21 min listen
The Monk: Episode 330
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Joseph Scalise, a member of The Mob, in Chicago, was nicknamed 'The Monk' as when he was younger he aspired to be a Priest. Somewhere along the line things went a bit wrong with that goal....
Today, we hear the story of his trip to London with Art 'The Brain' Rachel and how they were suspected of stealing the incredibly valuable Marlborough Diamond from a high-end jeweller in a stunningly simple operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Scalise#Marlborough_diamond_robbery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/11/newsid_2514000/2514065.stm
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/lost-treasure-the-graff-jewels-and-the-marlborough-diamond-8beb3ceb3c29
https://luxurylondon.co.uk/style/watches-and-jewellery/jewellery/the-graff-jewellery-heist-and-the-40-year-search-for-the-marlborough-diamond/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mob-diamonds-marlborough-diamong-art-rachel/5684614/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graff_(jewellers)
https://luxurylondon.co.uk/style/watches-and-jewellery/jewellery/the-graff-jewellery-heist-and-the-40-year-search-for-the-marlborough-diamond/
https://www.nationalcrimesyndicate.com/day-1980-marlborough-diamond-heist-took-place/
Today, we hear the story of his trip to London with Art 'The Brain' Rachel and how they were suspected of stealing the incredibly valuable Marlborough Diamond from a high-end jeweller in a stunningly simple operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Scalise#Marlborough_diamond_robbery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/11/newsid_2514000/2514065.stm
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/lost-treasure-the-graff-jewels-and-the-marlborough-diamond-8beb3ceb3c29
https://luxurylondon.co.uk/style/watches-and-jewellery/jewellery/the-graff-jewellery-heist-and-the-40-year-search-for-the-marlborough-diamond/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mob-diamonds-marlborough-diamong-art-rachel/5684614/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graff_(jewellers)
https://luxurylondon.co.uk/style/watches-and-jewellery/jewellery/the-graff-jewellery-heist-and-the-40-year-search-for-the-marlborough-diamond/
https://www.nationalcrimesyndicate.com/day-1980-marlborough-diamond-heist-took-place/
Released:
Mar 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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