Art Thieves Pull Off Major Heist in Zurich

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 The private collection of famous artworks at Zurich's E.G. Buehrle Collection suddenly became smaller over the weekend, and not at the proprietors' behest. On Sunday, three disguised and armed robbers stole over $160 million worth of artwork by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and other masters from the Swiss museum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )