The Swedish Job | Sundance Rejects

although dramatized the following is a true story stock her December 22nd mm gentlemen the Swedish National Museum 90,000 square feet of priceless artwork only two roads in and out the police will be ready walking away with the goods won't be easy smash-and-grab job huh not quite first things first a distraction at exactly 4:55 p.m. five minutes before the museum closes we blow up two cars outside the Grand Hotel and the Strand naturally fire trucks and police will be dispatched what about the guards in the building only one and he'll be busy offering everyone to leave now we get ourselves armed and approached meanwhile two of us are already inside waiting for the signal once you hear those explosions put on new balaclavas and take out guns get on the floor don't move so the standard disarmed the guards and get everyone on the floor that's right then one of you stay in the lobby while the other to make you way upstairs and into the gallery no remembered gentlemen no browsing we're here the three paintings in particular conversation with the gardener and young Parisian by Renoir and a self-portrait by Rembrandt so how do we crack the safe there is no safe no security cameras at our lom's either wire cutters are all we need amateurs we bag the goods and bust out the front door and we're just supposed to walk out of there with the three paintings and not get stopped yep won't take the police long to catch up that's what I'm counting on a little surprise I prepared earlier and from there it's an easy walk to the docks look we've got a boat ready we skim around the waterfront and down the labyrinthine canals of Stockholm and make a beeline for malar lake then we dock in a quiet area and make it on foot back to the road let me guess you already have a car waiting of course we drive back to the city get back to HQ paintings in hand and congratulations boys we've just robbed the Swedish National Museum for an estimated 30 million dollars and that's exactly how all of it played out the next day the police have cleaned up the torch cars and there were questioning staff getting any clues they could about the suspects they didn't have any faces they didn't have any DNA evidence it was a professional job and it was very little to go on [Music] until someone came forward a witness an old man I I was working on the river when I saw three let's feed off out of the area nor a boat did you get a good look at him I you know but they seemed suspicious so I followed him followed him right through the canals into the malar eye and right head to the shore where they parked their vessel and abandoned it sweet can you show us we're on the map hey so the police sent out a couple of cars and track the boat here it is nothing inside no paintings detective damn what about the registration nothing sir well I guess the only thing we can do is put out a picture of the boat and ask the public failed so they publish pictures of the boat in the local newspaper and ask people to come forward with information the next day oh it's my boat the boat owner paid the police a visit I'm Paul and Mark and that's my boat what happened we'll ask the questions well I just solved the thing last week two three chaps who looked a bit suspect did you get their names afraid not sorry although when I sold the boat to them they asked if they could use my trailer to transport it and well I said yes but only if they gave me their phone number for safety well heavier still got it yep here it is I wrote it on the back of the receipt and this is where everything unraveled for the thieves because despite all of this ocean's 11 style [ __ ] they had used their real phone number so police looked up the number and every one day had called we've got an act the number was connected to a gang of petty thieves they were not very time criminals they had done small stuff like car thefts drug peddling and so on they were not criminal masterminds this thread of evidence led to two men serving sentences in a minimum-security prison ten miles from Stockholm a Russian named Alexander Petrov and a Swedish national named Stefan Nordstrom but wait these men were behind bars they have an airtight alibi right well turns out they are considered low-risk prisoners which means they are allowed weekend furloughs essentially they're just doing jail as a day job and while good boy Petrov had returned from his weekend away Nordstrom had not so police went to work searching Nordstrom's empty cell lo and behold Nordstrom had been doing a bit of light reading collections of newspaper clippings from past art heists very subtle on top of that Nordstrom had reportedly been visiting a bunch of auction houses in the area they were clearly the painting bandits now here's the thing about art theory it's a difficult game unlike jewelry or other valuable goods you can't just offload these anywhere you need a buyer who has a lot of cash and is willing to take a huge risk themselves possession of stolen property is a crime and they wouldn't be allowed to keep the paintings if word ever got out so essentially they had 30 million dollars in unsellable goods so what do we do oh we could sell it to a billionaire in China okay do you know any no yeah I thought so so shut the [ __ ] up and think of something better why don't we just rest it back to the museum that's not the worst idea in the world [Applause] December 28th 2006 days after the robbery tetrax lawyer approaches the police station hello yes lo I am here on behalf of my client and acting as an intermediary we have your paintings you go on I am here to negotiate it safely to your return for a modest sum aha interesting tact this is of course completely illegal lawyers consciousnes go she ate ransoms for their clients got any proof he have the paintings right here the attorney then revealed hostage style photos of the stolen art complete with that day's newspaper right so who are these clients of yours can't say lawyer-client confidentiality and all that right well let me just have a chat with my supervisor the police feigned interest but there was no