Master Thieves (25 page)

reward and,
207
,
216

theory of Gardner heist and Donati and,
192
,
196–199
,
205
,
206
,
207
,
215–217

Turner and,
207

See also under
Boston mob

Ferrara/Carrozza/Russo and Salemme factions of Boston mob

war between,
188–189
,
189–190
,
193
,
194–195

See also
Boston mob

Flemmi, Stephen “Rifleman,”
94
,
209

Flynn, Ray,
96

Fogg Museum, Harvard University,
106

Foley, Thomas J.,
97

Frasier, Paul,
157

Fred (FBI agent),
100–101

Gainsborough theft,
107

Gardner, Isabella Stewart,
2
,
21
,
36
,
48–49
,
108

construction of Gardner Museum and,
221

will stipulations regarding board of trustees' sole responsibility for Gardner Museum's direction and,
37

will stipulations regarding renovations of Gardner Museum and,
33

Gardner, John Lowell,
221

Gardner Museum,
1–2

annual budget of,
36

Blue Room,
25
,
35
,
53

central air conditioning and ventilation system in,
35

climate-control system in,
36

coat room in,
36

construction of,
221

daytime heist (1970) and,
50

Dutch Room,
48–51

finances of,
36

fund-raising efforts of,
34
,
35

insurance protection for artwork and,
34

insurance protection from liability for patrons and,
34

investment dividends and interest and,
36

management problems of,
36

million-dollar funding for renovation of,
34

Raphael Room,
2

renovation of,
33
,
34

security guards and,
39

stipulations regarding renovations of,
33

Tapestry Room,
24
,
35

theft of miniature Rembrandt self-portrait sketch from,
24

value of collection at,
34

Yellow Room,
25

Gardner Museum Board of Trustees,
33–34

attempt to blame security director for failure of security system and,
38
(
see also
Gardner Museum security system, vulnerability of
)

Boston Globe
article regarding failure of,
36–37

failure to establish fund-raising campaign or apply for grants to satisfactorily improve security system and,
36–38

Gardner Museum heist, night of,
38–57

artwork taken from,
48–51
,
53

crime scene at,
52 (photo)

discovery of heist by security guards on,
57–58

emergency call to police on,
58–60

fire alarm box sounding on,
41–42

men dressed in police uniforms parked outside on,
42–43

motion detector equipment and,
53
,
54

night watchman ignoring protocol and allowing men dressed as police to enter museum on,
43–44
,
56

night watchmen handcuffed, wrapped in duct tape, and subdued in museum basement during,
45–46
,
48

night watchmen on,
38–48
,
41–42
,
52 (photo)
,
53–56

night watchmen promised reward from thieves for compliance on,
46
,
56

panic alarm sounding on,
41

thieves removing stolen art in separate hauls on,
57

Gardner Museum heist (March 1990),
xix
,
xx–xxi
,
217–218

alarm buzzer behind desk and,
55

anonymous letters negotiating return of stolen art (1994) and,
77–82

board of trustees and (
see
Gardner Museum Board of Trustees
)

Boston mob and,
190
,
208–212

eleven less-recognizable pieces stolen during,
183

FBI warning about,
23–26

names of suspects in,
116
,
130
,
157
,
160
(
see also
FBI suspects in Gardner Museum heist
)

night watchman as suspect in,
53–56

recovery of stolen art (
see
Stolen art recovery, Gardner heist
)

reward for recovery of stolen art (
see
Reward of $5 million
)

reward of $1 million for return of paintings from writer of anonymous letters and,
79

secret to solving,
xxi

security system (
see
Gardner Museum security system, vulnerability of
)

statute of limitations on theft and,
176

theories on why artwork hasn't been found and,
176–178

theories (
see
Gardner Museum heist theories
)

trustees' hiring of firm to investigate,
95–96

value placed on stolen art and,
175

witness murders and,
155–156
,
156–157

See also
FBI investigation

Gardner Museum heist theories,
xx–xxi
,
24–25

Donati and,
192
,
196–199
,
205
,
206
,
207
,
215–217

Gentile/Guarente/Turner theory,
90
,
138–142
,
144–146
,
192
,
199
,
203–204
(
see also
Gentile, Robert
;
Guarente, Robert
;
Turner, David
)

