The former security guard who allowed two thieves into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 34 years ago has died. The heist of over $500 million in artwork remains unsolved.
The former security guard who allowed two thieves into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 34 years ago has died. Throughout his life, Richard"Rick" Abath maintained he was not involved in what became one of the most notorious and expensive art heists in history.— opened the doors to a duo claiming to be police officers.
In a statement, the Gardner Museum extended its condolences to Abath's family and friends."We are very sorry to learn of Richard Abath’s passing. Out of respect for his family we have no further comment at this time." Abath, who was 57, always claimed he was not complicit in the heist. But suspicions surrounding his involvement have swirled through the minds of federal investigators, journalists and documentarians for decades.
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