Mystery endures over brazen Montreal art heist when three people, in 1972, spent half an hour selecting paintings, small objects and pieces of jewelry to steal
Fifty years after what has been described as the biggest art heist in Canadian history, the thieves’ identity remains a mystery, and nobody is keen to talk about it.
It is not altogether surprising the case faded quickly from memory, as the 1972 Labour Day weekend was particularly eventful. On Friday, Sept. 1, three men who were refused entry to Montreal’s Wagon Wheel, a country and western bar, set fire to a rear staircase. The blaze ultimately consumed the entire building, killing 37 people.
For about half an hour the trio went about selecting the paintings, small objects and pieces of jewellery they intended to steal. Evidence from the scene suggested to investigators that the thieves attempted to rig a pulley system to haul themselves, and the precious art and artifacts they had stolen, back through the skylight. Later reports on the theft indicated the thieves abandoned their initial pulley scheme and opted to use the museum’s panel van instead.
Police later concluded that what connected the stolen pieces was their size – all were small enough to be easily stacked together. But long-time art crime investigator and retired Montreal police detective Alain Lacoursière – a man whose talent for solving art crimes earned him the nickname the Columbo of art – doesn’t believe Montreal police are actively investigating the theft because no one is familiar with the file.
When contacted by The Canadian Press for comment on the anniversary of the theft, spokespeople for representatives at three levels of government declined all comment.
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