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Thieves of Fortune

Thieves of Fortune

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Ever wondered how the world's most audacious heists were pulled off? Thieves of Fortune exposes the intricate plans, the daring escapes, and the sheer audacity behind history's most legendary robberies.

Each episode dives deep into real-life capers, from elaborate bank heists to high-stakes art thefts and jewel robberies. We uncover the masterminds, the fatal flaws, and the untold stories behind every incredible crime, offering a compelling narrative that goes beyond the headlines.

New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM, ensuring a fresh dose of intrigue to start your day. Expect meticulously researched true crime stories, presented with a gripping narrative style that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the psychology of criminals, the thrill of the chase, and the meticulous planning involved in grand larceny. If you love true crime podcasts and stories of epic scores, you've found your next obsession.

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  • The Ninety-Second Window: How Fog, Flag, and a Dry Cashbox Lied

    The Ninety-Second Window: How Fog, Flag, and a Dry Cashbox Lied
    2026/08/08
    The Ninety-Second Window: How Fog, Flag, and a Dry Cashbox Lied

    A dry, locked steel cashbox sat perfectly upright in wet talus after three rainstorms - and it still held $47,000 of payroll cash nine days after a $312,000 train robbery. Visibility had been under 20 feet; the entire theft was executed in an estimated ninety seconds using an abandoned signal flag protocol - so who built a hidden cavity in a retaining wall and why? Who used fog and a forgotten backup system to disappear with a crew and three hundred and twelve thousand dollars?

    In this episode, we follow the timeline from the alarmed engineer at Milepost Nine to the county surveyor who found the cashbox, and trace how the cooperative's payroll run moved and why that ninety-second window mattered. Listen to how a patched inspection port, a handwritten schedule, and the condition of a cashbox flip the case back open.

    Date: May 14, 2009
    Event: Train robbery of Pinnacle Basin payroll run
    Location: Milepost Nine / Garnet Pass Road / Crestfall junction
    Amount: $312,000 total; $47,000 recovered
    Investigator: William Dempsey, Colorado Bureau of Investigation

    - The payroll run moved $312,000 twice monthly in a locked boxcar for 740 workers.
    - The locomotive departed Garnet Pass at 11:15 p.m. and took 50 minutes to reach Crestfall, routinely.
    - On May 5, 2009, fog reduced visibility on the spur to below 20 feet by 11:30 p.m.
    - The crew was found zip-tied inside the boxcar; the theft took an estimated 90 seconds.
    - A void 4 feet deep and 6 feet wide was discovered behind newer blocks in the retaining wall containing a handwritten schedule, latex gloves, and zip-tie packaging.

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    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    20 分
  • She Walked In: How an Appraiser Stole a Museum Masterpiece

    She Walked In: How an Appraiser Stole a Museum Masterpiece
    2026/08/07
    She Walked In: How an Appraiser Stole a Museum Masterpiece

    The museum's DVR dropped a forty-minute window and a missing masterpiece was found in an evidence locker twelve days later - but no one broke in. A former commercial art appraiser spent eighteen months building a fake social life, commissioned a perfect copy, and walked through the front door during a heritage dinner; how did she turn intimate knowledge of a failing security system into a clean theft?

    In this episode, we trace the sequence of events from the appraiser’s research to the night the painting disappeared, detailing the methods, timelines, and physical constraints that made the theft possible; what decision turned routine civics and deferred maintenance into an opportunity?

    Person: Pamela Watson
    Date: April 14, 2011
    Location: Orvell County Regional Museum, Thistlewick
    Person: Patricia Hill
    Event: DVR failure lasted 40 minutes

    - The sounding rod hit a flat object at 14 inches depth during a site walk on April 14, 2011.
    - The painting was missing for nearly a year and recovered in an evidence locker 12 days after the April 14 discovery.
    - Patricia Hill joined the heritage preservation group, attended three quarterly dinners, and visited the assistant director’s home twice over roughly one year.
    - Hill commissioned a full reproduction 11 months before April 19, 2010, and acquired and artificially aged a frame from an estate auction.
    - The annexe door measured 68 inches by 31 inches while the framed painting measured 39 by 51 inches, so the canvas was separated from its frame and transported in two pieces.

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    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    18 分
  • Nine Minutes, One Coffee: How $480,000 Vanished Without a Trace

    Nine Minutes, One Coffee: How $480,000 Vanished Without a Trace
    2026/08/06
    Nine Minutes, One Coffee: How $480,000 Vanished Without a Trace

    A payroll shipment of $480,000 disappeared from an armored vehicle that was later found half-submerged with its engine running and both doors open - and a steaming coffee on the passenger seat. Investigators discovered the haul had been rerouted weeks earlier and the route timing altered by exactly nine minutes; who inside Hartwell Transit engineered that precision gap?

    In this episode, you’ll hear the timeline of events from the morning the vehicle vanished to the discoveries that pointed inward toward company knowledge. We trace the nine-minute schedule change, the relocated fuel stop, and the unexplained storage unit activity that together raise one central question: how much of the operation required insider access?

    Person: Jason Fleming
    Date: March 11, 2019
    Location: Notte River shallows, Nebraska
    Case: Hartwell Transit payroll theft
    Amount: $480,000

    - The armored vehicle was found four days after it vanished, half-submerged with engine running and both doors open.
    - A large black coffee from a fuel station three miles back was steaming on the passenger seat after four days.
    - The vehicle’s disappearance window was narrowed to 34 minutes based on a sweep at 6:15 a.m. and Fleming’s call at 6:49 a.m.
    - The route had been shifted by nine minutes in company logs, listed as “GPS transponder maintenance,” but no maintenance was performed.
    - A storage unit leased by Carol Carter in January 2019 showed an access swipe on the evening of March 7, the same day the armored vehicle disappeared.

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    21 分
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