Masterminds

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.

• Ep 1

  1.The Anthon Forgeries

  16-07-2003

  The story of master forger Mark Hoffmann, who created numerous falsified documents relating to the founding of the Mormon church, and fooled experts all over the world

• Ep 2

  2.The Dunbar Heist

  16-07-2003

  Mark Hoffman fabricates more than 600 American historical documents.

• Ep 3

  3.The Knightsbridge Heist

  29-09-2003

  Britain's largest heist in history netted the culprit $90 million in jewels, cash and drugs.

• Ep 4

  4.Man Called Hollywood

  06-10-2003

  The criminal acts committed by Scott Scurlock, who robbed 19 Seattle banks between 1992 and 1996

• Ep 5

  5.Double Crossed

  03-11-2003

  A woman who managed to con over $185,000 out of the residents of Colorado Springs

• Ep 6

  6.The Laguna Niguel Heist

  17-11-2003

  Profile of America's most successful robber Amil Dinsio, who made history in 1972 when he raided the richest bank in the US

• Ep 7

  7.A Smuggler Supreme

  24-11-2003

  Profile of Brian O'Dea, who used his job as a fisherman to import marijuana into America during the 1980s, making himself $200million in the process

• Ep 8

  8.Art Fraud

  08-12-2003

  Two Americans discover the man who pulled off the biggest art fraud in U.K. history.

• Ep 9

  9.The Hotel Pierre Heist

  15-12-2003

  On New Years Eve 1972, Bobby Comfort and his gang pulled off the largest hotel safe heist in U.S. history. It happened at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. After rehearsing a numb...

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• Ep 10

  10.The Perfect Score

  22-12-2003

  Profile of robber William Smarto who hid inside an Illinois bank until closing time and walked away with over $1,000,000 in loot

• Ep 11

  11.Harn

  19-01-2004

  Fraternity brothers use computer trickery to scam the horse-racing world.

• Ep 12

  12.A Day at the Races

  14-02-2004

  The criminals who won over $3million by forging winning horse racing tickets on the Breeders' Cup before being caught

• Ep 13

  13.The Stopwatch Heist

  20-02-2004

  How the FBI tracked down notorious robber Paddy Mitchell and his gang of thieves who were capable of carrying out heists within 90 seconds

• Ep 14

  14.King of Car Thieves

  06-03-2004

  Investigating the capture of Bill Dhaliwal and his gang of elite car thieves who were responsible for stealing high quality cars and selling them to unsuspecting buyers

• Ep 15

  15.The Riviera Job

  26-03-2004

  Albert Spaggiari's robbery of the Societe Generale bank in Nice in 1976, in which he stole gold, cash and gems worth millions

• Ep 16

  16.The Dinner Set Gang

  23-04-2004

  They were the craftiest cat burglars of the 20th Century. For years, Peter Salerno and his partner Dominick Latella plagued the wealthy along the East Coast. In the summer, they st...

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• Ep 17

  17.Safe Landing

  16-04-2004

  An insight into the sophisticated gang of thieves, including a jeweller and a former detective, who stole more than $6million in cash and gems over a 10 year period

• Ep 18

  18.The Forger's Art

  25-04-2004

  A profile of John Drewe, who was caught in 1997 for dealing in forged paintings that had fooled art experts across the world and earned him millions

• Ep 19

  19.Fools Gold

  05-05-2004

  A recreation of the Bre-X goldmine scam in Indonesia that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings.

• Ep 20

  20.The Bandit Queen

  19-05-2004

  How Judy Amar baffled Florida police with a string of robberies in mansions that had strict security measures

• Ep 21

  21.A Gem of a Heist

  22-05-2004