Paris art theft suspect says he threw paintings in garbage bin

"Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Matisse and Leger paintings stolen in May 2010, and worth about $134 million, may have been dumped in a garbage bin on a Paris street and destroyed with the rest of that day's trash, according to testimony by one of three suspects connected to the theft. The suspect, a 34-year-old watch repairman, was identified only as Jonathan B. by the French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche. The paper broke the detailed story on the investigation Sunday."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Los Angeles Times
On:  10/09/11
Website:  http://www.latimes.com

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