He Montreal Fine Arts Museum It is the largest in Canada. A little over 50 years ago, this was the scene of an event sometimes called the Theft of the skylightin which they disappeared 18 works of art and 39 pieces of jewelry that until today did not recover.
It is not the first time there was a robbery in this museum. In fact, in 1933 a man managed to enter and hide until he closed to pass 14 paintings Through a window in which his accomplice was, and asked for a bond of 10 thousand dollars To recover them. As the museum authorities did not accept, The thieves left in half one of the paintings and delivered a part to the newspaper Montrealstar and another al The Presse. Fortunately, others were recovering and catching one of the thieves, but he committed suicide.
How the theft of the Montreal Museum developed
He September 4, 1972 It was a day like any other in the museum. However, at midnight a man with a balaclavas on the head and escala de escalada climbed a tree that was next to the establishment until he reached the roof. Together with two accomplices, they lowered a ladder and managed to pass through a window that was covered by a canvas without glass since just that day They were fixing a skylightso the alarm did not sound either.
Obviously there were guards inside but these thieves were prepared. When they collided with one, They started shooting with shotguns To pay attention to them, which generated that two other guards escape, but managed to stop them and gagged all three.
Once inside, they had the space practically for them alone. There were half an hour in there, in which not only the works and jewels stole, but They destroyed the museumthey broke showcases and frames of valuable paintings. Suddenly, An alarm was activated at a side doorso they had to escape quickly and succeeded.
Where are the paintings of the Montreal Museum
As soon as the robbery happened, the police began to investigate. At first they suspected a group of students from the Montreal Fine Arts School And they watched them for two weeks. However, they decided that following the young people would not lead anywhere, so They considered them innocentwhich delayed the search.
To date, it is still not known where the works of art are. Since their theft there was no trace of them, although the retired detective Alain Lacoursièrewho studied the case at the time, suspected that they could be in South Americabut decided not to investigate there because he knew that the police in some countries were controlled by groups of criminals.
Another theory assumes that the pieces are in Russia As part of a drug business, since in these businesses these products are exchanged with each other. Unfortunately, The authorities are far from finding some track of your whereabouts Due to the carelessness happened at the beginning of the investigation.
Source: Ambito
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