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Mafia, smuggling, counterfeiting, and economic crimes in historical records.
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On August 8, 1963, a gang of robbers stopped a mail train and stole £2.6 million. The event became one of the most famous heists in English history.
Five brutal murders in East London in 1888 gave birth to the legend of Jack the Ripper. His identity was never discovered, but the case changed how media and police…
Prohibition did not eliminate alcohol but created a lucrative black market. Al Capone turned this into a legendary criminal empire.
In 1911, an Italian handyman hid the Mona Lisa under his coat and stole it from the Louvre. The scandal transformed an ordinary painting into a global icon.
After World War II, a Dutch painter was arrested for selling a Vermeer to Hermann Göring. He confessed to creating the fake painting himself, not selling national…
In April 1983, West German magazine Stern announced it had found Adolf Hitler's personal diary. According to the magazine, the documents consisted of about 60…
