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 (10)
1. The Museum Heist
Aired 6 July 2006
Insight into James P Quinn's theft of $1.6million worth of jewellery in the Headley-Whitney Museum, Kentucky, revealing whether the police were able to catch him
2. It Takes a Thief
Aired 7 July 2006
Revealing how Paul Mathieson came to lead a band of burglars that travelled America, stealing over $10million worth of loot
3. Foul Ball
Aired 8 July 2006
The capture of fraudster Wayne Bray, who was responsible for the largest sporting memorabilia scam in American history
4. The Transylvania Job
Aired 10 July 2006
Thieves stole over five million dollars worth of sketches and books from the University of Transylvania's rare book collection.
5. Mission Impossible Burglar
Aired 11 July 2006
Profiling Steven Krueger, whose ability to use rope ladders and grappling hooks to avoid shop alarms saw the papers dub him the 'Mission Impossible Thief'
6. Money Maker
Aired 12 July 2006
The story of forger Wesley Weber, who, while still in his 20s, flooded the Canadian economy with $20million in counterfeit notes
7. The Copycat Millions
Aired 14 November 2006
The story of con-man El Sakhai, who made millions dealing in forged paintings in the Asian market
8. The Graduate
Aired 5 December 2006
In July 1994, master thief James P. Quinn makes off with over $1.6 million in jewelry from the Headley-Whitney museum in Lexington, Ky.
9. Imposters: Bad Medicine
Aired 24 March 2007
Dr Gerald Barnes posed as a doctor and ran a Los Angeles clinic - but despite having certificates he never actually attended medical school
10. The Millennium Diamond
Aired 5 May 2007
The attempted theft of a diamond worth £200million, which was being exhibited at the Millennium Dome