Masterminds

Season 1

Masterminds tells real crime stories about amazing deceptions that brilliant criminals use to pull off seemingly impossible crimes. This new half-hour series combines the mystery of a "whodunit" with the thrill of a "howdunit," revealing the extraordinary world of elite bank robbers, escape artists, impersonators, kidnappers, murderers and frauds.
Where to Watch Season 1
21 Episodes
  • The Anthon Forgeries
    E1
    Episode 1The Anthon ForgeriesMark Hoffman is an expert at forging documents, and fooling the experts. His forgeries of important Mormon documents grant him wealth and fame, but the increasing pressures of his criminal enterprise turn Hoffman into a ticking time bomb.
  • The Dunbar Heist
    E2
    Episode 2The Dunbar HeistMark Hoffman fabricates more than 600 American historical documents.
  • The Knightsbridge Heist
    E3
    Episode 3The Knightsbridge HeistBritain's largest heist in history netted the culprit $90 million in jewels, cash and drugs.
  • Man Called Hollywood
    E4
    Episode 4Man Called HollywoodThe criminal acts committed by Scott Scurlock, who robbed 19 Seattle banks between 1992 and 1996
  • Double Crossed
    E5
    Episode 5Double CrossedA woman who managed to con over $185,000 out of the residents of Colorado Springs
  • The Laguna Niguel Heist
    E6
    Episode 6The Laguna Niguel HeistProfile of America's most successful robber Amil Dinsio, who made history in 1972 when he raided the richest bank in the US
  • A Smuggler Supreme
    E7
    Episode 7A Smuggler SupremeProfile of Brian O'Dea, who used his job as a fisherman to import marijuana into America during the 1980s, making himself $200million in the process
  • Art Fraud
    E8
    Episode 8Art FraudTwo Americans discover the man who pulled off the biggest art fraud in U.K. history.
  • The Hotel Pierre Heist
    E9
    Episode 9The Hotel Pierre HeistOn New Years Eve 1972, Bobby Comfort and his gang pulled off the largest hotel safe heist in U.S. history. It happened at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. After rehearsing a number of scenarios and planning their getaway, Comfort and his gang swooped into the hotel at 4am on New Years Eve. After two and a half hours, they greeted the New Year with more than $10 million dollars in cash and jewels.
  • The Perfect Score
    E10
    Episode 10The Perfect ScoreIn Chicago, 1986 all the safe deposit boxes at a bank are broken in to over a weekend. The boxes are then put back together so that they appear normal. Monday the thief walks out unnoticed before the crime is discovered.
  • Harn
    E11
    Episode 11HarnFraternity brothers use computer trickery to scam the horse-racing world.
  • A Day at the Races
    E12
    Episode 12A Day at the RacesThe criminals who won over $3million by forging winning horse racing tickets on the Breeders' Cup before being caught
  • The Stopwatch Heist
    E13
    Episode 13The Stopwatch HeistHow the FBI tracked down notorious robber Paddy Mitchell and his gang of thieves who were capable of carrying out heists within 90 seconds
  • King of Car Thieves
    E14
    Episode 14King of Car ThievesInvestigating the capture of Bill Dhaliwal and his gang of elite car thieves who were responsible for stealing high quality cars and selling them to unsuspecting buyers
  • The Riviera Job
    E15
    Episode 15The Riviera JobAlbert Spaggiari's robbery of the Societe Generale bank in Nice in 1976, in which he stole gold, cash and gems worth millions
  • The Dinner Set Gang
    E16
    Episode 16The Dinner Set GangThey were the craftiest cat burglars of the 20th Century. For years, Peter Salerno and his partner Dominick Latella plagued the wealthy along the East Coast. In the summer, they struck homes in the ritzy suburbs of New York and Connecticut. When winter came, they trailed their prey to Palm Beach, . There, waterfront properties gave them a great advantage in avoiding police patrolling the roads by approaching their target homes by boat. Over the years they made millions pilfering from the elite of society. The heirs to multimillion dollar businesses such as DuPont, Macy's, Gimbles, the Vat 69 whiskey distillery and others were easy targets for the duo. Salerno and Latella were at the top of their game, and one of the keys to their success was a technique that other thieves would consider suicide. They broke in and carried out their robberies at a time when they knew security alarms would be inactive - while the families were at home having dinner.
  • Safe Landing
    E17
    Episode 17Safe LandingAn insight into the sophisticated gang of thieves, including a jeweller and a former detective, who stole more than $6million in cash and gems over a 10 year period
  • The Forger's Art
    E18
    Episode 18The Forger's ArtA profile of John Drewe, who was caught in 1997 for dealing in forged paintings that had fooled art experts across the world and earned him millions
  • Fools Gold
    E19
    Episode 19Fools GoldA recreation of the Bre-X goldmine scam in Indonesia that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings.
  • The Bandit Queen
    E20
    Episode 20The Bandit QueenHow Judy Amar baffled Florida police with a string of robberies in mansions that had strict security measures
  • A Gem of a Heist
    E21
    Episode 21A Gem of a HeistMasterminds tells real crime stories about amazing deceptions that brilliant criminals use to pull off seemingly impossible crimes. This new half-hour series combines the mystery of a "whodunit" with the thrill of a "howdunit," revealing the extraordinary world of elite bank robbers, escape artists, impersonators, kidnappers, murderers and frauds.
 
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