Masterminds
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2003
Documentary
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.
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Episode 23 : Making Millions
April. 26,2005
Counterfeiter Steven Jory flooded the British market with fifty million pounds.
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Episode 22 : The Phantom Bandit
April. 25,2005
Gilber Galvan, a master of disguise, robbed over a hundred banks across Canada without leaving a clue as to his true identity.
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Episode 21 : Stealing History
April. 12,2005
Jonathon Tokeley-Parry illegally retrieved more than two thousand Egyptian artifacts and sold them around the world.
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Episode 20 : Hot Wheels
April. 12,2005
Police and FBI agents trail the mastermind behind a car-theft ring.
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Episode 19 : The ConRail Boyz
April. 05,2005
A train-robbery gang uses high-tech equipment.
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Episode 18 : Leader of the Pack
March. 22,2005
Aaron Rogers recruited childhood friends to help rob credit unions.
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Episode 17 : The Jacksonville Heist
April. 18,2005
An armored-car driver steals $19 million from a cash depot.
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Episode 16 : The Brinks Matt Robbery
March. 08,2005
An insight into criminal masterminds and ingenious plots, featuring the Brinks Mat robbery, the biggest heist in British history
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Episode 15 : Crazy Eddie
February. 22,2005
An electronics dealer bilks suppliers, employees and government officials of millions of dollars.
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Episode 14 : The Stander Gang
February. 08,2005
A profile of South African police chief Andre Stander, who decided on an unlikely change of career when he became a bank robber
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Episode 13 : The Superthief
January. 18,2005
The story of how Jack McClean's crime spree earned him the unofficial title of 'superthief'
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Episode 12 : The Disappearing Man
December. 21,2004
A bank clerk steals over a million dollars from the bank he works at and leaves his wife and the state.
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Episode 11 : The Memorial Day Heist
November. 30,2004
Police officer Jerry Clemente was the mastermind behind a bank heist.
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Episode 10 : Air America
November. 16,2004
Cocaine smuggling.
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Episode 9 : The Jewelry Show Job
November. 02,2004
Registered jeweler Tony Granims and team robbed jewelery stores and baffled the police.
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Episode 8 : Slot Machine Genius
October. 26,2004
A look at the crime spree of Tommy Lee Carmichael, who stole $2.5million from fruit machines in Las Vegas
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Episode 7 : The Cairo Caper
October. 19,2004
A charming rogue steals more than 2,000 ancient artifacts and re-sells them around the world.
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Episode 5 : The Kansas City Diamond Heist
October. 05,2004
A gang wearing Halloween masks and overalls steals millions of dollars' worth of jewels.
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Episode 4 : The Friday Night Robber
September. 28,2004
The crime spree of Carl Gugasian, who organised more than 50 bank robberies - all carried out on Fridays - and evaded capture for 30 years
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Episode 3 : Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief
September. 07,2004
A prolific cat-burglar reveals how he scaled high-rises and made off with diamonds and jewelry.
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Episode 2 : The Dublin Job
August. 18,2004
Investigating the 1986 theft of £30million of paintings from Russborough House, near Dublin, which was carried out by crime boss Martin Cahill
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Episode 1 : James Bond Gang
August. 04,2004
An insight into the James Bond gang, a group of criminals from New York who used customised getaway vehicles in their heists during the 1980s
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Seasons
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.