12. The Greatest Art Thief of All Time 

In the fall of 2001, a young man admired a 400-year-old bugle on display at the Richard Wagner Museum in Switzerland, grabbed it, and placed it under his coat while no one looked. Then Stéphane Breitwieser walked out of the museum. From 1994 through 2001, he stole 239 pieces of art worth over $2 Billion. Stéphan was not just any thief. He was the greatest art thief of all time. In this episode, 12. The Greatest Art Thief of All Time, I speak with author Micheal Finkel.
Michael Finkel is a journalist and the best-selling author of The Art Thief, The Stranger in the Woods, and True Story. The latter was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2006 and made into a major motion picture in 2015, starring Jonah Hill and James Franco. Finkel has reported from over 50 countries across six continents and has written for National Geographic, GQ, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine. He lives with his family in northern Utah.
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You can find Michael Finkel here: www.MichaelFinkel.com, Facebook: / finkelmichael , Instagram: mike_finkel, and X (the artist formerly known as Twitter): @MikeFinkel.
Michael is the author of 4 books, including:
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit.
True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa
Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World
Michael's journalism articles: www.MichaelFinkel.com/journal....
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