Welcome to episode 9 of Picture The Scene podcast. A true crime podcast hosted by Andrew & Rachael that brings you true crime from all over the world, with an emphasis on the UK & Ireland.

Today's episode is about the largest jewellery shop heist in British history with a story that could come straight from a Hollywood movie script.

 

Source Material:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12645079

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitas_depot_robbery

https://web.archive.org/web/20090812110038/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23730811-details/40m+Mayfair+raid+is+biggest+gems+heist+in+British+history/article.do

https://web.archive.org/web/20090228083308/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/related-11000-articles-reviews/Metropolitan+Police+Authority/related.do

https://web.archive.org/web/20090815085418/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6014623/Jewel-heist-Graff-robbers-sent-gems-abroad.html

https://archive.ph/20130421111634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6023428/Graff-jewel-heist-40m-robbers-wore-disguises.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/graff-jewellery-heist-robber-jokes-412497

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jewel-thieves-wore-latex-disguises-in-163-40m-raid-1771864.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/06/graff-diamonds-robber-jailed

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/06/graff-loses-10m-result-robbery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8212981.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8214004.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8215686.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8309010.stm

https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/4686860.east-finchley-man-in-court-over-40-million-raid-on-graff-jewellers-in-new-bond-street/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8196196.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8196438.stm

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6010698/Graff-Diamonds-40-million-jewellery-robbery-is-Britains-biggest-gem-heist.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8195740.stm

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/gallery/2009/aug/12/ukcrime

https://www.bbc.com/news/10524919

https://www.visualcrossing.com/weather-history/london%20city/metric/2009-08-06/2009-08-06

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_Street