Masterminds
- 2003 – 2007
- Ended
- Documentary
- 4 seasons
- 9.0/10
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.
Latest: Season 4 · 2006
View all seasonsE1. The Museum Heist
Jul 6, 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
E2. It Takes a Thief
Jul 7, 2006
Revealing how Paul Mathieson came to lead a band of burglars that travelled America, stealing over $10million worth of loot
E3. Foul Ball
Jul 8, 2006
The capture of fraudster Wayne Bray, who was responsible for the largest sporting memorabilia scam in American history
E4. The Transylvania Job
Jul 10, 2006
Thieves stole over five million dollars worth of sketches and books from the University of Transylvania's rare book collection.
E5. Mission Impossible Burglar
Jul 11, 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'
E6. Money Maker
Jul 12, 2006
The story of forger Wesley Weber, who, while still in his 20s, flooded the Canadian economy with $20million in counterfeit notes
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