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This Montreal Museum Heist Was Straight Out of Hollywood—and No One Was Ever Caught

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“The Skylight Caper,” which happened in Montreal in 1972, remains the greatest art crime in Canadian history. 17 paintings remain missing, and no suspects have ever been detained.

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