1 00:00:02,833 --> 00:00:05,708 - It's 1964, and three beach boys 2 00:00:05,875 --> 00:00:07,458 turned cat burglars attempt one of 3 00:00:07,542 --> 00:00:09,333 the biggest heists ever 4 00:00:09,417 --> 00:00:12,833 by going after the biggest jewels ever. 5 00:00:12,958 --> 00:00:14,542 [dramatic electronic music] 6 00:00:14,667 --> 00:00:17,000 - These gems are so expensive 7 00:00:17,125 --> 00:00:18,875 that they're actually priceless. 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,250 - The thieves' bold plan calls for some 9 00:00:21,375 --> 00:00:23,292 death-defying acrobatics, 10 00:00:23,417 --> 00:00:25,375 and that's just to break in. 11 00:00:25,542 --> 00:00:28,708 - They're young. They're athletic. 12 00:00:28,833 --> 00:00:29,958 They can't help themselves. 13 00:00:30,042 --> 00:00:32,250 - They want the bragging rights. 14 00:00:32,375 --> 00:00:34,208 - It's all about getting away 15 00:00:34,375 --> 00:00:37,167 with the most precious gems in the world. 16 00:00:37,333 --> 00:00:41,167 - The thrill, the glory, the money. 17 00:00:41,292 --> 00:00:42,792 This is the caper of the century. 18 00:00:42,875 --> 00:00:47,042 ♪ ♪ 19 00:00:47,208 --> 00:00:49,667 - The masterminds behind every great heist 20 00:00:49,833 --> 00:00:51,292 see what most people don't... 21 00:00:51,417 --> 00:00:53,292 ♪ ♪ 22 00:00:53,417 --> 00:00:56,583 Risking everything to pull off the score of a lifetime. 23 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:58,625 It takes a bold plan, 24 00:00:58,750 --> 00:01:01,500 the right team, 25 00:01:01,625 --> 00:01:04,292 and the skill to stay one step ahead of the law. 26 00:01:04,417 --> 00:01:11,250 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:15,083 --> 00:01:22,125 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:31,542 --> 00:01:33,833 The American Museum of Natural History. 29 00:01:33,917 --> 00:01:37,208 It houses more treasure than any bank vault in the world 30 00:01:37,375 --> 00:01:39,708 without world-class security. 31 00:01:39,875 --> 00:01:42,792 If these thieves can get away with the diamonds, rubies, 32 00:01:42,917 --> 00:01:44,375 and sapphires in this hall, 33 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:47,333 it'll be the biggest jewel heist of the century 34 00:01:47,458 --> 00:01:53,333 at a time when competition for that distinction is fierce. 35 00:01:53,458 --> 00:01:56,917 ♪ ♪ 36 00:01:57,042 --> 00:02:01,292 - The 1960s is considered the golden age of jewel heists 37 00:02:01,375 --> 00:02:04,500 in American history because jewel heists 38 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:07,625 were happening, on an average, every 32 seconds. 39 00:02:07,750 --> 00:02:11,625 - High-profile thefts make headlines everywhere, 40 00:02:11,750 --> 00:02:15,667 but one location has a massive collection of priceless jewels 41 00:02:15,792 --> 00:02:17,500 all under one roof, 42 00:02:17,625 --> 00:02:20,625 and they're not hidden away in any impenetrable vault. 43 00:02:20,750 --> 00:02:22,458 ♪ ♪ 44 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:24,917 They're on display for all the world to see. 45 00:02:25,042 --> 00:02:30,000 ♪ ♪ 46 00:02:30,167 --> 00:02:31,708 - The American Museum of Natural History 47 00:02:31,833 --> 00:02:34,333 is one of the most famous museums in the world. 48 00:02:34,458 --> 00:02:36,333 It is one of the biggest in New York City. 49 00:02:36,417 --> 00:02:39,042 - It's about a 2-million square-foot museum 50 00:02:39,208 --> 00:02:41,042 just opposite Central Park. 51 00:02:41,167 --> 00:02:43,708 - About five million people on average a year 52 00:02:43,833 --> 00:02:45,333 go and visit the museum. 53 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:48,625 It houses everything from meteorites to dinosaur bones. 54 00:02:48,708 --> 00:02:50,417 ♪ ♪ 55 00:02:50,542 --> 00:02:52,000 - What makes it the most incredible 56 00:02:52,083 --> 00:02:54,000 is the JP Morgan Gem Collection, 57 00:02:54,083 --> 00:02:56,542 which houses some of the most precious 58 00:02:56,708 --> 00:02:59,042 and oldest gemstones in the world. 59 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:01,500 - The JP Morgan Collection is stored 60 00:03:01,583 --> 00:03:03,542 in the Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems. 61 00:03:03,708 --> 00:03:05,792 That's what it was called back in 1964. 62 00:03:05,917 --> 00:03:09,083 - The Hall of Gems was located on the fourth floor. 63 00:03:09,208 --> 00:03:11,417 It was about 100 feet long and 60 feet wide, 64 00:03:11,542 --> 00:03:13,833 and it had 20-foot ceilings. 65 00:03:13,917 --> 00:03:17,333 Along the perimeter wall, there was a row of 20 windows. 66 00:03:17,458 --> 00:03:20,750 On the opposite wall were two doors 67 00:03:20,875 --> 00:03:22,750 covered by a decorative grate. 68 00:03:22,875 --> 00:03:27,333 They were locked at night to secure the space. 69 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:30,500 - Dozens of freestanding glass cases 70 00:03:30,583 --> 00:03:33,083 filled the hall, luring visitors in 71 00:03:33,208 --> 00:03:35,333 for a closer look at the giant gems. 72 00:03:35,458 --> 00:03:37,375 The alarms protecting the cases 73 00:03:37,542 --> 00:03:40,667 seemed state of the art to a casual observer, 74 00:03:40,750 --> 00:03:44,917 but what's state of the art in 1964? 75 00:03:45,042 --> 00:03:47,292 - Does it have the security that it has today? 76 00:03:47,375 --> 00:03:49,958 Absolutely not, but there was security. 77 00:03:50,083 --> 00:03:51,542 There was alarms on the glass. 78 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:53,167 It was double-paned glass, 79 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:54,792 meaning it's very thick. 80 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:56,708 It's very hard to break. 81 00:03:56,833 --> 00:03:59,333 - Museum security guards moved through the building 82 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:02,000 locking doors, turning off lights. 83 00:04:02,083 --> 00:04:03,958 And then, throughout the night, 84 00:04:04,042 --> 00:04:06,875 they would do periodic patrols starting on the hour 85 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,417 and patrolling an assigned area. 86 00:04:10,542 --> 00:04:13,833 - It's a tantalizing target with just enough security 87 00:04:13,917 --> 00:04:15,667 to discourage most thieves. 88 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:17,792 ♪ ♪ 89 00:04:17,875 --> 00:04:20,500 But down in Miami, there's a talented trio 90 00:04:20,625 --> 00:04:24,208 of young jewel thieves who've just started working together, 91 00:04:24,375 --> 00:04:26,708 and they're already on the hunt for bigger game. 92 00:04:26,833 --> 00:04:28,125 ♪ ♪ 93 00:04:28,250 --> 00:04:30,167 These guys are bold, and bright, 94 00:04:30,250 --> 00:04:31,833 and brimming with confidence... 95 00:04:31,917 --> 00:04:34,417 ♪ ♪ 96 00:04:34,542 --> 00:04:37,500 none more so than their charismatic leader, 97 00:04:37,625 --> 00:04:42,375 Jack Murphy, aka "Murf the Surf." 98 00:04:42,542 --> 00:04:46,125 - Jack Roland Murphy was born in 1937 99 00:04:46,250 --> 00:04:48,500 in Oceanside, California. 100 00:04:48,667 --> 00:04:50,500 He comes from a middle-class family. 101 00:04:50,667 --> 00:04:53,542 He's charming, he's intelligent, 102 00:04:53,667 --> 00:04:55,833 and, befitting his place of birth, 103 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,542 he's a total beach boy. 104 00:04:57,667 --> 00:04:59,333 He actually rises to prominence 105 00:04:59,458 --> 00:05:02,000 as a nationally renowned surfer 106 00:05:02,125 --> 00:05:04,125 in the late '50s and 1960s. 107 00:05:04,250 --> 00:05:06,125 - Oh, Murf the Surf. 108 00:05:06,208 --> 00:05:07,917 He's trim. He's fit. 109 00:05:08,042 --> 00:05:09,333 He's clean cut. 110 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:12,125 He's got hair that bleaches blond in the summer. 111 00:05:12,250 --> 00:05:14,000 He's not afraid of things, 112 00:05:14,125 --> 00:05:15,542 and he picks up that vibe 113 00:05:15,667 --> 00:05:17,667 and brings it with him to Miami. 114 00:05:17,792 --> 00:05:19,708 ♪ ♪ 115 00:05:19,875 --> 00:05:21,750 - One of Jack Murphy's first forays 116 00:05:21,875 --> 00:05:25,042 into a life of crime is that he joins a bunch of friends 117 00:05:25,167 --> 00:05:27,542 to rob $15,000 from this mansion, 118 00:05:27,708 --> 00:05:31,167 and the gears go in motion for him to start thinking, 119 00:05:31,292 --> 00:05:32,708 "I want to go into business for myself again, 120 00:05:32,875 --> 00:05:34,750 but not a legitimate business." 121 00:05:34,875 --> 00:05:37,958 - While Murphy is working in upscale Miami hotels, 122 00:05:38,042 --> 00:05:40,333 so he can more easily pick 123 00:05:40,458 --> 00:05:42,375 the pockets of unwary tourists, 124 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:44,875 he meets a young man from the Bible Belt 125 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,167 with a sharp mind for crime, 126 00:05:47,333 --> 00:05:50,500 Allan Kuhn, the mastermind. 