87 – Antwerp Diamond Heist and the Mapleton Murder on Brighton Line

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Jeff tells the story of the 2003 Antwerp Diamond Heist, one of the largest and most sophisticated diamond robberies in history. Often called the “Heist of the Century,” the crime targeted the Antwerp Diamond Center in Belgium and exposed shocking security vulnerabilities in what was believed to be one of the most secure vaults in the world.

Sam shares the story of the Mapleton Murder on the Brighton Line, a chilling railway murder investigated by British authorities. The case would become one of the most disturbing crimes in railway history.

Mind the gap.

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Sources

Jeff’s Sources:

• Heist of the Century – Netflix Documentary
• Selby, S. A., & Campbell, G. (2010). Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History. Union Square Press.
• https://www.beldiamond.com/blogs/news/why-is-antwerp-the-diamond-capital-of-the-world
• https://time.com/7308331/stolen-heist-of-the-century-netflix/
• https://www.wired.com/2009/03/ff-diamonds-2/
• https://luxurylondon.co.uk/culture/entertainment/netflix-stolen-heist-of-the-century-antwerp-2003-leonardo-notarbartolo/

Sam’s Sources:

• https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-transport-police/areas/about-us/about-us/our-history/crime-history/murder-of-issac-gold/
• Gordon, R. Michael. Murder Files from Scotland Yard and the Black Museum.
• https://www.cuckfieldconnections.org.uk/post/1881-the-physiognomy-of-a-murderer-there-s-no-art-to-find-the-mind-s-construction-in-the-face
• https://review.gale.com/2016/03/03/the-compartment-was-much-bespattered-with-blood-the-brighton-railway-murder/