Jewel Theft and World Cup Theft

Bill Mason

He was an average property manager by day and a notorious cat burglar at night.

Property manager

Bill Mason’s Work during day time.

Dr. Armand Hammer

He climbed the entire 15 floors of the _____ apartment building's exterior with all of his strength, where he discovered the balcony door to be unlocked.

£120 million

Mason stole about ____ in jewelry over the course of 20 years

20

Mason stole about £120 million in jewelry over the course of ___ years

Johnny "Tarzan" Weissmuller

Mason even preyed on the rich and famous, including _____, an Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer and actor.

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

Mason's memoir _____, which was published in 2003, details how he eventually got caught in a sting operation.

Peter Scott

From 1950 to 1998, ____, a Northern Irish cat thief, commits approximately 150 burglaries before being apprehended in 1952.

1950 to 1998

From_____, Peter Scott, a Northern Irish cat thief, commits approximately 150 burglaries before being apprehended in 1952.

Sophia Loren

In 1960, Peter Scott stole a $260,000 necklace belonging to actress _____.

Ignacio del Rio

From 2004 to 2006, _____, a skilled Spanish thief, admits to more over 1,000 burglaries perpetrated in Los Angeles over a two-year period, stealing $2 million in jewelry and a $10 million Degas painting.

1966

For football fans in England, ____ will always be remembered as the only time their team ever won the World Cup.

Bobby Moore

_____, the captain of England, nearly had to hold a replica trophy in celebration because the renowned Jules Rimet Trophy had been stolen four months prior to the tournament's start.

Edward Betchley

______, a small-time criminal, was apprehended during an attempt to entrap the sender, but the trophy was never produced.

David Corbett

The missing cup wasn't discovered _____ discovered a package buried beneath the hedge outside his home in Upper Norwood, south London.

melted down

The original trophy would have been worth very little if it had been _____, which is the only way a gang could have gotten rid of it.

£254,000

The original was replaced with a replica, which sold for _____ in 1997 at auction.

1997

The original was replaced with a replica, which sold for £254,000 in ____at auction.

Jack Roland Murphy

On October 9, 1964, surfing champion _____ infiltrates the American Museum of Natural History's Gems and Minerals Hall and steals J.P. Morgan's jewel collection.

October 9, 1964

On ____, surfing champion Jack Roland Murphy infiltrates the American Museum of Natural History's Gems and Minerals Hall and steals J.P. Morgan's jewel collection.

Jules Rimet Trophy

On December 19, 1983, The ______ is thieved yet again, this time from Rio de Janeiro's Brazilian Football Confederation. It has never been found.

December 19, 1983

On _____, The Jules Rimet Trophy is thieved yet again, this time from Rio de Janeiro's Brazilian Football Confederation. It has never been found.

Formula One

On December 4, 2014, Seven men break into the Red Bull Racing offices in England with a van and steal sixty ____ trophy.

December 4, 2014

On ____, Seven men break into the Red Bull Racing offices in England with a van and steal sixty Formula One trophy.