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> more than 99 percent of art thieves are motivated by profit rather than aesthetics. This is why art crimes are typically solved on the back end, when the thie
by SethTro 5y ago
> more than 99 percent of art thieves are motivated by profit rather than aesthetics. This is why art crimes are typically solved on the back end, when the thieves try to sell the work. But with Breitwieser, law enforcement's chief strategy—poring over art-market data, waiting for the stolen items to reappear—is dead on arrival.
- bmn__ 5y agoOffloading/fencing the booty really is much more difficult than stealing/robbing it. Dramatisation of <http://enwp.org/Nationalmuseum_robbery http://enwp.org/Nationalmuseum_robbery> by the Internet historian: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPlFdIpgioI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPlFdIpgioI>