The Jewel Thief
- True Crime Obsessed
- Apr 1
- 1 min read

Fam! You know we're always a fan of a good heist documentary! While Gerald Blanchard was heralded as one of the most skilled and audacious thieves in modern history, his robbing exploits were far from the glamorous hijinks of "Oceans Eleven." Always chasing a bigger thrill than the last get, Blanchard eventually nabs one of the most famous pieces of jewelry in European history, all the while staying one step ahead of some bungling investigators.
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This is insane! I always thought the heist world was more like the build now gg movies, but Blanchard was actually living it. And the investigators were barely keeping up? Wild.