Season 1 is about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: In the early hours of March 18th, 1990, two thieves posing as police officers were admitted into the Gardner Museum in Boston. In 81 minutes they stole 13 pieces of artwork, among the paintings stripped from their frames were works by Vermeer, Degas, and Rembrandt. Season 2 tackles other angles of art crime. We chat w/ owners of an antique store who found a famous stolen painting, we discuss a stolen da Vinci with Turbo, and we dig into Gardner heist minutia. Season 3 is back to the Gardner!
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Season 1 is about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: In the early hours of March 18th, 1990, two thieves posing as police officers were admitted into the Gardner Museum in Boston. In 81 minutes they stole 13 pieces of artwork, among the paintings stripped from their frames were works by Vermeer, Degas, and Rembrandt. Season 2 tackles other angles of art crime. We chat w/ owners of an antique store who found a famous stolen painting, we discuss a stolen da Vinci with Turbo, and we dig into Gardner heist minutia. Season 3 is back to the Gardner!
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Recent Episodes
May 31, 2026
S3E23 - The Man Who Stole the Gods w/ Matthew Campbell
Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna interview author Matthew Campbell about his book detailing a global art conspiracy and obsession.
March 31, 2026
S3E22 - Eric Ulis's Hunt For the Stolen Artwork Continues
In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Eric Ulis about his Gardner heist suspect Brian McDevitt. We revisit the history of McDevitt's connection to the heist before uncovering new information and new evidence that Eric is working on. Follow Eric Ulis: https://ericulis.com/. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewfNi-lPOshvd9t55NXbbA/. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericulis. IG: https://www.instagram.com/ericulisofficial/. Last Seen's episode with Stephanie: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/11/05/flimflammer. Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/. Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/empty_frames. https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/. https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg. Follow Missing: TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. YT: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. Follow Crawlspace: X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. IG: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 17, 2026
S3E21 - Geoffrey Kelly on Thirteen Perfect Fugitives
In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with retired FBI special agent and author Geoffrey Kelly about his new book, Thirteen Perfect Fugitives, about the 1990 Gardner Museum heist in Boston, Massachusetts. Geoff was head of the Gardner investigation for the FBI for many years and after his recent retirement he wrote this outstanding book. Check it out wherever you get your books! Links below. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thirteen-Perfect-Fugitives/Geoffrey-Kelly/9798895653173. https://www.amazon.com/Thirteen-Perfect-Fugitives-Murder-Largest/dp/B0FDGTZJH9. This interview was also recently published on Crawlspace and Missing. Check out Quince: https://quince.com/MISSING. Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com. Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/. Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/empty_frames. https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/. https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg. Follow Missing: TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. YT: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. Follow Crawlspace: X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. IG: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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