This is the fascinating and unusual story of French art thief Stéphane Breitwieser who stole over 200 artworks worth $2 billion. Breitwieser made his thefts from museums, galleries, and cathedrals all over Europe with the aid of his girlfriend who acted as lookout. The stolen items totaled a fortune but they were not stolen to be resold. Breitwieser kept all the items in his small room where he could admire them daily and eventually had more than the room could hold. He also believed he was rescuing the artworks from the museums he called "prisons for art". His thieving became an obsession/addiction and even though his girlfriend pleaded with him and ultimately left him over it he just couldn't stop. The tension in the story increases with each theft until he is ultimately caught. It's an unusual and intriguing story. See Kevin's blog about it.
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