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 (16)
1. The Air Cargo Millions
Aired 12 July 2005
An air-freight delivery driver runs a multimillion-dollar air-cargo theft operation with connections around the globe.
2. Halloween Heist
Aired 30 August 2005
Criminals manage to steal cash and lock guests inside a vault at a bank's Halloween party; an assortment of odd tools assist with bank robberies.
3. The Social Register Gang
Aired 20 September 2005
Uncover the crimes of Raymond Flynn, a sophisticated thief who selected his targets from the social register, a directory of America's wealthiest people
4. Stealing Vegas
Aired 4 October 2005
A slot machine thief who stole millions of dollars from Las Vegas casinos, overcoming the latest security technology
5. Maid in the Shade
Aired 11 October 2005
Carrie Lee Jenkins was the head of a team of thieves posing as maids.
6. Money Bags
Aired 8 November 2005
Criminal mastermind Maurizio Percan, who ran a authoparts theft ring that made him $14million is just 3 years
7. The Berlin Heist
Aired 15 November 2005
A tunnel allows a thief to steal millions of dollars in cash and jewelry from a bank.
8. The Highway Robber
Aired 13 December 2005
The case of David Brankle, a suburban family man who led a double life as a notorious robber, stealing millions of dollars in the course of 50 heists
9. The Great Escape
Aired 20 December 2005
The case of Jeffrey Manchester, who escaped from prison and hid for several months in a toy shop and started a new life by stealing stock
10. Off the Rack
Aired 24 January 2006
A New York clothing wholesaler uses his store as a front for one of the most successful burglary rings in American history.
11. The Art of Double Dealing
Aired 14 February 2006
Ely Sakhai a New York art dealer who sold multiple forged copies of famous painters' works.
12. Motorcycle Bandit
Aired 21 February 2006
How Roni Leibovitz committed 22 band robberies after he was cut out of his wealthy family's will
13. Cleaning House
Aired 9 May 2006
The story of Carrie Lee Jenkins, the beautiful mastermind behind a team of thieves, who stole over 5 million dollars
14. The Highway Bandit
Aired 12 May 2006
15. Fashion Crime
Aired 15 May 2006
Clothing wholesaler Peter Cassese.
16. The Invisible Man
Aired 18 May 2006
The obsession that led to Stephen Blumberg stealing $40million worth of rare books from libraries