127 00:05:50,667 --> 00:05:53,000 - Allan Kuhn was born in West Grove, Missouri. 128 00:05:53,167 --> 00:05:55,500 He grows up really poor. 129 00:05:55,625 --> 00:05:58,250 When he's 15 years old, he gets arrested 130 00:05:58,375 --> 00:06:00,000 for breaking into the neighbor's homes. 131 00:06:00,125 --> 00:06:01,500 He joins the Navy. 132 00:06:01,625 --> 00:06:04,792 And then after that, he goes down to Miami, 133 00:06:04,917 --> 00:06:06,833 and he becomes a swim teacher at one 134 00:06:06,917 --> 00:06:10,083 of the beachside hotels. 135 00:06:10,208 --> 00:06:12,292 - When Allan Kuhn and Jack Murphy meet, 136 00:06:12,375 --> 00:06:13,875 they have a lot in common. 137 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,500 They're both working the entire hotel circuit. 138 00:06:16,625 --> 00:06:18,542 You know, scrubbing pools 139 00:06:18,708 --> 00:06:21,333 and handing towels is not cutting it. 140 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:24,042 - Honing their skills as a team, 141 00:06:24,208 --> 00:06:27,375 the two begin robbing mansions all over South Beach. 142 00:06:27,542 --> 00:06:30,833 When the job calls for a getaway driver or a lookout, 143 00:06:30,917 --> 00:06:34,750 they have the perfect go-to guy for that as well, 144 00:06:34,875 --> 00:06:38,458 Roger Clark, the Jack of all Trades. 145 00:06:38,542 --> 00:06:40,458 - Roger Clark is from Meriden, Connecticut, 146 00:06:40,542 --> 00:06:42,667 and he's a high-school lifeguard. 147 00:06:42,792 --> 00:06:44,083 He serves a stint in the Navy, 148 00:06:44,208 --> 00:06:46,375 and then he goes down to Miami 149 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:48,000 where he paints houses and works 150 00:06:48,125 --> 00:06:49,542 a bunch of other odd jobs. 151 00:06:49,708 --> 00:06:52,167 - Roger's role, he's the getaway driver. 152 00:06:52,333 --> 00:06:53,833 He's also the lookout, 153 00:06:53,917 --> 00:06:56,000 and, if need be, he's their muscle, 154 00:06:56,125 --> 00:06:57,833 if push really comes to shove. 155 00:06:57,958 --> 00:07:00,625 - The team gets bolder and better, 156 00:07:00,708 --> 00:07:03,083 and Kuhn starts to think about stepping up 157 00:07:03,208 --> 00:07:05,083 to the big leagues. 158 00:07:05,208 --> 00:07:06,667 - Allan Kuhn is, without a doubt, 159 00:07:06,792 --> 00:07:08,542 the mastermind of the American Museum 160 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:10,000 of Natural History heist. 161 00:07:10,125 --> 00:07:13,333 This is really a dream of his. 162 00:07:13,417 --> 00:07:15,833 - Murphy, who always dreams big, 163 00:07:15,958 --> 00:07:18,000 loves the idea, too, 164 00:07:18,125 --> 00:07:21,125 so the three partners in crime decide to take 165 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:23,333 their show on the road. 166 00:07:23,417 --> 00:07:28,125 ♪ ♪ 167 00:07:28,208 --> 00:07:30,917 - So Murphy, Kuhn, and Clark traveled to New York 168 00:07:31,042 --> 00:07:34,167 in October 1964 for the express purpose 169 00:07:34,292 --> 00:07:36,792 of casing the museum and looking 170 00:07:36,875 --> 00:07:38,875 for other places to burglarize-- 171 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,500 any place where they think that they can score 172 00:07:40,583 --> 00:07:42,000 and not be caught. 173 00:07:42,167 --> 00:07:45,167 - But soon, Murphy and Kuhn begin casing 174 00:07:45,292 --> 00:07:48,167 their real target... 175 00:07:48,292 --> 00:07:51,167 the Museum of Natural History. 176 00:07:51,333 --> 00:07:53,333 - They went in acting as tourists. 177 00:07:53,458 --> 00:07:55,667 They went in on a different schedule 178 00:07:55,792 --> 00:07:58,333 so that they would not be all seen together. 179 00:07:58,458 --> 00:08:00,417 - They're kind of surveying 180 00:08:00,542 --> 00:08:02,708 what's at the museum, what's in this collection 181 00:08:02,833 --> 00:08:03,875 that they might want to take. 182 00:08:04,042 --> 00:08:05,375 - The highlight of the collection 183 00:08:05,542 --> 00:08:07,917 is the Star of India sapphire. 184 00:08:08,042 --> 00:08:10,542 It displays the six pointed star, 185 00:08:10,708 --> 00:08:13,417 and that star pattern is very, very rare. 186 00:08:13,542 --> 00:08:15,167 It's a huge stone, 187 00:08:15,250 --> 00:08:16,417 really the size of a golf ball, 188 00:08:16,542 --> 00:08:18,625 over 500 carats. 189 00:08:18,750 --> 00:08:20,125 - Then you have the Eagle Diamond, 190 00:08:20,208 --> 00:08:23,083 which is the largest diamond ever found in America. 191 00:08:23,208 --> 00:08:25,500 It's more than 15 carats, and it was found 192 00:08:25,667 --> 00:08:29,667 in Eagle, Wisconsin back in 1876. 193 00:08:29,750 --> 00:08:31,000 - Another highlight of the collection 194 00:08:31,167 --> 00:08:33,333 is the DeLong Star Ruby. 195 00:08:33,458 --> 00:08:35,875 It looks like a piece of candy. 196 00:08:36,042 --> 00:08:38,625 It's over 100 carats 197 00:08:38,708 --> 00:08:41,917 and also has the asterism star pattern. 198 00:08:42,042 --> 00:08:43,917 - And then there's a Midnight Star, 199 00:08:44,042 --> 00:08:46,250 which is often described as a black sapphire. 200 00:08:46,375 --> 00:08:50,375 And it's about 116 carats, and it was found in Sri Lanka. 201 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:54,500 - A huge potential payday from a handful of small rocks 202 00:08:54,625 --> 00:08:56,708 is all the motivation they need. 203 00:08:56,875 --> 00:08:58,667 The three men begin planning 204 00:08:58,750 --> 00:09:00,833 their most ambitious heist ever. 205 00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:02,417 ♪ ♪ 206 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:04,833 - While they're eating, sleeping, and breathing, 207 00:09:04,958 --> 00:09:07,458 they're researching and casing this heist, 208 00:09:07,542 --> 00:09:09,500 they're also having fun. 209 00:09:09,625 --> 00:09:10,958 You've got to remember, they're in their twenties. 210 00:09:11,042 --> 00:09:12,417 You're in New York in your twenties. 211 00:09:12,542 --> 00:09:14,667 They're going out. They're drinking. 212 00:09:14,750 --> 00:09:16,875 They're having parties in their hotel room. 213 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,833 - The men are not just living it up. 214 00:09:18,917 --> 00:09:20,625 They're also bragging to anyone 215 00:09:20,750 --> 00:09:22,875 who might be impressed. 216 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,625 - They are not covering up their tracks, 217 00:09:25,750 --> 00:09:29,333 and they make themselves vulnerable to being revealed. 218 00:09:29,458 --> 00:09:32,667 - It's at one of these parties that Kuhn finds himself 219 00:09:32,792 --> 00:09:34,875 a different kind of partner. 220 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,625 ♪ ♪ 221 00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:39,667 - Janet Florkiewicz is a 19-year-old stenographer, 222 00:09:39,792 --> 00:09:41,458 and she's in New York staying at the same hotel 223 00:09:41,542 --> 00:09:42,958 as the thieves. 224 00:09:43,042 --> 00:09:45,667 And while she's there, she and Allan Kuhn 225 00:09:45,792 --> 00:09:47,792 strike up a bit of a romance, 226 00:09:47,875 --> 00:09:50,083 and they kind of become an item. 227 00:09:50,208 --> 00:09:51,625 ♪ ♪ 228 00:09:51,750 --> 00:09:53,708 - The second time they case the museum, 229 00:09:53,833 --> 00:09:57,792 Kuhn is laser focused on the mission. 230 00:09:57,917 --> 00:10:00,500 - Allan Kuhn, in particular, is especially fascinated 231 00:10:00,625 --> 00:10:02,000 by the Hall of Gems, 232 00:10:02,167 --> 00:10:04,625 and he spends hours in there at a time. 233 00:10:04,708 --> 00:10:06,167 In fact, there's one instance 234 00:10:06,292 --> 00:10:08,458 where he takes Janet Florkiewicz with him 235 00:10:08,542 --> 00:10:10,875 on a date to the Hall of Gems. 236 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,500 - Kuhn notices that the battery packs 237 00:10:13,625 --> 00:10:16,667 that are connected to the security system 238 00:10:16,750 --> 00:10:20,458 are corroded, and there may not be an alarm. 239 00:10:20,542 --> 00:10:23,667 - It's kind of an unknown still. 240 00:10:23,792 --> 00:10:26,000 - For weeks, the men have been partying 241 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:29,167 and flashing cash all over town. 242 00:10:29,292 --> 00:10:32,833 One night at a bar, someone recognizes Jack 243 00:10:32,917 --> 00:10:35,708 as the nationally renowned pro surfer 244 00:10:35,875 --> 00:10:38,167 Murf the Surf, 245 00:10:38,292 --> 00:10:40,167 and it rattles him. 246 00:10:40,292 --> 00:10:43,458 - Right before the heist, Murphy gets cold feet. 247 00:10:43,542 --> 00:10:45,000 ♪ ♪ 248 00:10:45,083 --> 00:10:47,167 He finally realized, "Oh, wait a minute. 