an inside job?

Episode 3 ▶

The latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘Not A Bunch of Jamokes’

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The latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘Two Bad Men’

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The latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘The Bobbys’

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The latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘Befriend + Betray’

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The latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘I Was The One’

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Listen to the latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘Flim-Flammer’

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Listen to the latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘The Big Dig’

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Listen to the latest ‘Last Seen’ episode: ‘Last Seen’ Live

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The Boston Globe's role in Gardner Museum heist investigation

(Boston Globe) Globe investigative reporter Stephen Kurkjian talks about the role the Boston Globe played in the investigation of the Gardner Museum art heist.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist