Heists — Season 1, Episode 3: World's Biggest Diamond Heist
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Documentary telling the story of how, in February 2003, a criminal mastermind managed to break into highly secure vaults of the Diamond Centre in Antwerp, Belgium, stealing around £91million in what came to be considered the biggest diamond heist in history. The robbery was planned over the span of more than two years, by a master thief who outlined his scheme in meticulous detail, but was eventually brought to justice by the smallest of mistakes. Making use of the testimonies of victims, investigators and even the culprit's lawyer, this film details how the master thief managed to overcome the vault's sophisticated combination lock, along with high-tech motion, heat and light sensors, to escape with his valuable prize
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The incredible true stories behind some of the world’s biggest, most infamous robberies.