249 00:10:47,333 --> 00:10:50,375 "Maybe we talk too much. Maybe we did too much. 250 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:52,417 Maybe we shouldn't be doing this." 251 00:10:52,542 --> 00:10:54,833 ♪ ♪ 252 00:10:54,958 --> 00:10:57,750 - But Allan Kuhn, he really has his heart set on this, 253 00:10:57,875 --> 00:11:01,500 and he is not going to let Jack Murphy ruin this for him. 254 00:11:01,667 --> 00:11:03,208 At this point, this would really be 255 00:11:03,333 --> 00:11:04,500 a betrayal, for Jack Murphy to back out. 256 00:11:04,625 --> 00:11:09,708 ♪ ♪ 257 00:11:13,708 --> 00:11:15,833 [dramatic music] 258 00:11:15,958 --> 00:11:17,208 - It's a week before 259 00:11:17,333 --> 00:11:19,083 the Museum of Natural History heist, 260 00:11:19,208 --> 00:11:22,167 and Murf the Surf wants to bail out, 261 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:26,625 but Allan Kuhn is in too deep to just let him walk away. 262 00:11:26,708 --> 00:11:30,958 - Murphy and Kuhn are arguing. They're going at it. 263 00:11:31,042 --> 00:11:33,500 Kuhn really feels betrayed by Murphy's sudden reticence 264 00:11:33,583 --> 00:11:35,375 about all of this. 265 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:37,000 - In the back of his head, 266 00:11:37,125 --> 00:11:37,958 he's probably saying to himself, 267 00:11:38,083 --> 00:11:39,417 "There's too much heat on us." 268 00:11:39,542 --> 00:11:41,250 He starts second guessing everything. 269 00:11:41,375 --> 00:11:45,500 - If Jack Murphy drops out, the dream is dead. 270 00:11:45,583 --> 00:11:47,250 ♪ ♪ 271 00:11:47,375 --> 00:11:49,000 - Kuhn reminds Murphy 272 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:50,333 they've already spotted a weakness 273 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:52,167 in the alarm system. 274 00:11:52,292 --> 00:11:55,833 All they need to do is find a way in. 275 00:11:55,917 --> 00:11:59,833 Kuhn urges him to case the museum one more time. 276 00:11:59,958 --> 00:12:03,000 - Jack Murphy being in or out, it makes all the difference 277 00:12:03,125 --> 00:12:05,000 between being able to pull this off, 278 00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:07,667 and having to just give it up and go home. 279 00:12:07,750 --> 00:12:09,583 ♪ ♪ 280 00:12:09,708 --> 00:12:11,333 - Murf agrees to one more look, 281 00:12:11,458 --> 00:12:14,542 and the guys return for one last recon mission, 282 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:16,667 keeping their eyes out for any way 283 00:12:16,792 --> 00:12:19,417 into the Hall of Gems after hours. 284 00:12:19,542 --> 00:12:22,208 - These three guys weave in and out of the hall 285 00:12:22,333 --> 00:12:23,958 throughout the day. 286 00:12:24,042 --> 00:12:26,667 They split up and kind of divide and conquer. 287 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:28,417 - These guys are smart. 288 00:12:28,542 --> 00:12:30,667 They know they can't just walk through the doors 289 00:12:30,792 --> 00:12:32,208 of the Museum of Natural History 290 00:12:32,333 --> 00:12:34,833 for a multitude of reasons, and one of them is because 291 00:12:34,958 --> 00:12:37,625 there's an iron gate outside the Hall of Gems. 292 00:12:37,708 --> 00:12:39,458 Once it's shut, you're not getting in. 293 00:12:39,542 --> 00:12:41,042 So the only way in 294 00:12:41,167 --> 00:12:43,000 is through those giant windows. 295 00:12:43,083 --> 00:12:45,833 - There are 19 windows in the Hall of Gems, 296 00:12:45,958 --> 00:12:48,333 and every single one of them is left open 297 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:50,750 about two inches at the top. 298 00:12:50,875 --> 00:12:52,292 - For ventilation purposes. 299 00:12:52,375 --> 00:12:53,917 I mean, these are old days 300 00:12:54,042 --> 00:12:56,958 before central air conditioning. 301 00:12:57,042 --> 00:12:59,958 - So they're thinking this is going to be their way in, 302 00:13:00,042 --> 00:13:01,750 but it also means that this is going to be 303 00:13:01,875 --> 00:13:03,917 incredibly physically demanding 304 00:13:04,042 --> 00:13:06,333 because they're going to have to get up to those windows. 305 00:13:06,417 --> 00:13:10,000 ♪ ♪ 306 00:13:10,125 --> 00:13:12,333 - While Kuhn is spying a way in, 307 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:16,000 Murphy and Clark are clocking how the guards patrol. 308 00:13:16,083 --> 00:13:18,750 - And they realize that the security guards 309 00:13:18,875 --> 00:13:22,208 come through the hall once every hour on the hour, 310 00:13:22,375 --> 00:13:25,083 and they stay there for just about five minutes. 311 00:13:25,208 --> 00:13:28,083 - With a way in and ideas on how to beat 312 00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:29,750 the alarms and the guards, 313 00:13:29,875 --> 00:13:32,958 Kuhn and Clark love their chances. 314 00:13:33,083 --> 00:13:34,250 Now they just need to know, 315 00:13:34,375 --> 00:13:37,292 does Murphy want to go big or go home? 316 00:13:37,375 --> 00:13:39,208 - Murphy caves. 317 00:13:39,375 --> 00:13:41,333 He's on board. They're going to do it. 318 00:13:41,458 --> 00:13:44,750 ♪ ♪ 319 00:13:44,875 --> 00:13:46,375 - The night before the heist, 320 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:49,500 the men hash out the plan to grab the jewels. 321 00:13:49,583 --> 00:13:50,917 - They know they need a lookout 322 00:13:51,042 --> 00:13:52,208 and they need a driver. 323 00:13:52,333 --> 00:13:54,667 So Roger Clark, he's the guy 324 00:13:54,792 --> 00:13:55,833 that's going to let them know 325 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,958 what's going on outside the museum walls. 326 00:13:58,083 --> 00:14:00,125 He's also the getaway driver. 327 00:14:00,250 --> 00:14:03,000 - Clark will drop off Murphy and Kuhn 328 00:14:03,167 --> 00:14:05,542 on the 81st Street side of the museum. 329 00:14:05,667 --> 00:14:08,792 They need to climb a fence, sprint across the grounds 330 00:14:08,917 --> 00:14:11,792 without being seen, and scale a fire escape 331 00:14:11,875 --> 00:14:13,917 up to the fifth floor. 332 00:14:14,042 --> 00:14:18,750 - They chose the fifth floor because there's a ledge 333 00:14:18,875 --> 00:14:20,792 that runs around the back of the museum 334 00:14:20,875 --> 00:14:23,333 from the location of the fire escape 335 00:14:23,458 --> 00:14:24,792 over the gem room. 336 00:14:24,875 --> 00:14:26,833 ♪ ♪ 337 00:14:26,958 --> 00:14:29,292 - The plan is to repel down from the fifth floor 338 00:14:29,375 --> 00:14:30,708 to the fourth floor and swing 339 00:14:30,833 --> 00:14:32,750 from one window to the next. 340 00:14:32,875 --> 00:14:35,417 - The stakes are high-- 341 00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:40,000 125 feet high, to be exact. 342 00:14:40,125 --> 00:14:43,583 - They have great confidence in their physical abilities 343 00:14:43,708 --> 00:14:44,833 to pull this off. 344 00:14:44,917 --> 00:14:46,542 ♪ ♪ 345 00:14:46,667 --> 00:14:50,000 - Once inside, it will be all about stealth, 346 00:14:50,125 --> 00:14:51,292 as they play a cat and mouse game 347 00:14:51,417 --> 00:14:52,625 with the guards. 348 00:14:52,708 --> 00:14:54,792 Between each patrol, they should have 349 00:14:54,917 --> 00:14:56,667 a 45-minute window to break into 350 00:14:56,792 --> 00:14:58,500 the display cases. 351 00:14:58,625 --> 00:15:00,750 - They have a tool kit. It's glass cutters. 352 00:15:00,875 --> 00:15:02,500 It's hammers. 353 00:15:02,625 --> 00:15:06,792 It's all sorts of things that you're going to need 354 00:15:06,875 --> 00:15:09,292 to bust open a jewel case. 355 00:15:09,417 --> 00:15:13,000 - After they grab the jewels, they need to climb up the rope 356 00:15:13,125 --> 00:15:16,000 and do it all in reverse, rendezvous-ing with Clark 357 00:15:16,125 --> 00:15:18,250 at the edge of Central Park. 358 00:15:18,375 --> 00:15:20,542 - There's a lot of jumping. There's rope climbing. 359 00:15:20,667 --> 00:15:22,792 There's vaulting. There's running. 360 00:15:22,875 --> 00:15:25,333 I'm kind of out of shape. I couldn't do it. 361 00:15:25,417 --> 00:15:29,000 ♪ ♪ 362 00:15:29,125 --> 00:15:31,833 - Shortly after sundown, on the night of the heist, 363 00:15:31,958 --> 00:15:33,667 the three men gather their tools 364 00:15:33,792 --> 00:15:35,833 and get dressed for success-- 365 00:15:35,958 --> 00:15:39,000 or, in Murphy's case, for failure. 366 00:15:39,083 --> 00:15:41,167 - You'd think these guys would want 367 00:15:41,250 --> 00:15:44,208 to put on the usual all black, 368 00:15:44,375 --> 00:15:46,958 maybe a ski mask, a little inconspicuous, 369 00:15:47,083 --> 00:15:48,833 but Murphy has this personal philosophy 370 00:15:48,958 --> 00:15:50,625 that if he's going to get caught, 371 00:15:50,708 --> 00:15:51,625 he's going to look good. 372 00:15:51,750 --> 00:15:53,292 ♪ ♪ 373 00:15:53,375 --> 00:15:56,000 So he's got on this dark green velour jacket. 