way they were gonna pay a ransom when they could simply catch the guys so instead they stalled and placed a surveillance team on petrol for the next time he met with his attorney a couple of days later that meeting took place [Music] and surprise surprise then not alone Nordstrom had turned up as well wait for it see you soon take care now now now go go go the police moved in on Nordstrom what the no I'm innocent save it for the judge ah what do we have here those aren't mine in a moment of sheer Dean's Nordstrom had decided to bring with him a bag filled with Polaroids of the stolen paintings is this how you get your kicks and they'll be sick get these to the lab later the lab found Petrov's fingerprints all over the Polaroids with this evidence they obtained the water to raid a cellar that the gang frequented look everywhere they may have left the subtlest of clues anything that can even give us a scrap of detective here's a date book literally showing all of the details of the heist including all of the co-conspirators nice work detective thanks detective hey do you know what time it is uh is it it's time for a montage [Music] in all police arrested and charged 13 for the heist Nordstrom received six and a half years Petrov received eight piece three others were given between two and four years for accessory and three more men receive sentences for up to four years for receiving stolen goods and five more were accused and subsequently acquitted one of them included Petrov's criminal lawyer who was charged for accessory to attempted extortion for his involvement and putting forward the ransom note well we got the bad guys but there was a problem they hadn't recovered any of the paintings they had searched the cellar top to bottom the homes of the criminals they had questioned all of them and no one was giving up the goods what is it honey is it the paintings again I just can't stop thinking about it they're out there somewhere just come back to bed nunna I think I'll go for a walk [Music] couldn't sleep either no time rumors are circulating that Rin was the conversation is going up for sale count me in detective I just have to get suited up you're gonna need something a little less official we're going undercover ad time okay quick hypothetical let's say you were single and I also happen to be single and we were browsing the web together right and then you said oh let's let's go on this website would you let me use an old VPN I'd let me know I mean nothing serious although okay you're drowning right and I risk you and you don't have a boyfriend and I'm like oh no I have to give you mouth-to-mouth or you'll die right you'll die and I don't know how and I want to google it but I'm worried about my daughter falling into the wrong hands could I use North BPMN for 70% off no no wait wait wait okay we're in 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if you got Nord VPN add over Swedish police set up an undercover agent to infiltrate the ring and to buy the Renoir the detective would be posing as a representative for an interested buyer now who is standing by but they'd need confirmation that the painting was the real deal that's him art thief yes are you the buyer that's me I represent a very wealthy and very interested client but of course before we can start negotiating I need to know that we're talking about the real deal all right make time with me the undercover agent followed one of the men into the bathroom okay where you think that's that's quite something come on my client will be very pleased okay okay okay what do you say - to our decay that sounds acceptable in fact it's quite low my rich buyer probably would have paid a lot more or even wash their hands and exited the cafe seconds later police came screeching around the corner silence blazing sorry fellas it was me the whole time ooh oh right we've never met before well booking boys they had done after they had retrieved one of the three paintings and they had a bunch of new leads the cops rounded up even more members of the gang among them Alexander Sasha Lindgren and an Iraqi baha kadhum as well as three of his brothers now remember these lads will be coming back to them but even though they rounded up all these guys only one man would have charges against him that that would stick the rest watered and there were still two pieces of art out there [Music] [Applause] Los Angeles four and a half years later downtown LA the FBI working on a routine case it's a drug bust with some Bulgarians nothing too out of the ordinary until they heard something unusual yeah so you've got grandma's young resume for sale is that code for something are they human trafficking chief I believe it's that painting that was stolen from the Swedish National Museum a few years back hmm sounds like it's gonna be on the move soon no one's gonna take out credit we're the FBI Demi infallible pillars of confidence so they ramped up surveillance the bureau intercepted a call from one of the gangs higher-ups Boris kostov it's time for a good old-fashioned stakeout the FBI waited outside COS box home until they saw him load up a small painting sized package into his car's trunk yeah we got it I told to be careful she'll be a pairs of ribs we're going in get down get down keep it down the FBI swim cost off surrendered we've got a captain a have a big prize if bi wins again so they opened the bag and found dry cleaner yes really [ __ ] rest him anyway boys so they pull cost off in okay I'll be good cop and you also be the good cop because people like it when you're nice good thinking captain look here's the thing you surprised us with the laundry there's whites very white by the way I'd like to know who you use but the thing is we've been tailing you for months and we know about the drugs and that's the bigger deal anyway oh yeah you got any evidence yeah all of this the overwhelming amount of evidence means kostov is definitely going to be found guilty and that means possibly 30 years in prison at his age this is effectively a life sentence in a corner cost off broke our deal cost I've agreed to assist the police good Joyce not take us to the paintings cost of led the police to a local pawn shop down here as they enter the basement cost off pointed to an art folio leaning against the wall wrapped in towels and a grocery bag they unraveled it and surely enough it was the young Parisian and in good condition - bingo two out of three the only one remaining was the Rembrandt however with Kostov as an asset worth or ''tis now had a way to find it give me the other painting Kostov I don't but I yeah okay I got context it's waiting there that one was quick say that again I know people would sweeter who know where it is so it's not here in LA oh it's back at Stockholm you sly bastards but how do we know you're telling the truth sorry reflex that's okay because yes because yeah because the person who has it yes is my own son Alexander Sascha Lindgren my god I know right the cost off was willing to incriminate his own son to avoid jail time anyway back to Sweden in Stockholm the son Lindgren was being pressured by his associates Baja and day Academy those are the guys from before by the way to sell off the Rembrandt it's been almost five years dude are you gonna sell this thing or not well I do enjoy looking at it but I suppose you're right the FBI makes a call Sweden my man I got a tip for you I can't understand you yet speak speak English put someone on the line who does okay thanks hello but English hello okay cool we have a tip for you the FBI tell Swedish authorities to put surveillance on Lindgren and the Katims Lindgren unaware that his father had betrayed him would be caught up in the stink the stage was set but if they were gonna pull this off they would need to call in hit top dog part Scala part daredevil all right I have no idea why he's written this way and all the articles but we're gonna go with it the king of the sting the defender of dolly the guardian of Goya half scholar half dear dill and 100% now with an alignment of chaotic could he'll teach you about the classics then he'll teach you to make love Robert K Wittman [Music] part five Copenhagen September 15th 2005 the meeting had been arranged the Khadem brothers are on a train from Stockholm secretly followed by police the whole way and as they sit in their seats in the hand of one of the brothers is held a small painting sized parcel police could have arrested them then and there they would have had the brothers red-handed but that wouldn't be enough it would be a simple possession of stolen goods charge and the police wanted to catch them in the act of selling the painting so they stood by cost of the wittman arrived at the Scandic hotel the cabins and Lindgren made their way to oh hello hey guys they said in Sweden do you guys want to do the deal now or grab lunch first no let's just get this over with okay come with me come on son let's throw the old football around dad come on son look ahead I'm doing it I'm doing it I'm proud of you boy Whitman lid cat him up to his room the room had been thoroughly bugged in preparation I hope you like Swedish Corona mmm nice I'm gonna have to count it though no problem Whitman knew he had it he could see the look in cadnams eyes as he greedily counted the money so uh you guys have like a good trip out mm-hmm see any good movies lately you know there's a delightful restaurant down it's very hard to count when you keep talking oh okay alright and that's two hundred thousand amazing five years of holding onto this painting seeing all of his buddies go to jail for 200 grand it would all be worth it and it would be over well we got a deal Baja then stood up and left the room with the cash hey wait Baja went back down the lobby and was making his way to the exit wait what's happening Baja walked right out the front door of the hotel without saying much of anything what the hell's going on has the deal salad has our cover being blown is this across police on standby was starting to get nervous but Whitman was steamed cool seconds passed just hold steady minutes past stay cool be getting away stay cool and then they came back with a different bag in hand it turns out the bag they had before was a decoy they were using it to see if any cops would be drawn out now that the deal seemed solid they brought the real thing gather Kadim returns to the room and Whitman examines the painting that's the real deal jaenisch SWAT is standing by and ready to swoop Whitman spoke the code words necessary to launch their raid on the room would you like an orange excuse me my favorite color is orange okay I said anyway thanks for the money but uh we gotta go no wait let me arrange you a cab that's okay we'll walk just watching him burst into the room as Whitman jumped into the bathroom clutching the painting to his chest the SWAT team quickly overwhelmed and stupefied subjects the arrests of baha kadhum his brother da a-- and the betrayed Lindgren went off without a hitch whitman emerged from the bathroom victorious women swoon men swooned I am spooning Jesus what a man looks like your and we would have gone away with it if it wasn't for your slide doggery thank you now take him away boys Whitman held the painting aloft it was now safe he returned it to the Swedish National Museum and the timing was perfect because in just a few days they would be exhibiting a show on Rembrandt anyway and they not only had him back but a story to go along with the painting was unveiled as the centerpiece this time behind glass and with a specially assigned security guard standing by its side so the Cadden brothers and alexander lindgren were convicted of receiving stolen goods whoever the sentences were overturned by a Swedish appeals court ruling that they had been provoked into the crime well done but as for our hero well Whitman hung up his cape and nothing has ever been stolen again the end [Music] you

Channel: Internet Historian: Incognito Mode

Views: 4,319,796

Rating: 4.9700875 out of 5

Keywords: art, heist, sundance rejects, internet historian

Id: iPlFdIpgioI

Length: 28min 4sec (1684 seconds)

Published: Fri May 22 2020

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