Daring Capers

Season 1

From the narrow streets of Nice to the gleaming corridors of Wall Street, Daring Capers tracks some of the world's most fascinating criminals and their audacious crimes. Here's a rogue's gallery of bank robbers, art thieves, and debonair con artists who tried to steal their way to wealth through brilliant ploys and slick transactions.

Where to Watch Season 1

10 Episodes

  • Kennedy Airport Caper
    E1
    Kennedy Airport CaperThe 1978 theft of goods worth $8 million from a Kennedy airport air-cargo terminal. Also: a 1972 theft of deposit boxes worth $10 million from a New York City hotel.
  • Plunder Under Nice
    E2
    Plunder Under NiceChonicling the exploits of Albert Spaggiari, a successful bank robber, who spent two months tunnelling under the streets of France to penetrate the vaults of the Societe Genrale bank of Nice.
  • A Great Escape
    E3
    A Great EscapeThe escape of German fighter ace Franz Von Werra from the Swanwick prison camp in England during World War II.
  • Armored Robbery
    E4
    Armored RobberyA 1997 theft of $18.8 million from an armored car in Florida by a security courier.
  • Great Train Robbery
    E5
    Great Train RobberyThe 1963 “Great Train Robbery” in which an estimated $5 million was stolen, and all but one of the bandits was captured.
  • Art Attack
    E6
    Art AttackA 1990 theft of art treasures worth $200 million from a Boston museum. Also: Murph the Surf, the flamboyant thief who stole the Star of India sapphire.
  • Reach for the Stars
    E7
    Reach for the Stars“Murph the Surf” and the theft of the Star of India from the American Museum of Natural History.
  • The Silver Touch
    E8
    The Silver TouchModeling himself on the gentleman thief played by Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief," cat burglar Blane David Norhal's criminal career spanned more than a decade. In that time he robbed only from the rich and famous, including the homes of Ivana Trump and Bruce Springsteen, taking only the finest stirling silver.
  • Miami Heights
    E9
    Miami HeightsA clever and nimble cat burglar scales high-rise buildings to target wealthy celebrities.
  • The Pierre Hotel Heist
    E10
    The Pierre Hotel HeistIn the early morning hours of January 2, 1972, a gang of five men wearing masks and tuxedos entered the lobby of Manhattan's lavish Pierre Hotel, hand-cuffed nineteen guests and employees, and in less than 2 and a half hours emptied its safe deposit boxes of an estimated $10 million in precious gems and cash. Only $750,000 of the loot was ever recovered.

 

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