374 00:15:56,125 --> 00:15:58,500 He has a turtleneck sweater on, 375 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:00,375 corduroy pants, 376 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:02,750 And he is ready to look good if he gets caught. 377 00:16:02,875 --> 00:16:04,708 ♪ ♪ 378 00:16:04,875 --> 00:16:07,125 - Murphy and Kuhn have broken into dozens 379 00:16:07,208 --> 00:16:08,958 of hotel rooms, homes, 380 00:16:09,083 --> 00:16:11,208 and even a jewelry store or two, 381 00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:13,333 but they're about to attempt the biggest, 382 00:16:13,417 --> 00:16:15,750 most daring heist of their lives-- 383 00:16:15,875 --> 00:16:17,833 breaking into an iconic museum 384 00:16:17,958 --> 00:16:20,417 to steal the world's rarest gems. 385 00:16:20,542 --> 00:16:22,833 The last three weeks have led to this moment, 386 00:16:22,958 --> 00:16:26,208 and the heist is on. 387 00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:29,958 ♪ ♪ 388 00:16:30,083 --> 00:16:31,208 - Now it's showtime. 389 00:16:31,333 --> 00:16:33,333 ♪ ♪ 390 00:16:33,458 --> 00:16:37,208 - And they get in Kuhn's white Cadillac convertible, 391 00:16:37,333 --> 00:16:39,708 and they drive down to 81st Street 392 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:41,333 and Central Park West. 393 00:16:41,417 --> 00:16:42,583 They're going to approach the museum 394 00:16:42,708 --> 00:16:43,792 near the planetarium. 395 00:16:43,875 --> 00:16:45,250 ♪ ♪ 396 00:16:45,375 --> 00:16:46,875 - Murphy and Kuhn hop out, 397 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,083 and they head right to the museum. 398 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:50,708 - Clark parks the car around the block, 399 00:16:50,875 --> 00:16:52,708 then takes up his lookout position 400 00:16:52,875 --> 00:16:54,333 on the edge of the park. 401 00:16:54,458 --> 00:16:56,417 - He has a walkie-talkie to communicate 402 00:16:56,542 --> 00:16:58,417 with Kuhn and Murphy. 403 00:16:58,542 --> 00:17:00,625 - Once Murphy and Kuhn are on the museum grounds, 404 00:17:00,708 --> 00:17:04,500 there is a spike fence that they need to hop over. 405 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:06,042 ♪ ♪ 406 00:17:06,167 --> 00:17:08,667 - But the problem is that there's a 14-foot drop 407 00:17:08,792 --> 00:17:11,167 on the other side down into a sunken courtyard, 408 00:17:11,333 --> 00:17:13,250 and they've got that upper body strength 409 00:17:13,375 --> 00:17:15,083 from being swimmers, so they kind of 410 00:17:15,208 --> 00:17:16,833 just vault over it like gymnasts. 411 00:17:16,958 --> 00:17:18,000 ♪ ♪ 412 00:17:18,083 --> 00:17:19,917 - Murphy and Kuhn 413 00:17:20,042 --> 00:17:23,500 jump the fence and go down a driveway. 414 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:25,583 As they get down the ramp, 415 00:17:25,708 --> 00:17:27,000 they see the fire escape 416 00:17:27,125 --> 00:17:29,333 that they are intending to climb. 417 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,833 - The fire escape then helps them get to a ledge. 418 00:17:31,958 --> 00:17:35,458 ♪ ♪ 419 00:17:35,542 --> 00:17:37,083 And the ledge is going to bring them 420 00:17:37,208 --> 00:17:39,583 to those giant windows that they saw 421 00:17:39,708 --> 00:17:41,625 that lead them right into the promised land, 422 00:17:41,750 --> 00:17:43,500 the Hall of Gems. 423 00:17:43,625 --> 00:17:46,500 But the ledge is so narrow and so long 424 00:17:46,625 --> 00:17:50,458 that it's going to take all their core muscles, 425 00:17:50,542 --> 00:17:53,000 all those things that they have been working on 426 00:17:53,125 --> 00:17:55,000 on the surfboard, they're applying 427 00:17:55,125 --> 00:17:57,333 the same muscles to this ledge. 428 00:17:57,417 --> 00:17:58,333 ♪ ♪ 429 00:17:58,458 --> 00:18:00,042 - But this isn't the ocean. 430 00:18:00,208 --> 00:18:04,333 They're 125 feet above hard, dry land 431 00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:07,917 and several yards away from the Hall of Gems. 432 00:18:08,042 --> 00:18:09,583 - Murphy is so focused. 433 00:18:09,708 --> 00:18:11,833 There is nothing that's going to stop him. 434 00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:15,667 He's just so hell bent on getting inside the museum 435 00:18:15,833 --> 00:18:18,792 that he doesn't notice the small gathering 436 00:18:18,917 --> 00:18:20,625 of pigeons on this ledge. 437 00:18:20,750 --> 00:18:22,833 He startles them. 438 00:18:22,917 --> 00:18:24,625 They fly away. 439 00:18:24,708 --> 00:18:25,833 They in turn startle him, 440 00:18:25,958 --> 00:18:28,000 and he's now rocking on this ledge 441 00:18:28,125 --> 00:18:30,250 and could fall at any moment. 442 00:18:30,375 --> 00:18:33,250 One false move, this heist is finished 443 00:18:33,375 --> 00:18:34,667 before it even started. 444 00:18:34,750 --> 00:18:37,333 ♪ ♪ 445 00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:48,667 - Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn are 125 feet in the air, 446 00:18:48,792 --> 00:18:50,250 clinging to the side 447 00:18:50,375 --> 00:18:52,667 of the American Museum of Natural History, 448 00:18:52,833 --> 00:18:56,542 as they edge their way toward the Hall of Gems. 449 00:18:56,667 --> 00:18:59,917 - This is a horribly treacherous, nerve-racking way 450 00:19:00,042 --> 00:19:01,667 into the museum. 451 00:19:01,833 --> 00:19:04,875 As he's shimmying across this narrow ledge, 452 00:19:05,042 --> 00:19:08,042 he encounters this flock of pigeons. 453 00:19:08,208 --> 00:19:10,167 - I've spent enough time on 77th Street 454 00:19:10,292 --> 00:19:12,667 to know that pigeons are an obstacle. 455 00:19:12,750 --> 00:19:16,833 - These pigeons take off, and Murphy loses his balance, 456 00:19:16,958 --> 00:19:19,792 and his whole upper body is kind of, 457 00:19:19,917 --> 00:19:22,375 like, swaying off of this ledge, 458 00:19:22,542 --> 00:19:24,167 more than 100 feet in the air. 459 00:19:24,250 --> 00:19:26,667 - He's now rocking on this ledge 460 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:29,000 and could fall at any moment. 461 00:19:29,125 --> 00:19:31,500 - Then at the last minute-- somehow-- 462 00:19:31,583 --> 00:19:34,917 he manages to swing his upper body back around 463 00:19:35,042 --> 00:19:36,542 against the wall of the museum, 464 00:19:36,708 --> 00:19:40,083 just like a surfer catching his balance again-- 465 00:19:40,208 --> 00:19:42,417 and he's OK. 466 00:19:42,542 --> 00:19:44,833 - He's a little bit more conscious 467 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,500 of his surroundings now, 468 00:19:47,625 --> 00:19:49,625 but he sees these giant windows 469 00:19:49,750 --> 00:19:52,125 that he's been dreaming about getting in. 470 00:19:52,250 --> 00:19:55,417 - Murphy sees that the window is still open, 471 00:19:55,542 --> 00:19:59,417 so he is fairly certain that there's 472 00:19:59,542 --> 00:20:01,833 no alarm that's going to activate 473 00:20:01,917 --> 00:20:04,458 when he lowers the window. 474 00:20:04,542 --> 00:20:07,333 - Murphy has a rope, and he ties it to a pillar. 475 00:20:07,417 --> 00:20:10,833 He's going to have to lower himself from this ledge 476 00:20:10,958 --> 00:20:15,500 down into one of those windows that's in the Hall of gems. 477 00:20:15,667 --> 00:20:19,625 - And remember, Murphy is carrying an airline bag 478 00:20:19,708 --> 00:20:24,333 containing the burglary tools as he's lowering himself down. 479 00:20:24,417 --> 00:20:27,667 - He puts his foot on the sash, and the window goes down... 480 00:20:27,792 --> 00:20:31,167 - Far enough so that they can slide into the window 481 00:20:31,333 --> 00:20:32,583 without breaking the glass, 482 00:20:32,708 --> 00:20:34,000 and then they're off to the races. 483 00:20:34,125 --> 00:20:36,708 ♪ ♪ 484 00:20:36,833 --> 00:20:40,458 - Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn's daredevil act works, 485 00:20:40,583 --> 00:20:42,625 but before they rush over to the JP Morgan Collection 486 00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:45,167 and get to work, they need to answer 487 00:20:45,333 --> 00:20:47,333 a multimillion dollar question. 488 00:20:47,458 --> 00:20:49,958 Do the night guards follow the same patrol schedule 489 00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,667 as the day shift? 490 00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:55,917 - They hide out in a dark corner of the hall, 491 00:20:56,042 --> 00:20:58,458 waiting to see when the security guards come by. 492 00:20:58,583 --> 00:21:02,250 How often? Is it still an hourly rotation? 493 00:21:02,375 --> 00:21:04,625 - They take their time. 494 00:21:04,708 --> 00:21:06,792 They've taken enough time to plan this heist. 495 00:21:06,917 --> 00:21:08,333 What's a couple more hours? 