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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.
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