Once in a while, a story comes along that's kind of surprising.
I totally know what you mean.
Sensational details can initially be attractive, but there are certain episodes that once you start digging into them, it just lingers in your head for a while.
This one does just that.
It's a crime of history.
Yes, we're talking rare, one of a kind.
Artifacts worth millions of dollars or even priceless kind of history.
This is about a who broke world records by undertaking a 20 year long heist.
Welcome to Scamtown, an Apple original podcast produced by Fun Meter.
I'm Brian Lazarte.
And I'm James Lee Hernandez.
We're filmmakers who've been trading stories now for quite some time.
Obsessed and compelled to bring some of our favorites to life.
We love a surprising heist, an intricate scam or just pulling back the curtain on something you think you know.
Entering a world that's stranger than fiction and riding that line between comedy and tragedy.
This is Scam town, a place for our favorite stories that do just that.
Today's episode, the book Thief.
When you consider the valuable items a criminal would go to the trouble of stealing, top of the list would be cash or diamonds.
Automobiles, maybe art, right?
You know, jewelry stores or museums, not libraries.