496 00:21:08,458 --> 00:21:10,458 And that's what they do. 497 00:21:10,583 --> 00:21:13,542 They wait until that security guard is gone, 498 00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:15,333 down the hall, somewhere else. 499 00:21:15,458 --> 00:21:18,000 - And then they're feeling, like, OK, 500 00:21:18,125 --> 00:21:20,833 they can finally make their move. 501 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,167 - Murphy and Kuhn learn that the guard's patrol pattern 502 00:21:24,333 --> 00:21:25,917 is different from the day shift, 503 00:21:26,042 --> 00:21:27,625 but it's good news. 504 00:21:27,750 --> 00:21:30,292 The night guard doesn't even enter the hall. 505 00:21:30,417 --> 00:21:32,250 He just peers through the night gate 506 00:21:32,375 --> 00:21:35,167 with his flashlight and moves on. 507 00:21:35,250 --> 00:21:37,458 It's go time. 508 00:21:37,583 --> 00:21:40,042 - They're in position now, right in front 509 00:21:40,167 --> 00:21:41,833 of the Star of India. 510 00:21:41,958 --> 00:21:43,667 They're staring at it. 511 00:21:43,750 --> 00:21:47,333 It's so beautiful, and it's almost theirs. 512 00:21:47,458 --> 00:21:50,542 - To see if the case's alarm is truly off, 513 00:21:50,708 --> 00:21:52,708 they perform one last test. 514 00:21:52,833 --> 00:21:55,500 - Allan Kuhn has this rubber hammer, 515 00:21:55,583 --> 00:21:57,792 and he hits the case, 516 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:00,458 and the glass doesn't break, because it's double-paned, 517 00:22:00,542 --> 00:22:03,417 but it does make this sound, almost like a gunshot, 518 00:22:03,542 --> 00:22:05,708 reverberating around the whole hall. 519 00:22:05,833 --> 00:22:07,500 And so he grabs all of his stuff. 520 00:22:07,667 --> 00:22:09,208 He thinks this is it, that someone's going 521 00:22:09,333 --> 00:22:13,333 to come running for them, but nobody does. 522 00:22:13,458 --> 00:22:15,625 - No security guard comes. 523 00:22:15,708 --> 00:22:18,208 - So this tells him, one, 524 00:22:18,333 --> 00:22:21,583 it's probably not that well guarded, 525 00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:24,333 and two, that that alarm on the case 526 00:22:24,417 --> 00:22:26,625 really isn't working. 527 00:22:26,708 --> 00:22:27,958 - To make sure they haven't tripped 528 00:22:28,042 --> 00:22:30,708 any silent alarms elsewhere in the museum, 529 00:22:30,875 --> 00:22:32,667 they check in with their lookout. 530 00:22:32,792 --> 00:22:34,542 - They're in communication with Clark, 531 00:22:34,708 --> 00:22:36,583 who's on the ground, via walkie-talkie. 532 00:22:36,708 --> 00:22:38,917 He's like, "I don't hear anything." 533 00:22:39,042 --> 00:22:40,750 So they just keep going. 534 00:22:40,875 --> 00:22:43,375 - Murphy and Kuhn break out their burglary tools 535 00:22:43,542 --> 00:22:45,833 and set to work, confident they're minutes away 536 00:22:45,958 --> 00:22:48,167 from getting their hands on the biggest jewels 537 00:22:48,333 --> 00:22:49,792 they've ever seen. 538 00:22:49,917 --> 00:22:52,500 - One of those devices is a glass break. 539 00:22:52,667 --> 00:22:56,417 It has a suction cup that attaches to the glass, 540 00:22:56,542 --> 00:22:59,417 a rod, and then a scoring device. 541 00:22:59,542 --> 00:23:02,333 And then they make a perfect circle scoring 542 00:23:02,458 --> 00:23:04,667 around the center of the case, 543 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:08,000 but it doesn't break out as easily 544 00:23:08,125 --> 00:23:10,833 as they had hoped it would, because it's double-paned, 545 00:23:10,958 --> 00:23:12,417 laminated glass. 546 00:23:12,542 --> 00:23:14,417 So it takes them a lot longer 547 00:23:14,542 --> 00:23:17,375 than they had anticipated to cut through. 548 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:19,833 - After 30 frustrating minutes, 549 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,083 finesse isn't getting the job done, 550 00:23:22,208 --> 00:23:23,667 and the clock is ticking, 551 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:25,917 so they try a different tactic-- 552 00:23:26,042 --> 00:23:27,542 brute force. 553 00:23:27,667 --> 00:23:29,667 - They take duct tape, 554 00:23:29,750 --> 00:23:32,375 and they tape over the circular area 555 00:23:32,542 --> 00:23:34,500 that they want to punch out. 556 00:23:34,625 --> 00:23:37,000 And this will muffle the sound, and it will also prevent, 557 00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:40,625 if the case breaks out, the shards of glass 558 00:23:40,750 --> 00:23:44,125 go crashing down to the floor and make a lot of noise. 559 00:23:44,250 --> 00:23:49,292 - Because of how loudly the hammer rang out last time, 560 00:23:49,375 --> 00:23:51,375 Kuhn and Murphy need something to mask 561 00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:53,667 the noise of breaking glass, 562 00:23:53,833 --> 00:23:55,708 and they find just what they need 563 00:23:55,875 --> 00:24:00,250 among the relaxing, natural sounds of nighttime New York. 564 00:24:00,375 --> 00:24:03,833 [jet engine whooshes] 565 00:24:03,917 --> 00:24:06,625 - The museum is in the flight paths of both the JFK Airport 566 00:24:06,708 --> 00:24:08,500 and the LaGuardia Airport. 567 00:24:08,625 --> 00:24:11,083 - The airliners come in on the Upper West Side, 568 00:24:11,208 --> 00:24:12,417 and turn and go into LaGuardia. 569 00:24:12,542 --> 00:24:15,833 So they timed the breaking of the glass 570 00:24:15,917 --> 00:24:19,375 to the arrival of an airplane overhead. 571 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:20,708 [glass shattering] 572 00:24:20,875 --> 00:24:22,500 - Murphy carefully reaches inside 573 00:24:22,667 --> 00:24:25,667 the broken case and removes 574 00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:29,000 the 563-carat sapphire, 575 00:24:29,083 --> 00:24:31,542 the Star of India. 576 00:24:31,667 --> 00:24:33,958 Not sure if they've tripped any other alarms, 577 00:24:34,083 --> 00:24:37,000 they retreat to their hiding spot and radio Clark 578 00:24:37,125 --> 00:24:39,708 to tell him they've got one of the stones. 579 00:24:39,833 --> 00:24:43,000 - They are synchronizing their work 580 00:24:43,167 --> 00:24:46,417 on the cases with the movement of the guards. 581 00:24:46,542 --> 00:24:48,458 As a guard comes through on patrol, 582 00:24:48,583 --> 00:24:50,500 they stop work, stay quiet. 583 00:24:50,625 --> 00:24:52,625 The guard will come by, maybe shine 584 00:24:52,708 --> 00:24:56,500 his light in through the gate, and then move on. 585 00:24:56,625 --> 00:24:58,500 - Once the guard is far enough away, 586 00:24:58,667 --> 00:25:01,917 they head straight for the DeLong Star Ruby. 587 00:25:02,042 --> 00:25:05,458 They repeat the process on the next glass case-- 588 00:25:05,542 --> 00:25:08,333 score, tape, smash, 589 00:25:08,458 --> 00:25:10,125 and grab the goods. 590 00:25:10,208 --> 00:25:13,917 ♪ ♪ 591 00:25:14,042 --> 00:25:16,667 With the Star of India and DeLong Ruby in hand, 592 00:25:16,792 --> 00:25:18,833 it's already a very lucrative score, 593 00:25:18,958 --> 00:25:21,875 but these guys didn't come all this way 594 00:25:22,042 --> 00:25:24,125 for just two stones. 595 00:25:24,208 --> 00:25:26,833 - The Eagle Diamond is really important for the thieves 596 00:25:26,917 --> 00:25:29,667 because a rough diamond is easily cut, 597 00:25:29,792 --> 00:25:33,250 and so from there, they can cut the stone down, 598 00:25:33,375 --> 00:25:35,583 losing just a little bit of weight, 599 00:25:35,708 --> 00:25:38,208 and sell the piece as a faceted diamond. 600 00:25:38,333 --> 00:25:40,500 - They're stealing not just the three that they planned 601 00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:44,000 to steal, but when they see how easy it is, 602 00:25:44,125 --> 00:25:46,458 it seems to me that they decided we're going to 603 00:25:46,583 --> 00:25:48,500 stay here as long as we can without being caught. 604 00:25:48,583 --> 00:25:50,458 We're going to continue to smash the cases 605 00:25:50,542 --> 00:25:53,542 and take as many gems as we can. 606 00:25:53,667 --> 00:25:55,958 - They decide to push their luck 607 00:25:56,042 --> 00:26:00,083 and try for the Midnight Star and the many smaller gems 608 00:26:00,208 --> 00:26:02,875 displayed alongside it. 609 00:26:03,042 --> 00:26:05,292 - So far, everything's been going smoothly, 610 00:26:05,375 --> 00:26:06,833 but hours have gone by. 611 00:26:06,958 --> 00:26:09,833 Something is destined to go awry. 612 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,000 Murphy and Kuhn approach one of the gem cases, 613 00:26:13,125 --> 00:26:15,250 and then, just out of the corner of their eye, 614 00:26:15,375 --> 00:26:17,417 they see a little flash of light. 615 00:26:17,542 --> 00:26:20,000 - It's the guard, and he's early. 