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Jack Roland Murphy (May 26, 1937 – September 12, 2020), known as "Murph the Surf" or "Murf the Surf", was convicted of murder in 1969. He was also involved in the biggest jewel heist in American history, the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of New York's American Museum of Natural History.
Sep 14, 2020 · A daring thief and self-promoter, an author, a prison missionary and television evangelist, he created his own myths and let the news media and Hollywood embellish them.
Sep 14, 2020 · Jack Roland Murphy, known in the surf community as "Murph the Surf" — and known later in the prison system for helping thousands of others despite his convictions as a murderer and jewel thief —...
Feb 13, 2023 · A multi-part series, "Murf the Surf" tells the story of Jack Roland Murphy, a San Diego-born surfer who eventually became one of the most famous jewel thieves in American history. According to the Encyclopedia of Surfing, Murphy was born in 1937 in Carlsbad, CA, where he began surfing. At the age of 18, he picked up and left for Florida, where ...
Feb 1, 2022 · Jack Roland Murphy was an “enigma of fabled deeds and crimes,” as one writer put it. Better known as “Murph the Surf,” he purported to be a violin virtuoso, tennis star, two-time national...
Sep 15, 2020 · CRYSTAL RIVER — Jack Roland Murphy, or “Murf the Surf,” the man behind the “Jewel Heist of the Century” in 1965 died Sunday at age 83, according to his wife, Kitten.
Sep 15, 2020 · “Jack ‘Murf the Surf’ Murphy — surfing pioneer, jewel thief, convicted murderer, who spent the rest of his life ministering the word of Jesus in prisons across the world — has passed away.
Sep 17, 2020 · Mr. Murphy, whose life of crime continued for several years before he went to prison, only to emerge as an evangelist to inmates, died Sept. 12 at his home in Crystal River, Fla. He was 83.
Sep 15, 2020 · PETERSBURG (CBSMiami/AP) — Jack "Murf the Surf" Murphy, a hall of fame surfer best known for one of the biggest jewel heists in U.S. history, including the Star of India sapphire, has died in...
Sep 16, 2020 · PETERSBURG, Florida -- Jack "Murf the Surf" Murphy, who was behind one of the biggest jewel heists in U.S. history, gained membership in a surfing hall of fame and served time for murder, has...
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