About this season
Masterminds was a true crime documentary television series produced in Canada with truTV. As of February 2011, the program is broadcast on History Television and Global TV in Canada and truTV in the United States. Each 30 minute episode features one true crime story. The profiled crimes generally involve large sums of cash or merchandise and, more important, extremely unique and/or elaborate methods of criminal operation which were never before seen by law enforcement agencies. With a few notable exceptions, most criminals profiled in this series were caught within a couple of years of committing their crime.
Episodes (23)
1. James Bond Gang
Aired 4 August 2004
An insight into the James Bond gang, a group of criminals from New York who used customised getaway vehicles in their heists during the 1980s
2. The Dublin Job
Aired 18 August 2004
Investigating the 1986 theft of £30million of paintings from Russborough House, near Dublin, which was carried out by crime boss Martin Cahill
3. Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief
Aired 7 September 2004
A prolific cat-burglar reveals how he scaled high-rises and made off with diamonds and jewelry.
4. The Friday Night Robber
Aired 28 September 2004
The crime spree of Carl Gugasian, who organised more than 50 bank robberies - all carried out on Fridays - and evaded capture for 30 years
5. The Kansas City Diamond Heist
Aired 5 October 2004
A gang wearing Halloween masks and overalls steals millions of dollars' worth of jewels.
6. The Silver Bandit
Aired 12 October 2004 • 30 min
A perfectionistic thief removes victims' silver spoon sets.
7. The Cairo Caper
Aired 19 October 2004
A charming rogue steals more than 2,000 ancient artifacts and re-sells them around the world.
8. Slot Machine Genius
Aired 26 October 2004
A look at the crime spree of Tommy Lee Carmichael, who stole $2.5million from fruit machines in Las Vegas
9. The Jewelry Show Job
Aired 2 November 2004
Registered jeweler Tony Granims and team robbed jewelery stores and baffled the police.
10. Air America
Aired 16 November 2004
Cocaine smuggling.
11. The Memorial Day Heist
Aired 30 November 2004
Police officer Jerry Clemente was the mastermind behind a bank heist.
12. The Disappearing Man
Aired 21 December 2004
A bank clerk steals over a million dollars from the bank he works at and leaves his wife and the state.
13. The Superthief
Aired 18 January 2005
The story of how Jack McClean's crime spree earned him the unofficial title of 'superthief'
14. The Stander Gang
Aired 8 February 2005
A profile of South African police chief Andre Stander, who decided on an unlikely change of career when he became a bank robber
15. Crazy Eddie
Aired 22 February 2005
An electronics dealer bilks suppliers, employees and government officials of millions of dollars.
16. The Brinks Matt Robbery
Aired 8 March 2005
An insight into criminal masterminds and ingenious plots, featuring the Brinks Mat robbery, the biggest heist in British history
17. The Jacksonville Heist
Aired 18 April 2005
An armored-car driver steals $19 million from a cash depot.
18. Leader of the Pack
Aired 22 March 2005
Aaron Rogers recruited childhood friends to help rob credit unions.
19. The ConRail Boyz
Aired 5 April 2005
A train-robbery gang uses high-tech equipment.
20. Hot Wheels
Aired 12 April 2005
Police and FBI agents trail the mastermind behind a car-theft ring.
21. Stealing History
Aired 12 April 2005
Jonathon Tokeley-Parry illegally retrieved more than two thousand Egyptian artifacts and sold them around the world.
22. The Phantom Bandit
Aired 25 April 2005
Gilber Galvan, a master of disguise, robbed over a hundred banks across Canada without leaving a clue as to his true identity.
23. Making Millions
Aired 26 April 2005
Counterfeiter Steven Jory flooded the British market with fifty million pounds.