616 00:26:20,167 --> 00:26:23,000 Kuhn and Murf can't make it to their usual hiding spot 617 00:26:23,125 --> 00:26:24,500 without being seen. 618 00:26:24,625 --> 00:26:27,292 Instead, they sprint towards the corner 619 00:26:27,375 --> 00:26:30,917 next to the gate as the guard rakes his flashlight 620 00:26:31,042 --> 00:26:32,583 around the hall. 621 00:26:32,708 --> 00:26:36,333 - So if the light captures them, the jig is up. 622 00:26:36,417 --> 00:26:40,042 ♪ ♪ 623 00:26:46,042 --> 00:26:48,167 - More than four hours into the heist, 624 00:26:48,292 --> 00:26:51,000 Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn have their hands 625 00:26:51,083 --> 00:26:54,500 on three of the most valuable gems in the world. 626 00:26:54,625 --> 00:26:56,667 But while trying to snatch even more, 627 00:26:56,750 --> 00:26:59,333 they're surprised by a night watchman. 628 00:26:59,417 --> 00:27:01,542 - It's a security guard who's just a little bit early 629 00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:03,875 for one of their rotations. 630 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,375 So they quickly make a beeline to a dark corner and hide out. 631 00:27:07,542 --> 00:27:09,833 - The guy flashes his flashlight. 632 00:27:09,958 --> 00:27:11,333 You know, if they're spotted by the guard, 633 00:27:11,417 --> 00:27:12,958 then the jig's up, 634 00:27:13,042 --> 00:27:14,667 and they might have to scamper out of there. 635 00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:18,000 - The two men huddle motionless in the corner 636 00:27:18,125 --> 00:27:21,500 counting on the guard to get on with his rounds. 637 00:27:21,667 --> 00:27:23,667 - To anybody else, that might be frightening, 638 00:27:23,792 --> 00:27:25,875 but they are a lot cooler than most of us. 639 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,958 ♪ ♪ 640 00:27:29,042 --> 00:27:32,333 - You're just expecting sudden disaster. 641 00:27:32,417 --> 00:27:34,000 ♪ ♪ 642 00:27:34,083 --> 00:27:36,167 And then, when that doesn't happen... 643 00:27:36,333 --> 00:27:38,500 ♪ ♪ 644 00:27:38,667 --> 00:27:40,875 It feels like this magic trick. 645 00:27:41,042 --> 00:27:43,750 - The security guard moves on. 646 00:27:43,875 --> 00:27:46,500 The two men could make a getaway, 647 00:27:46,625 --> 00:27:48,292 but decide to get back to work... 648 00:27:48,375 --> 00:27:50,125 [glass shattering] 649 00:27:50,250 --> 00:27:53,667 Breaking into the Midnight Star's case. 650 00:27:53,792 --> 00:27:57,458 - They've got the Star of India sapphire, 651 00:27:57,583 --> 00:28:00,458 the DeLong Ruby, the Eagle Diamond, 652 00:28:00,542 --> 00:28:02,042 and the Midnight Star. 653 00:28:02,167 --> 00:28:05,750 But they didn't just come for clout. 654 00:28:05,875 --> 00:28:08,000 They also came for cash. 655 00:28:08,083 --> 00:28:10,625 And so now it's time to take things 656 00:28:10,708 --> 00:28:13,000 that they can really sell. 657 00:28:13,167 --> 00:28:15,750 - Inside this last case is a rainbow-colored 658 00:28:15,875 --> 00:28:17,958 assortment of smaller gems-- 659 00:28:18,042 --> 00:28:22,042 emeralds, aquamarines, opals, and more. 660 00:28:22,167 --> 00:28:24,125 These should be much easier to fence 661 00:28:24,208 --> 00:28:27,458 than four of the most famous stones in the world. 662 00:28:27,583 --> 00:28:29,500 - You can't cut the Star of India. 663 00:28:29,583 --> 00:28:32,500 You can't cut a star sapphire. It won't shine anymore. 664 00:28:32,583 --> 00:28:33,875 It won't-- it won't have a star, 665 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,458 and it will be of no value. 666 00:28:37,917 --> 00:28:40,750 - Nearly five hours after the heist began, 667 00:28:40,875 --> 00:28:44,125 Murf the Surf and Allan Kuhn are finally satisfied. 668 00:28:44,208 --> 00:28:47,583 With more than two dozen gems tucked into their tool bags, 669 00:28:47,708 --> 00:28:49,167 it's definitely the biggest score 670 00:28:49,292 --> 00:28:50,375 of their lives. 671 00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:54,667 All that remains is a clean getaway. 672 00:28:54,792 --> 00:28:57,625 - They go back out the way that they came in. 673 00:28:57,750 --> 00:29:00,042 So the rope that they shimmied down, 674 00:29:00,208 --> 00:29:02,750 they're now going to climb back up. 675 00:29:02,875 --> 00:29:05,000 - It's a much more difficult task climbing up a rope 676 00:29:05,167 --> 00:29:06,958 than it is climbing down a rope, 677 00:29:07,042 --> 00:29:10,500 particularly with their bag of tools and gems. 678 00:29:10,625 --> 00:29:12,333 - Back outside on the ledge, 679 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:15,167 they once again have to inch their way along the length 680 00:29:15,292 --> 00:29:16,792 of the building. 681 00:29:16,917 --> 00:29:18,833 - If they fall, all the hard work 682 00:29:18,958 --> 00:29:20,958 they just did is for naught. 683 00:29:21,083 --> 00:29:23,708 So it's pretty treacherous for these guys. 684 00:29:23,875 --> 00:29:26,083 And they know that. 685 00:29:26,208 --> 00:29:29,000 - They go back over to the fire escape 686 00:29:29,083 --> 00:29:31,125 and down the face of the building, 687 00:29:31,208 --> 00:29:33,083 and they're back in the courtyard. 688 00:29:33,208 --> 00:29:35,458 I cannot imagine what was going 689 00:29:35,542 --> 00:29:37,292 through these guys' heads when they make it back 690 00:29:37,375 --> 00:29:39,000 to the courtyard, because they've just pulled off 691 00:29:39,125 --> 00:29:41,917 the biggest heist in New York history, 692 00:29:42,042 --> 00:29:44,750 they haven't set off a single alarm, 693 00:29:44,875 --> 00:29:46,125 and they don't have a single guard 694 00:29:46,208 --> 00:29:48,000 coming after them, as far as they know. 695 00:29:48,125 --> 00:29:50,667 So they're feeling pretty darn good about themselves. 696 00:29:50,792 --> 00:29:52,375 - It's this feeling of euphoria. 697 00:29:52,542 --> 00:29:55,000 We did it. We're in the clear. 698 00:29:55,167 --> 00:29:59,000 We pulled off the impossible. - They had a great plan. 699 00:29:59,125 --> 00:30:00,875 They got in quickly, they got out quickly. 700 00:30:02,917 --> 00:30:04,542 - Once they were over the fence, 701 00:30:04,708 --> 00:30:06,458 they radio Clark with the good news 702 00:30:06,542 --> 00:30:09,167 and tell him to clear out. 703 00:30:09,292 --> 00:30:12,167 There's just one last bit of business to take care of. 704 00:30:12,250 --> 00:30:14,042 - So they're in the bushes, 705 00:30:14,167 --> 00:30:15,792 and they start dividing the jewels. 706 00:30:15,875 --> 00:30:17,250 The purpose of this was, 707 00:30:17,375 --> 00:30:19,083 if one of the guys does get caught, 708 00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:21,292 the other guys can fence the jewels, 709 00:30:21,375 --> 00:30:22,667 get some money for bail, 710 00:30:22,833 --> 00:30:25,042 and try and help each other out. 711 00:30:25,167 --> 00:30:26,875 ♪ ♪ 712 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,125 - Once Kuhn and Murphy leave the museum, 713 00:30:29,208 --> 00:30:30,958 they decide they're going to split up. 714 00:30:31,083 --> 00:30:32,625 They hope that this makes it less likely 715 00:30:32,708 --> 00:30:34,167 that they're going to get caught. 716 00:30:34,250 --> 00:30:35,750 - It kind of becomes an every man 717 00:30:35,875 --> 00:30:37,625 for themselves scenario. 718 00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:39,958 - As Murphy walks away from Kuhn, 719 00:30:40,083 --> 00:30:44,042 he marvels at his own success, the heist of his life, 720 00:30:44,167 --> 00:30:46,833 a pocket full of rare jewels, and not 721 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,167 a single police officer in sight. 722 00:30:50,292 --> 00:30:53,000 At least, that's what he thinks. 723 00:30:53,125 --> 00:30:55,500 - As Murphy is leaving the museum grounds, 724 00:30:55,625 --> 00:30:59,375 he encounters a whole group of police officers 725 00:30:59,500 --> 00:31:02,750 gathered together. 726 00:31:02,875 --> 00:31:04,583 - Now he's freaking out. 727 00:31:04,708 --> 00:31:07,250 Did we trigger a silent alarm? 728 00:31:07,375 --> 00:31:10,583 Were we too loud? How did Clark not call us? 729 00:31:10,708 --> 00:31:12,333 Is Clark backstabbing us? 730 00:31:12,417 --> 00:31:16,292 Like, all of the worst fears that could happen in a heist 731 00:31:16,417 --> 00:31:18,500 are beginning to bubble in his head. 732 00:31:18,625 --> 00:31:21,500 - Here they are. They're just waiting for me. 733 00:31:21,625 --> 00:31:23,083 ♪ ♪ 734 00:31:26,958 --> 00:31:29,167 [dramatic music] 735 00:31:29,292 --> 00:31:31,292 - Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn 736 00:31:31,375 --> 00:31:34,208 have just escaped the Natural History Museum 737 00:31:34,333 --> 00:31:38,917 with millions in stolen gems and no alarms raised. 738 00:31:39,042 --> 00:31:42,167 Then, suddenly, Murphy is face to face 739 00:31:42,292 --> 00:31:45,333 with a dozen NYPD officers. 