A Dutch court upheld an eight-year sentence for the daring serial thief who stole nearly $20 million in art from museum:
, was stolen in March 2020 from the Singer Laren museum just outside Amsterdam. M. was reported to have had at least one accomplice at the time, though the person has not been identified.vanished from the Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam.Security footage of the theft at the Singer Laren Museum in March of 2020.
M. was ordered to pay compensation of more than $8.8 million to the Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden museum for the missing Hals. The Singer Laren museum reportedly did not file a claim for damages.painting was on loan from the Groninger Museum in Groningen when it was stolen at roughly 3 a.m.to enter through the glass doors and then left with the canvas under his arm a few minutes later. The artwork’s frame was later found in the parking lot.
In its ruling, the court cited DNA evidence left behind on parts of the frame that authorities tied to the man. The judges also pointed out similarities between the “targeted” thefts: Both happened at re gional museums with relatively small collections where the stolen works stood out as masterpieces by famous names.
The thief’s home in Baarn was just ten minutes by car from the Singer Laren, and less than 45 minutes away from the Leerdam museum near the border of Utrecht and Noord-Brabant, according to
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