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Case 2: Maxfield Parrish Art Heist  
"American Greed," a new series on CNBC, explores the worlds of scams, cons and schemes.

In the second case of Episode #1, two Maxfield Parrish paintings -- worth $4 million -- vanish into the night!   » WATCH FULL EPISODE
The Players
 
Invaluable Works by Maxfield Parrish
THE MURALS
Stolen
Masterpieces
J.P. Bryan, Art Collector
THE COLLECTOR
J.P. Bryan,
Texas Oilman
Special Agent Chris Calarco
  THE INVESTIGATOR  
Chris Calarco,
FBI Agent
   
 
Case File  
The Heist The Crime Scene Solve the Crime! Art Theft
SCENE 1 - A daring heist. Under the cover of darkness... a hole is expertly cut in the roof. An alarm goes haywire. Two paintings by famed American Artist Maxfield Parrish disappear into the night.
Break-in!
 
 
 
The Heist The Crime Scene Solve the Crime! Art Theft
SCENE 2 - It looked like a scene out of a movie. But this was real. The Edenhurst Gallery in West Hollywood, California was stripped of its prized possession. The murals were gone –- only empty frames remained. The thieves made a clean getaway.
Bare Frames
 
 
 
The Heist The Crime Scene Solve the Crime! Art Theft
SCENE 3 - There are no solid clues -– no suspects. The FBI's Art Crime Team is on the case. Special Agent Chris Calarco takes the lead –- can he find the precious paintings?
On the Top Ten Most Wanted -- Missing Art!
 
 
 
The Heist The Crime Scene Solve the Crime! Art Theft
SCENE 4 - Enter the illicit world of art crimes -- a study in high end collectors, sellers and thieves –- a portrait of "American Greed."
Next Possible Victims?
 
 
Video Exhibits
  Hook, Line and Sucker Preview   Art Heist Preview

It's a daring heist -- in a West Hollywood Gallery two paintings valued at $4 million vanish. Can police recover the artwork?		  
 
Exclusive L.A. Sheriff's Dept. crime scene video of Edenhurst Gallery following the theft.
Art broker Alma Gilbert describes the content in Maxfield Parrish's paintings.  
 
 
Photo Slideshow
View the Slideshow Art Heist: Crime Scene Exclusives! | Click to View Slideshow
View the Slideshow Most Valuable Missing or Stolen Paintings | Click to View Slideshow
 
 
The series is narrated by actor Stacy Keach and produced exclusively for CNBC, America's Business Channel, by Kurtis Productions.

SHOW TIMES

Episode 3: Art Heist & Medical Scams
Friday, November 13th  10p | 1a ET
Wednesday, November 18th  9p | 12a ET

Episode 4: Meth Identity & The Wheaton Bandit
Saturday, November 14th  8p | 11p ET
Wednesday, November 18th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 5: Religious Prey & Medical Scams
Monday, November 16th  12a ET
Friday, Nvomber 20th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 6: Religious Prey & It Takes a Thief
Saturday, November 21st  8p | 11p ET

Episode 7: The Martin Frankel Case
Sunday, November 22nd  Midnight ET

Episode 8: When Greed and Giving Collide
Wednesday, November 25th  9p | Midnight ET

Episode 9: Unsolved:  $300 Million Art Heist
Wednesday, November 25th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 10: Stealing from Scientologists & Art Fraud
Friday, November 27th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 11: Deadly RX for Greed
Saturday, November 28th  8p | 11p ET

Episode 12: WorldCom Scam & Hollywood Scams
Sunday, November 29th  Midnight  ET

Episode 13: Fraud in Cyberspace
Wednesday, December 2nd  9p | 12a ET

Episode 14: Tyco's Koziowski
Wednesday, December 2nd  10p | 1a ET
    
 
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