740 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:49,708 - Murphy happened to encounter a gaggle of cops. 741 00:31:49,833 --> 00:31:52,000 He thought, "OK, maybe the jig is up." 742 00:31:52,125 --> 00:31:56,000 - Being Jack "Murf the Surf" Murphy, 743 00:31:56,125 --> 00:31:58,167 and a guy who manages 744 00:31:58,333 --> 00:32:00,167 to get himself out of every situation, 745 00:32:00,333 --> 00:32:01,958 he sees someone walking their dog. 746 00:32:02,042 --> 00:32:04,667 And remember, he's not dressed like a cat burglar. 747 00:32:04,750 --> 00:32:07,458 He's dressed like a tourist. 748 00:32:07,542 --> 00:32:09,958 - So he tries to remain calm, play it cool. 749 00:32:10,042 --> 00:32:12,208 And he whistles so that the dog jumps up on him, 750 00:32:12,333 --> 00:32:15,042 and he starts to strike up a conversation 751 00:32:15,167 --> 00:32:16,875 with the dog owner so that, 752 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,333 as the police officers are walking past, 753 00:32:19,458 --> 00:32:23,167 he can just kind of say, "Good night, officers." 754 00:32:23,250 --> 00:32:24,333 ♪ ♪ 755 00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:27,000 - Murphy was so focused on this museum 756 00:32:27,125 --> 00:32:29,333 that he never actually studied the neighborhood 757 00:32:29,417 --> 00:32:31,000 around the museum. 758 00:32:31,125 --> 00:32:34,167 There's these two police precincts just blocks away. 759 00:32:34,292 --> 00:32:36,750 - And then, luckily, a cab pulls up 760 00:32:36,875 --> 00:32:38,917 alongside him at a stoplight. 761 00:32:39,042 --> 00:32:43,167 So he just slides in and slips away. 762 00:32:43,250 --> 00:32:45,375 - After the heist, Clark immediately 763 00:32:45,500 --> 00:32:48,833 drives to his parents' home in Connecticut to lie low. 764 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,875 Back at the hotel, Murphy and Kuhn 765 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,083 are preparing to get the gems and themselves back to Miami. 766 00:32:56,208 --> 00:32:57,833 - The plan is that we're going to fence 767 00:32:57,917 --> 00:32:59,375 the jewels after the heist. 768 00:32:59,542 --> 00:33:01,250 We're going to make some money, 769 00:33:01,375 --> 00:33:04,333 and we're going to open a bar or a club in Miami 770 00:33:04,458 --> 00:33:07,167 called the Star of India. And that's documented. 771 00:33:07,292 --> 00:33:09,000 That was really their plan. 772 00:33:09,083 --> 00:33:12,000 - Early the next morning they head to the airport, 773 00:33:12,083 --> 00:33:13,917 and they decide to travel with more 774 00:33:14,042 --> 00:33:15,833 than just the stolen jewels. 775 00:33:15,958 --> 00:33:17,417 - Their next move is probably 776 00:33:17,542 --> 00:33:21,375 as cavalier as the actual heist. 777 00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:24,875 - Kuhn was dating a girl, an innocent bystander 778 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,625 named Janet Florkiewicz. 779 00:33:26,750 --> 00:33:30,167 - What she doesn't know is that they're about 780 00:33:30,250 --> 00:33:32,792 to draft her to work as a courier. 781 00:33:32,917 --> 00:33:35,292 ♪ ♪ 782 00:33:35,417 --> 00:33:38,167 - She agrees to go to Miami, 783 00:33:38,333 --> 00:33:40,000 but he says "You have to use a fake name. 784 00:33:40,167 --> 00:33:42,250 "You have to pretend not to know us. 785 00:33:42,375 --> 00:33:45,583 Oh, and can you carry this bag, and don't ask what's in it." 786 00:33:45,708 --> 00:33:47,833 And of course, the bag has all of the gems, 787 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,333 unbeknownst to her. 788 00:33:49,417 --> 00:33:51,625 - While they're flying to Miami, 789 00:33:51,708 --> 00:33:55,375 the museum staff discovers the Hall of Gems in shambles. 790 00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:59,000 Within minutes, the NYPD and the FBI 791 00:33:59,125 --> 00:34:01,250 are scouring the crime scene. 792 00:34:01,375 --> 00:34:03,500 - What evidence is left behind? 793 00:34:03,583 --> 00:34:05,000 Not a whole lot. 794 00:34:05,125 --> 00:34:07,458 There's broken glass, and I don't think 795 00:34:07,542 --> 00:34:09,417 they said anything else. 796 00:34:09,542 --> 00:34:12,500 - The value of the stolen gems is difficult to calculate. 797 00:34:12,583 --> 00:34:15,458 They're estimated at $410,000, 798 00:34:15,542 --> 00:34:19,125 roughly $3.9 million in today's dollars. 799 00:34:19,208 --> 00:34:20,958 But other experts say the jewels' 800 00:34:21,042 --> 00:34:22,333 one-of-a-kind nature 801 00:34:22,458 --> 00:34:25,333 makes them ten times more valuable. 802 00:34:25,458 --> 00:34:28,292 - The gems were not insured at the time of the robbery. 803 00:34:28,375 --> 00:34:32,000 The museum director stated that the insurance 804 00:34:32,125 --> 00:34:33,833 was too expensive, because they were 805 00:34:33,917 --> 00:34:36,500 considered to be priceless. 806 00:34:36,625 --> 00:34:38,458 - The embarrassments for the museum 807 00:34:38,583 --> 00:34:41,167 pile up when investigators realized their night guard 808 00:34:41,333 --> 00:34:44,000 missed spotting the thieves. 809 00:34:44,125 --> 00:34:46,625 And that was just one of many security lapses. 810 00:34:46,708 --> 00:34:49,208 - For all practical purposes, the museum 811 00:34:49,333 --> 00:34:51,500 had no functioning alarm system 812 00:34:51,667 --> 00:34:53,917 in the gem collection at that point. 813 00:34:54,042 --> 00:34:56,458 There were no alarms on the windows. 814 00:34:56,583 --> 00:35:01,250 And in the gem case where the Star of India was on display, 815 00:35:01,375 --> 00:35:03,208 there was an alarm system, but the batteries 816 00:35:03,333 --> 00:35:05,000 were all corroded on that 817 00:35:05,125 --> 00:35:06,792 and hadn't been changed in years. 818 00:35:06,917 --> 00:35:10,500 ♪ ♪ 819 00:35:10,583 --> 00:35:12,833 - Less than 24 hours after the heist, 820 00:35:12,917 --> 00:35:14,792 investigators catch a break. 821 00:35:14,875 --> 00:35:17,250 Murphy and Kuhn's pre-heist party 822 00:35:17,375 --> 00:35:20,208 and liquor-fueled bragging catches up with them. 823 00:35:20,333 --> 00:35:22,375 - There was a young man at the party 824 00:35:22,542 --> 00:35:24,292 who, for one reason or another, 825 00:35:24,375 --> 00:35:26,542 informed on these guys to a uniformed police officer 826 00:35:26,708 --> 00:35:28,875 at the local precinct by the museum. 827 00:35:29,042 --> 00:35:31,958 - With this lead, NYPD detectives 828 00:35:32,042 --> 00:35:34,083 obtain a warrant to search 829 00:35:34,208 --> 00:35:36,542 the thieves' suite at the Cambridge Hotel. 830 00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:39,000 - Detectives find some of the burglars' tools. 831 00:35:39,083 --> 00:35:40,917 They find books about the gems. 832 00:35:41,042 --> 00:35:42,333 They find the floor plan. 833 00:35:42,458 --> 00:35:44,750 - 26 hours after the heist, 834 00:35:44,875 --> 00:35:48,083 Roger Clark has no idea the police are onto them, 835 00:35:48,208 --> 00:35:50,250 and he returns from his parents' home 836 00:35:50,375 --> 00:35:52,917 to the Cambridge Hotel to retrieve his things. 837 00:35:53,042 --> 00:35:54,583 Although it's the middle of the night, 838 00:35:54,708 --> 00:35:57,167 detectives are still in the suite gathering evidence. 839 00:35:57,250 --> 00:35:59,667 For Clark, the jig is up. 840 00:35:59,792 --> 00:36:03,167 - And Clark starts to sing almost immediately. 841 00:36:03,250 --> 00:36:04,917 And it didn't take long for all of this 842 00:36:05,042 --> 00:36:06,625 to start to unravel. 843 00:36:06,750 --> 00:36:10,000 - The next morning, law enforcement in Florida 844 00:36:10,125 --> 00:36:12,333 rushes to intercept Murphy and Kuhn 845 00:36:12,458 --> 00:36:14,250 before they can fence the gems. 846 00:36:14,375 --> 00:36:16,667 - They become people of interest for the police, 847 00:36:16,792 --> 00:36:18,583 but now the FBI is involved. 848 00:36:18,708 --> 00:36:21,417 And the FBI raid Kuhn's apartment. 849 00:36:21,542 --> 00:36:24,250 They come in, and they are looking in every 850 00:36:24,375 --> 00:36:27,125 nook and cranny for these gems. 851 00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:34,000 - After a flawless heist in New Yorkc] 852 00:36:34,083 --> 00:36:38,375 and a smooth getaway to Miami, it takes less than two days 853 00:36:38,542 --> 00:36:41,375 for the FBI to link the Natural History theft 854 00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:44,250 to Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn. 855 00:36:44,375 --> 00:36:48,125 - The FBI tear up Allan Kuhn's apartment in Miami 856 00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:51,167 after the heist, and they don't find a thing. 857 00:36:51,333 --> 00:36:53,792 - When Kuhn returns home, 858 00:36:53,917 --> 00:36:55,917 they arrest him and demand that he reveal 859 00:36:56,042 --> 00:36:58,125 where he's hidden the stones. 860 00:36:58,250 --> 00:37:01,708 - The gems haven't been fenced yet. 861 00:37:01,833 --> 00:37:04,542 They're still in the possession of Kuhn and Clark. 