Who doesn't like a good art heist story?
I'm personally a fan.
Oh, yeah, 100%.
Who doesn't love the high low mix of the exclusive art world versus the sneaky underworld of being a criminal?
Well, this heist enters into new territory.
Our thieves didn't shimmy a museum wall to gain access to one of a kind artwork, but the facility was extremely secure.
That would be the famed Rikers island.
Historically the largest jail complex in the United States.
Well, you have to wonder why was an original artwork by the famed surrealist Salvador Dali hanging in a house of detention at all?
Not to mention who stole it and how.
Welcome to Scamtown, an Apple original podcast produced by Fun Meter.
I'm Brian Lazarthe.
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 A place for our favorite stories that do just that.
Today's episode, the Rikers Island Dali.
Rikers island, just a few miles from midtown Manhattan.