There's a fact for ya.

So if you've ever watched a Hollywood movie

that involved a heist, you'll notice that they

almost always portray the thieves

as criminal masterminds.

Movies like Oceans 11 and The Thomas Crown Affair

among others, are excellent movies, but

once they end so does our suspension of disbelief

because let's face it, there couldn't possibly be

that smart of criminals out there

that they could pull off these incredible heists.

Or could there?

Well as it turns out there have been

some criminals that have pulled off some

incredible heists over the years,

proving that once in a while crime does pay.

So this week I gathered some of the

smartest criminals of all time

that have pulled off some pretty amazing thefts.

And of course I wanted to share them all with you.

So here they are, the

10 Most Brilliant Criminals In History.

Number one is The Vacuum Gang.

In France there's a gang of thieves that have

been steeling money from supermarkets since 2006.

Their brilliance is that unlike other thieves

that might use safe cracking or explosives

this gang has been emptying safes

using nothing more than a drill and

a modified vacuum.

They discovered a weakness in the type of

safe used by French supermarket chain Monoprix.

By drilling into the delivery tubes near the safes,

they simply hook up their device to it

and suck out the envelopes of cash.

They have successfully stolen at least

$800,000 from 15 different stores since they started.

What's most surprising is that Monoprix

has no plans to change their

cash delivery system, despite the fact

that it's cost them nearly $1 million

over the last several years.

See sometimes the simplest things

are the most successful, maybe

that's why so many of you subscribe to me.

(laughs)

Number two, Are the Credit Lyonnais Burglars.

On March 30th 2010 a group of thieves stole

millions of Euros of cash and valuables

from the Credit Lyonnais bank in Paris.

They first waited until the bank was closed for renovations.

They then tunneled into the bank,

subdued a guard, broke into the vault,

and emptied 125 safety deposit boxes.

Finally they set the building on fire

destroying any evidence and allowing them

to get away scot-free.

What's incredible about this story

is not that they got away with it but

that the whole operation took nine full hours

and they still got away with it.

Really though, one guard to watch

and entire bank for nine full hours

and nobody checked on him?

Either this was an inside job or

the robbers had horseshoes up their asses.

Or they just realized that they

were hitting up a really stupid bank.

Yeah I'm gonna go with the latter.

Number three, are The Pink Panthers.

The Pink Panthers were a Serbian gang

of jewel thieves known to be responsible

for the robberies of 120 jewelry stores

in over 20 different countries.

They were known for their daring escapes

and creative break-ins, including one famous heist

where they all dressed up as women,

broke into a jewelry store and stole

$108 million worth of jewelry.

Their crowing achievement however

was the theft of a diamond worth £500 million in London.

The thieves hid the diamond in a jar of face cream

similar to the movie Return of the Pink Panther

which is how the group earned their name.

That is crazy stuff.

Number four, is the Friday Night Robbers.

Carl Gugasian was a successful American thief

that had the smarts to make his

criminal career last 30 years.

He began robbing shops when he was 15

and dedicated himself to a lifetime of crime

even going as far as to get a

master's degree in Systems Analysis.

He was extremely meticulous in his planning

using two separate getaway vehicles

and even had very specific criteria to

narrow down which banks were the

most vulnerable, ensuring his success.

Three decades and $2 million later,

the only reason that he got caught

was pure and simple bad luck.

One day two teenage boys just happen

to discover his cache of weapons and masks

while playing in the park, that happened

to have his fingerprints on it.

As of right now he's still serving his 17 year sentence

and I hope to hell he's had better luck in prison

otherwise I'm sure he ended up as

Big Bubba's personal pincushion.

Yikes.

Number 5 is Derek "Bertie" Smalls.

Bertie Smalls was a British robber

who led a gang of thieves in the 1960s and 70s.

He led several successful bank robberies

including one where he got away with

£230,000 which was a record theft at the time.

Unfortunately for him his streak ended

when a member of his gang gave him up to the police.

However Bertie always had incredible survival instincts

and was very smart when it came to avoiding jail.

So this time was no exception.