Houghton and,
199–200

Kelly and,
178–183

Royce and,
27–28

Gardner Museum security system, vulnerability of,
21
,
25
,
26
,
210–211
,
218

alarm system and,
41

board of trustees' failure to establish fund-raising campaign or apply for grants to satisfactorily improve security system and,
36–38

central fire alarm system and,
34

commissioning of study regarding,
35–36

communication system and,
36

computer and motion-activated infrared sensors and,
41

lack of funds and,
33–34
,
35–36

secured control room and,
31–32
,
35

security directors and,
31–38

television screen and closed circuit cameras and,
40–41

trustees' attempt to blame security director for failure of security system and,
38

video and electronic surveillance and,
35
,
36

Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr.,
202

Gentile, Donna (daughter),
121
,
128–129

Gentile, Patricia (wife),
121
,
141

Gentile, Robert,
210
,
213–217
,
220

claim by Guarente (Elene) that husband had passed stolen art to,
90
,
138–139
,
141–142
,
144–146

drug charges against,
117
,
118

FBI deal brokering and,
136–138

FBI interrogation of,
117–123
,
126

FBI search of house in Manchester, CT,
123–126
,
125 (photo)

FBI search of house in Manchester, CT, evidence found during,
123
,
132–133
,
138

as FBI suspect,
130

Ferrara and,
216–217

interview with author and,
127–129

Kelly's theory of Gardner heist and,
178
,
179–180
,
180–181
,
182

lie detector test of,
118–121

Luisi and,
131

release from federal prison in Otisville, NY, and,
127

reward for information leading to recovery of Gardner stolen art and,
148

self-portrait by Rembrandt and,
120–121

Turner and,
147–148
,
172

See also
Gentile/Guarente/Turner theory of Gardner heist

Gentile, Robert, Jr. (son),
121
,
125–126
,
129

Gentile/Guarente/Turner theory of Gardner heist,
90
,
138–142
,
144–146
,
192
,
199

Donati and,
203–204

See also
Gentile, Robert
;
Guarente, Robert
;
Turner, David

Getty museum,
221

Gilday, William Morrill,
8–9

Gillis, Richard,
71
,
148
,
212

Girl with a Fur-Trimmed Cloak
(Rembrandt),
200–202

Golden, Daniel,
107–108

Goldstein, Robert M.,
172

The Great American Pin-up
(Martignette),
87

Greig, Catherine,
83–84

Grieco, Daniel,
212

Grindle, Lyle,
30
,
31–35
,
37
,
38
,
54
,
58
,
94

Abath and,
39–40

arrival on crime scene and,
59–60

FBI warning of Gardner heist plan and,
23–26

Grossberg, Bernard,
143

Guarente, Elene (wife),
120–121
,
207

Donati and,
204

information that stolen art passed from husband to Gentile and,
90
,
138–139
,
141–142
,
144–146
,
179–180
,
181
,
214

Guarente, Jeanine (daughter),
142–143
,
145

fake paint chips and,
143
,
180

Guarente, Robert,
99
,
120
,
157
,
162
,
210

Donati and,
203–204

drug trafficking investigation of,
139–141

FBI deal brokering and,
136–137

FBI investigation of,
138–142

as FBI suspect,
130

Kelly's theory of Gardner heist and,
178
,
179–180
,
182

Luisi and,
131–132

organized crime figures and,
140

reward and,
118

Rossetti (Stephen) and,
140

Salemme and,
140

Turner and,
140
,
149
,
163

wife's claim he passed stolen art to Gentile and,
90
,
138–139
,
141–142
,
144–146

See also
Gentile/Guarente/Turner theory of Gardner heist

Hadley, Roland “Bump,”
23–26
,
33
,
34
,
35
,
38

Hartford Courant,
FBI press conference, 2013,
130

Harvard University,
33

Fogg Museum,
106

Hatch, Francis, W., Jr.,
35
,
95–96

Hawley, Anne,
xxii
,
57
,
92
,
97
,
108
,
160

anonymous letters negotiating a return of stolen art and,
77–82

arrival on crime scene and,
59

on authenticity of stolen Rembrandt,
69

on
Boston Globe
article, and defense of trustees,
36–37

Boston mob and,
208–209

Bulger (James “Whitey”) and,
83

efforts to recover stolen art and,
77–82
,
82–85
,
85–86
,
89

hiring of British private investigator by,
85–86

John Paul II and,
83

Kennedy and,
83

statements about the art loss by,
85
,
105
,
218

Youngworth and,
70
,
83

Hearns, Kenny,
59

Hestand, Randy,
60

discovery of, in museum basement,
59

FBI lie detector test and,
94

as night watchman on night of Gardner Museum heist,
40
,
44
,
45–46
,
47
,
48
,
56
,
57

Hewitt, Linda,
23–26

Hiatt, Arnold,
70
,
83
,
143–144

Hingham, MA, art gallery, theft, 1984,
109

Hofmann, Charles “Bill,”
110–112

Holland, Trent,
58

Home thefts

in Massachusetts,
106–107
,
108

Turner and,
154–157
,
158

Horton, Willie,
9

Houghton, David,
69

theory of Gardner heist and,
199–200

Howard, Jeffrey R.,
171

IGI,
95