The Art of Crime

Wig Heist! (Crimes of Old New York)


Listen Later

One Monday morning in 1958, Nina Lawson, Mistress of Wigs at the Metropolitan Opera, came into work to discover that someone had stolen thirty thousand dollars' worth of wigs from the Met. The theft made national headlines, and the FBI joined the hunt for the culprits.

 

Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com.

 

If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Art of CrimeBy Gavin Whitehead

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

196 ratings


More shows like The Art of Crime

View all
Stuff You Missed in History Class by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Missed in History Class

23,774 Listeners

Criminal by Vox Media Podcast Network

Criminal

37,360 Listeners

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast by Blue Ewe Media

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

2,779 Listeners

Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore

Dark Histories

1,804 Listeners

American History Tellers by Wondery

American History Tellers

19,004 Listeners

Southern Gothic by Southern Gothic Media

Southern Gothic

939 Listeners

Uncover: Calls From a Killer by CBC

Uncover: Calls From a Killer

10,002 Listeners

American Scandal by Wondery

American Scandal

18,946 Listeners

Cool Mules | Canadaland Investigates by Canadaland

Cool Mules | Canadaland Investigates

1,572 Listeners

Noble Blood by iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Noble Blood

13,550 Listeners

Vulgar History: Revolution by Vulgar History | Realm

Vulgar History: Revolution

343 Listeners

Criminalia by Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts

Criminalia

1,270 Listeners

Crimes of the Centuries by Amber Hunt and Audioboom

Crimes of the Centuries

3,935 Listeners

My Victorian Nightmare by Genevieve Manion

My Victorian Nightmare

1,087 Listeners

A Twist of History by Ballen Studios

A Twist of History

988 Listeners