The detective and the diamond heist
Belgian detective Patrick Peys had to solve the biggest diamond robbery in history
In the late 1990s, Belgian detective Patrick Peys joined the Diamond Squad. Based in Antwerp's Diamond District, this was the world's first police unit dedicated to solving diamond crime. And soon, Patrick would face the most baffling case of his career when a group of thieves pulled off what seemed to be the perfect robbery. They broke into one of the most heavily-guarded vaults in the Diamond District and stole $100m dollars' worth of jewels. It was the biggest diamond robbery in history. No one saw the thieves coming in, or out. But what followed was a trail of strange clues leading to a mysterious criminal mastermind and a school for felons.
Image: diamonds
Credit: Olivier Polet/Corbis via Getty Images
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Featured in...
Cracking the case: amazing mystery stories—Outlook
Meet people who got drawn into secrets and unsolved mysteries, and uncovered the truth
Podcast
-
The Outlook Podcast Archive
True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives