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Michael Finkel (born 1969) is a journalist and memoirist, who has written the books True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa (2005), The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit (2017), and The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (2023).
Apr 17, 2015 · With the movie running through the true-life events surrounding Longo's murder case and his relationship with Finkel, it's a question worth asking: Where are Michael Finkel and Christian Longo...
Jul 11, 2023 · Estimates vary on their loot's overall value, but Finkel said some experts put the figure at $2 billion US. By contrast, this art thief's lair was hidden in "the most modest house in the...
He stashed all of his stolen artwork, worth by some estimates $2 billion, in a pair of attic rooms in his mother’s house. There, he and his girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who often served as lookout during his thefts, could gaze at the art to their hearts’ content.
Jun 19, 2023 · Almost any of the works he steals could net him a small fortune, and plenty of them—a Brueghel, a Watteau, a Lucas Cranach the Elder—are worth a large one, yet he refuses to sell any.
Jun 27, 2023 · How One Man Stole $2 Billion Worth of Art. From 1994 to 2001, one Frenchman pulled off a staggering 172 art heists. Author Michael Finkel explains just how he did it. By Adrienne Westenfeld...
Apr 20, 2015 · Mike wrote his own book about his experience called True Story. The book was turned into a film by Plan B with Jonah Hill playing Finkel and James Franco playing Longo. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, it opened in theaters on Friday.
