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This Crime Was Very Nearly Perfect December 12, 2022
n the pre-dawn darkness of December 11, 1978, a stolen black Ford Econoline lingered outside New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Inside, several men waited for a signal, their faces covered in black ski masks.Finally, at 3:12 AM, the si...
Lufthansa Heist Followed by Brutal Murders December 11, 2020
The December 11, 1978 Lufthansa heist was the most infamous caper in U.S. history. At John F. Kennedy International Airport, associates of New York City’s Lucchese crime family netted nearly $6 million (or $22.5 million today) in cash and jewels; alm...