Faced with 25 years in prison, he offered

to give up the name of every single person

he had ever been connected with and for

testifying against all of his former friends was

offered immunity and successfully avoided jail time.

Pretty sweet deal considering he led

a lifetime of crime except for the

rumor there's a £1 million bounty on his head

from some very powerful underground mob bosses.

So, he's free but you know now he's got

a significantly shorter lifespan.

Number six is The 300 Million Yen Robber.

On December 10th of 1968 a bank car

transporting ¥300 million, worth about $817,000 US

was pulled over by a policeman on a motorcycle.

The policeman warned there was a bomb under the truck

so all four armed guards exited the vehicle

while the policeman inspected it.

The only problem is the policeman wasn't a policeman

he was actually an unknown bank robber

who simply drove away with the cash

never to be seen again.

Now this might sound silly but in

the guards' defense that specific bank

had been getting a lot of bomb threats

as of late, so it wasn't unreasonable

to hear that there was a bomb under the truck.

Still that being said Japan you might wanna

step up your security game, know what I'm sayin'?

Damn.

Number seven are the Boston Art Robbers.

On the night of March 18th 1990

two men gained access to the

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

They stole and estimated $500 million worth of art

including priceless masterworks by Rembrandt

and Monet among others.

Dressed as police officers they were able

to convince security that they were responding

to a call, after which they raided the museum

stealing 13 pieces of historical one-of-a-kind

pieces of artwork.

Despite this being the largest private property theft

in history, the truly amazing thing is that

the statute of limitations has run out.

So even if these men came forward

they could not be charged with a crime.

Man, these guys need to come forward,

I mean they can't be charged with a crime

so at a minimum they'll probably

be given a movie deal and become celebrities.

I mean we have made people like Honey Boo Boo

famous so these guys definitely have a shot.

Number eight is The School of Turin.

The School of Turin was the name given

to a group of thieves led by criminal mastermind

Leonardo Notarbartolo in Belgium.

They were the ones responsible for

the infamous Antwerp diamond heist

which was dubbed the heist of the century.

Every step of the heist was carefully planned

and executed, everything from Leonardo staying

in the bank vault the night before to learning and

by passing the most intricate workings of the bank vault.

They were even smart enough to have

the foresight to not only grab the diamonds but

the paperwork needed to sell them as legitimate.

Interestingly they all got away with it except

Leonardo who was convicted purely on DNA evidence

found on a half eaten sandwich found by the crime scene.

Damn well just goes to show you

never commit a robbery on an empty stomach.

You're more likely to slip up.

(touching piano riff)

Number nine are the Baker Street Burglars.

In 1971 a team of thieves tunneled into

the Lloyds Baker Street bank vault in London

stealing £3 million worth of cash and valuables

from safety deposit boxes.

During the heist a radio operator overheard

their transmissions and contacted police,

who franticly searched over 700 banks in the area.

Amazingly police arrived at that very bank

but upon seeing no damage to the vault door

left and continued searching other banks.

But despite several of the men getting caught

years later the true mastermind of the plot

was said to be a London car dealer

who was never caught.

Interestingly this story was the basis

for the movie The Bank Job starring Jason Statham

who just happens to be one of my favorite actors

because he's got the whole bald with

a beard thing going on.

It's my favorite look.

And number 10, D. B. Cooper.

One of the most infamous and mysterious

criminals in history is D. B. Cooper.

On November 24th of 1971 a man

named Dan Cooper who's real name

has never been discovered, hijacked a

Boeing 727 claiming that he

had a bomb in his suitcase.

Upon landing in Seattle he demanded

$200,000 and four parachutes.

Shortly after the plane taking off for Mexico

he jumped out of the aircraft, over the

mountains northwest of Portland.

Even after years of searches and ongoing

FBI investigations neither he nor the money

were ever found.

It's amazing to think that there

was once a time when criminals in America

could actually get away with hijacking an airplane.

Today he probably would've been wrapped up

in an American flag while everybody

aboard that flight beat the piss

out of him and yelled 'Merica.

And that's all for this time guys.

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