862 00:37:04,708 --> 00:37:06,875 But where are they? The FBI can't find them. 863 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,167 - But Kuhn keeps mum. 864 00:37:09,292 --> 00:37:12,125 And when Jack Murphy gets back to the apartment, 865 00:37:12,250 --> 00:37:14,458 he too stays cool under pressure. 866 00:37:14,542 --> 00:37:17,125 - According to Jack Murphy, they hid the jewels 867 00:37:17,250 --> 00:37:19,375 in a trash can inside the apartment. 868 00:37:19,500 --> 00:37:21,167 According to Kuhn, he had hid them 869 00:37:21,292 --> 00:37:24,000 in the ceiling in the hallway of the apartment, 870 00:37:24,125 --> 00:37:26,583 but the FBI is none the wiser. 871 00:37:26,708 --> 00:37:31,042 - Clark's confession is enough to arrest Murphy and Kuhn 872 00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:33,000 and fly them back to New York, 873 00:37:33,167 --> 00:37:34,875 but with no gems as physical evidence, 874 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,917 the two men are free to go. 875 00:37:38,042 --> 00:37:41,417 Meanwhile, the Museum of Natural History heist 876 00:37:41,542 --> 00:37:43,833 is becoming one of the most sensational 877 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,333 news stories of the decade. 878 00:37:46,417 --> 00:37:48,667 - The press and the public love these guys. 879 00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,500 They're tan. They're handsome. 880 00:37:51,667 --> 00:37:53,875 They're charming. They're bold. 881 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,667 Everyone is eating it up. 882 00:37:55,792 --> 00:37:58,083 - When the media learns of Murphy, Kuhn, and Clark, 883 00:37:58,208 --> 00:38:00,375 they become folk heroes. 884 00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:03,667 They are lavishing in their celebrity. 885 00:38:03,792 --> 00:38:05,583 - How do I explain this to my family 886 00:38:05,708 --> 00:38:07,333 and--and my--and my friends all over the country? 887 00:38:07,417 --> 00:38:09,167 And the same with Jack and Roger? 888 00:38:09,292 --> 00:38:11,625 We--we didn't care for all this. 889 00:38:11,708 --> 00:38:15,500 - The men denied taking part in the heist, 890 00:38:15,583 --> 00:38:17,542 but they're also talking too much to the media. 891 00:38:17,708 --> 00:38:18,833 - I think it's a shame that they don't 892 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,208 concentrate their efforts up there in the city 893 00:38:20,333 --> 00:38:21,958 where this happened. 894 00:38:22,042 --> 00:38:23,083 - If I was their lawyer, 895 00:38:23,208 --> 00:38:24,208 I'd say, "Just shut your mouth." 896 00:38:24,333 --> 00:38:26,167 But that's not in their nature. 897 00:38:26,333 --> 00:38:28,667 - Murf and Kuhn's newfound fame 898 00:38:28,792 --> 00:38:31,667 in New York rankles Manhattan prosecutor 899 00:38:31,792 --> 00:38:34,500 Maurice Nadjari, who works this case 900 00:38:34,625 --> 00:38:37,250 with laser-focused tenacity. 901 00:38:37,375 --> 00:38:38,583 - Maurice was motivated. 902 00:38:38,708 --> 00:38:40,750 And he would be damned if he wasn't 903 00:38:40,875 --> 00:38:42,500 going to solve this case. 904 00:38:42,583 --> 00:38:44,458 It was not going to be the heist of the century. 905 00:38:44,542 --> 00:38:47,333 - He views this as a crime against the people 906 00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:49,458 of New York, and he sees these three 907 00:38:49,542 --> 00:38:52,333 pompous jerks almost thumbing their nose 908 00:38:52,458 --> 00:38:55,250 at him and authority, and it's driving him mad. 909 00:38:55,375 --> 00:38:57,167 ♪ ♪ 910 00:38:57,292 --> 00:39:00,000 - So he starts looking back through the records 911 00:39:00,125 --> 00:39:02,042 of other jewel thefts 912 00:39:02,208 --> 00:39:04,625 both in New York and in Miami. 913 00:39:04,750 --> 00:39:07,292 He comes across a theft that involved 914 00:39:07,417 --> 00:39:09,667 the actress Eva Gabor. 915 00:39:09,792 --> 00:39:12,167 - She's robbed of her jewels. She's pistol whipped. 916 00:39:12,292 --> 00:39:15,792 At the time, it makes headlines. 917 00:39:15,875 --> 00:39:18,000 So he sees this story, and he goes 918 00:39:18,125 --> 00:39:19,750 and has a chat with Eva Gabor. 919 00:39:19,875 --> 00:39:22,667 He shows mug shots, and she's able to point out 920 00:39:22,792 --> 00:39:26,750 that it's Jack Murphy and it's Allan Kuhn. 921 00:39:26,875 --> 00:39:31,208 - Gabor's testimony sends Murphy and Kuhn to jail, 922 00:39:31,333 --> 00:39:34,333 and the judge sets bail at 150,000 each. 923 00:39:34,458 --> 00:39:36,083 They can't pay. 924 00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:38,958 So they're taken to the Manhattan Detention Complex-- 925 00:39:39,042 --> 00:39:42,792 aka "The Tombs." 926 00:39:42,875 --> 00:39:45,333 Suddenly, being associated with the heist 927 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:47,583 isn't much fun anymore. 928 00:39:47,708 --> 00:39:49,500 - It didn't take more than a day 929 00:39:49,667 --> 00:39:52,333 or two for Kuhn to come forward and say, 930 00:39:52,417 --> 00:39:54,833 "OK, I want to cooperate. 931 00:39:54,917 --> 00:39:56,500 I'll go to Florida and recover the gems." 932 00:39:56,625 --> 00:39:59,583 - Based on intel from Kuhn, 933 00:39:59,708 --> 00:40:02,500 Maurice Nadjari recovers the Star of India 934 00:40:02,667 --> 00:40:04,333 and the Midnight Star, 935 00:40:04,458 --> 00:40:06,417 along with several smaller gems, 936 00:40:06,542 --> 00:40:09,667 from a bus station locker in Miami. 937 00:40:09,750 --> 00:40:12,333 - The Eagle Diamond is not so fortunate. 938 00:40:12,417 --> 00:40:14,250 This is probably an item, 939 00:40:14,375 --> 00:40:16,667 because it was a rough diamond, 940 00:40:16,750 --> 00:40:19,500 that it immediately was sold and recut, 941 00:40:19,625 --> 00:40:22,292 and it's now gone forever. 942 00:40:22,417 --> 00:40:24,708 - The DeLong Star Ruby is recovered. 943 00:40:24,875 --> 00:40:26,667 John D. MacArthur, the billionaire, 944 00:40:26,833 --> 00:40:29,917 pays a $25,000 ransom to get that back. 945 00:40:30,042 --> 00:40:32,833 - About six months after the heist, 946 00:40:32,917 --> 00:40:36,500 Allan Kuhn, Jack Murphy, and Roger Clark 947 00:40:36,625 --> 00:40:39,083 plead guilty to burglary and grand larceny. 948 00:40:39,208 --> 00:40:42,125 They're each sentenced to three years at Rikers Island. 949 00:40:42,250 --> 00:40:44,167 ♪ ♪ 950 00:40:44,333 --> 00:40:46,167 After prison, the three friends 951 00:40:46,292 --> 00:40:48,292 go down very different paths. 952 00:40:48,375 --> 00:40:50,458 - Roger Clark moves back to Connecticut, 953 00:40:50,542 --> 00:40:52,250 and he lives a quiet life. 954 00:40:52,375 --> 00:40:53,917 He had his thrill in the underworld, 955 00:40:54,042 --> 00:40:56,667 and it was more than enough for him. 956 00:40:56,792 --> 00:40:59,208 Allan Kuhn, on the other hand, he gets in trouble again. 957 00:40:59,333 --> 00:41:00,625 He serves one year 958 00:41:00,750 --> 00:41:02,958 in a California federal penitentiary. 959 00:41:03,042 --> 00:41:06,042 And after that, he actually goes back 960 00:41:06,167 --> 00:41:08,375 on the straight and narrow. 961 00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:10,667 - Jack Murphy does not go straight. 962 00:41:10,792 --> 00:41:13,000 He enters, in fact, a darker chapter 963 00:41:13,167 --> 00:41:15,000 of his criminal history. 964 00:41:15,125 --> 00:41:18,208 In 1969, he's convicted of a double homicide, 965 00:41:18,375 --> 00:41:20,417 and he says he didn't do it, 966 00:41:20,542 --> 00:41:22,167 but he gets a double life sentence. 967 00:41:22,333 --> 00:41:25,500 And then, in 1986, 968 00:41:25,625 --> 00:41:28,250 just 17 years into that double life sentence, 969 00:41:28,375 --> 00:41:30,542 he gets paroled. 970 00:41:30,667 --> 00:41:32,958 - Each of the thieves has since passed away-- 971 00:41:33,042 --> 00:41:35,958 Roger Clark in 2007, 972 00:41:36,042 --> 00:41:39,458 Allan Kuhn in 2017, 973 00:41:39,583 --> 00:41:43,292 and Jack Murphy in 2020. 974 00:41:43,375 --> 00:41:45,583 As for the Hall of Gems-- 975 00:41:45,708 --> 00:41:49,500 - It still houses the DeLong Star Ruby 976 00:41:49,625 --> 00:41:51,875 and, of course, the Star of India sapphire. 977 00:41:52,042 --> 00:41:55,333 So anyone can go and see these two gems. 978 00:41:55,417 --> 00:41:58,792 ♪ ♪ 979 00:41:58,875 --> 00:42:02,625 - In 1964, Jack Murphy, Allan Kuhn, and Roger Clark 980 00:42:02,750 --> 00:42:04,500 pulled off a perfect heist 981 00:42:04,625 --> 00:42:07,458 using their physical strength, agility, 982 00:42:07,542 --> 00:42:09,208 and a whole lot of luck. 983 00:42:09,333 --> 00:42:12,125 And they looked good doing it. 984 00:42:12,250 --> 00:42:15,042 From the high profile of their priceless targets, 985 00:42:15,167 --> 00:42:17,792 to their bold style and the media frenzy 986 00:42:17,917 --> 00:42:22,042 it inspired, the American Museum of Natural History caper 987 00:42:22,167 --> 00:42:25,833 will always remain among history's greatest heists. 988 00:42:25,958 --> 00:42:31,167 ♪ ♪