How an Antiques Dealer Uncovered a Massive Museum Heist

A Danish antiques dealer named Ittai Gradel noticed a particular seller repeatedly listing valuable items for sale online at rock-bottom prices. WSJ's Max Colchester recounts how Gradel's sleuthing would eventually reveal a major antiques heist involving stolen British Museum antiquities.

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Release date

Lydbog: 31. oktober 2023