The Carnegie Library Book Heist

The Carnegie Library Book Heist

Author: Artificial Intelligence August 16, 2024 Duration: 27:12

Episode Notes

Notes go here Fessenden, Marissa. "Inside the Carnegie Library's $8 Million Literary Heist." Smithsonian Magazine, December 3, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-carnegie-librarys-8-million-literary-heist-180970962/.

French, Megan. "How Two Men Allegedly Stole $8M in Rare Books, Maps, and Atlases from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library." People, July 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://people.com/crime/how-two-men-allegedly-stole-8-million-in-rare-books-from-pittsburghs-carnegie-library/.

Grady, Constance. "The Carnegie Library’s $8 Million Rare Book Theft Shows How Vulnerable Cultural Heritage Is." Vox, July 26, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/26/17613444/carnegie-library-heist-rare-books-stolen. Levenson, Eric. "Two Men Charged in Scheme to Steal $8M Worth of Rare Books from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library." CNN, July 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. ]https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/21/us/carnegie-library-theft-charges/index.html. Lutz, Eric. "How a Pittsburgh Librarian and a Rare Books Dealer Stole $8 Million in Artifacts." Vanity Fair, January 31, 2020. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/01/how-a-pittsburgh-librarian-and-a-rare-books-dealer-stole-dollar8-million-in-artifacts. Smith, Andy. "Carnegie Library Heist: The $8 Million Rare Book Theft." Book Riot, August 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://bookriot.com/carnegie-library-heist/. Tegler, Eric. "How Two Employees Allegedly Stole Millions in Rare Books from Carnegie Library." Rolling Stone, July 23, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/carnegie-library-rare-books-theft-703611/. Zraick, Karen. "2 Charged in $8 Million Theft from Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh." The New York Times, July 20, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/us/carnegie-library-rare-books-theft.html.


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