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Season 1 is about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: In the early hours of March 18th, 1990, two thieves posing as police officers were admitted into the Gardner Museum in Boston. In 81 minutes they stole 13 pieces of artwork, among the paintings stripped from their frames were works by Vermeer, Degas, and Rembrandt.
Season 2 tackles other angles of art crime. We chat w/ owners of an antique store who found a famous stolen painting, we discuss a stolen da Vinci with Turbo, and we dig into Gardner heist minutia.
Season 3 is back to the Gardner!

Latest Episodes:

Crawlspace Bonus - New DB Cooper Discoveries w/ Eric Ulis Jun 10, 2025

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In this episode of Crawlspace, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by Eric Ulis. Eric is an unwavering and tireless investigator who has made it a mission of his to discover the true identity of the legendary famous skyjacker, DB Cooper.

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S3E16 - Suspect Brian McDevitt Updates w/ Eric Ulis Apr 12, 2025

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In this new episode, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Eric Ulis about the Gardner heist suspect Brian McDevitt. We discuss Brian's timeline and his girlfriend at the time of the heist (Stephanie Rabinowitz)'s diary from 1990 and much more.

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Last Seen's episode with Stephanie: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/11/05/flimflammer.

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach.

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/.

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S3E15 - Artists as Thieves - Live w/ Charles Pinning Apr 01, 2025

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In this new episode recorded live on Youtube, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna again speak with Charles Pinning about his theory from episodes 6, 7, and 14 of season 3.

Charles and Pamela Wall have developed a compelling theory on the Gardner heist.

Check out our Youtube video or this Google Doc for some visuals: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQWBTvMmyPXyu5sqDYFdQT_wQaha5FEXOWnK5iN69anLjodQ39eaIsTDXdmWBNP1g8Gua3a4W9wwk9j/pub.

Links to some articles of note: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-sociopath-scholar-who-made-films-of-his-crimes-tried-to-confess-to-americas-most-famous-art-heist, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/10/27/joe-gibbons-artist-or-thief/.

Buy Charles's book: https://www.amazon.com/Irreplaceable-Charles-Pinning/dp/0615853943/ref.

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg.

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach.

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/.

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S3E14 - New Info on Compelling Theory Mar 16, 2025

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In the first new episode in nearly two years, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna once again speak with Charles Pinning. Charles discusses some new details to his theory from episodes 6 and 7 of season 3.

Charles and Pamela Wall have developed a compelling theory on the Gardner heist.

Check out our Youtube video or this Google Doc for some visuals: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQWBTvMmyPXyu5sqDYFdQT_wQaha5FEXOWnK5iN69anLjodQ39eaIsTDXdmWBNP1g8Gua3a4W9wwk9j/pub.

Links to some articles of note: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-sociopath-scholar-who-made-films-of-his-crimes-tried-to-confess-to-americas-most-famous-art-heist, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/10/27/joe-gibbons-artist-or-thief/.

Buy Charles's book: https://www.amazon.com/Irreplaceable-Charles-Pinning/dp/0615853943/ref.

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg.

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach.

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/.

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S3E13 - Remains from the Fireplace May 18, 2023

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In episode 12 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Stephanie Rabinowitz and Eric Ulis about their search for the stolen Gardner art. Stephanie was a friend of Brian McDevitt's. Brian was considered a suspect in the Gardner heist. Eric and Stephanie visited the house in Los Angeles where Brian McDevitt lived and searched his fireplace for any remnants of the stolen art. What they found is quite interesting.

Check out Eric's site: https://ericulis.com/.

Last Seen's episode with Stephanie: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/11/05/flimflammer.

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg.

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach.

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/.

Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.

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https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.

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S3E12 - Exploring the Brian McDevitt Theory Mar 01, 2022

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In episode 12 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Stephanie Rabinowitz and Eric Ulis about their thoughts on the Gardner heist. Stephanie was a friend of Brian McDevitt's. Brian was considered a suspect in the Gardner heist.

Check out Eric's site: https://ericulis.com/

Last Seen's episode with Stephanie: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/11/05/flimflammer

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.

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S3E11 - Warming Up a Cold Case w/ Eric Ulis Feb 15, 2022

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In episode 11 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Eric Ulis about his thoughts on the Gardner heist.

Check out Eric's site: https://ericulis.com/.

Check out NBC10's article here: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-clue-reportedly-surfaces-in-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-heist/2578309/.

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg.

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach.

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/.

Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.

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S3E10 - Reporter Dennis House on Robert Gentile Interview Nov 17, 2021

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In episode 10 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with news anchor Dennis House about his interview with reputed mobster Robert Gentile.

Check out Dennis House's interview here: https://dennishouse.tv/2021/02/12/my-interview-with-a-reputed-mobster/

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.

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S3E9 - Hunting Down the Art w/ Charley Hill May 11, 2021

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In episode 9 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with art investigator Charley Hill about the Gardner art and his impressive history in recovering stolen art.

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg.

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach.

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.

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S3E8 - Season 3 Debrief Mar 02, 2021

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This episode was originally published on Empty Frames on Stitcher Premium and Youtube on August 25th, 2020.

In episode 8 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak about season 3 so far and where it's going for the remaining episodes.

Follow Casey Sherman: https://twitter.com/caseysherman123

Check out Hunting Whitey: https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Whitey-Capture-Killing-Americas-ebook/dp/B07X2JSHFX

Follow Turbo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtHostage

And check out his blog: http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/

Follow the Muddy River Fact Checker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardnerheist

And check out his site: http://gardnerheist.com/

Follow Charles Pinning on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlespinning

Check out Charles Pinning's book: https://www.amazon.com/Irreplaceable-Charles-Pinning/dp/0615853943/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Joe Gibbons's site: http://joegibbonsfilmmaker.com/about/

Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after it's released.

Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg

Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach

Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.

http://crawlspace-media.com/.

https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.

https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/.

https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/

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