Empty Frames

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Welcome to Empty Frames: an art crime experience. Season 1: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: In the early hours of March 18th, 1990, two thieves posing as police officers were admitted into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. In 81 minutes they stole 13 pieces of artwork, among the paintings stripped from their frames were works by Vermeer, Degas, and Rembrandt. In this series Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna (of the Missing Maura Murray and Crawlspace podcasts) will dig as deep as possible into the case, theories, and social and economic impact the greatest unsolved art heist of all time had on the community.Season 2: Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna broaden their art crime horizons with a six episode season exploring a wide range of topics in the art crime genre. We talk to Turbo about a stolen da Vinci, the guys from Manzanita Ridge in Silver City, New Mexico who share an amazing story of stolen art recovery, and we talk to reporter Asa Romano about Banksy's shredding stunt at Sotheby's in London.Season 3: We hope to return to the Gardner heist. Coming Spring 2019. This show is available in full on Stitcher Premium. Use code FRAMES for a free month.

Episodes

  • Introducing Dark Valley

    16/06/2023 Duration: 47min

    We are very excited to introduce to our Crawlspace listeners a bonus episode, our new podcast series called Dark Valley! This investigative true-crime series covers America's unknown serial killer, told through the lens of their only surviving victim, Jane Boroski.  In Episode 1, Begin At The End, we learn that Jane was seven months pregnant when she was stabbed 27 times by an unknown man. Miraculously, she survived. But, Jane later finds out she is the only survivor of a serial killer who prowled the Connecticut River Valley in the 1980s and killed at least 8 women before her. Now, she's here to speak for the dead. If you enjoyed Episode 1 and want to hear more, you can listen to Episode 2, Time Will Tell, on: Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dark-valley/id1644915712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/49pFOgXhd1viwkJsd8PEoi?si=b4f32403ede64f33 Be sure to subscribe to hear the new episodes of Dark Valley every Friday! Please let us know what yo

  • S3E13 - Remains from the Fireplace

    18/05/2023 Duration: 01h01min

    In episode 12 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Stephanie Rabinowitz and Eric Ulis about their search for the stolen Gardner art. Stephanie was a friend of Brian McDevitt's. Brian was considered a suspect in the Gardner heist. Eric and Stephanie visited the house in Los Angeles where Brian McDevitt lived and searched his fireplace for any remnants of the stolen art. What they found is quite interesting. Check out Eric's site: https://ericulis.com/ Last Seen's episode with Stephanie: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/11/05/flimflammer Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.  http://crawlspace-media.com/.  https://twitter.com/Empty_Fram

  • S3E12 - Exploring the Brian McDevitt Theory

    01/03/2022 Duration: 01h13min

    In episode 12 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Stephanie Rabinowitz and Eric Ulis about their thoughts on the Gardner heist. Stephanie was a friend of Brian McDevitt's. Brian was considered a suspect in the Gardner heist. Check out Eric's site: https://ericulis.com/ Last Seen's episode with Stephanie: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/11/05/flimflammer Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.  http://crawlspace-media.com/.  https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.  https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/.  https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3E11 - Warming Up a Cold Case w/ Eric Ulis

    15/02/2022 Duration: 01h06min

    In episode 11 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Eric Ulis about his thoughts on the Gardner heist. Check out Eric's site: https://ericulis.com/ Check out NBC10's article here: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-clue-reportedly-surfaces-in-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-heist/2578309/ Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.  http://crawlspace-media.com/.  https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.  https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/.  https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3E10 - Reporter Dennis House on Robert Gentile Interview

    17/11/2021 Duration: 46min

    In episode 10 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with news anchor Dennis House about his interview with reputed mobster Robert Gentile.  Check out Dennis House's interview here: https://dennishouse.tv/2021/02/12/my-interview-with-a-reputed-mobster/ Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.  http://crawlspace-media.com/.  https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.  https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/.  https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3E9 - Hunting Down the Art w/ Charley Hill

    11/05/2021 Duration: 01h06min

    This episode was originally published on Empty Frames on Stitcher Premium and Youtube on November 10th, 2020. In episode 9 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with art investigator Charley Hill about the Gardner art and his impressive history in recovering stolen art.  Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after it's released.  Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.  http://crawlspace-media.com/.  https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.  https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/.  https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodca

  • S3E8 - Season 3 Debrief

    02/03/2021 Duration: 59min

    This episode was originally published on Empty Frames on Stitcher Premium and Youtube on August 25th, 2020. In episode 8 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak about season 3 so far and where it's going for the remaining episodes.  Follow Casey Sherman: https://twitter.com/caseysherman123 Check out Hunting Whitey: https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Whitey-Capture-Killing-Americas-ebook/dp/B07X2JSHFX Follow Turbo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtHostage And check out his blog: http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/ Follow the Muddy River Fact Checker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardnerheist And check out his site: http://gardnerheist.com/ Follow Charles Pinning on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlespinning Check out Charles Pinning's book: https://www.amazon.com/Irreplaceable-Charles-Pinning/dp/0615853943/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Joe Gibbons's site: http://joegibbonsfilmmaker.com/about/ Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube

  • Introducing MISSING

    18/02/2021 Duration: 08min

    We want to introduce you to a true crime show with a mission to highlight the missing. It's from Tim and Lance - the hosts of Empty Frames. Please subscribe to Missing!Included clips are from recent series on Missing Erica Franolich, Phoenix Coldon and Archer Ray Johnson. And Josh Hallmark of True Crime Bullsh*t is there too. Subscribe now!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/missing-csm Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsmFollow Missing on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissingCSMFB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSMYT: youtube.com/missingcsmIG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSMFollow Private Investigations For the Missinghttps://investigationsforthemissing.org/http://piftm.org/donatehttps://twitter.com/PIFortheMissinghttps://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ to connect yo

  • S3E7 - The Gibbons Theory Continues

    16/02/2021 Duration: 58min

    This episode was originally published on Empty Frames on Stitcher Premium and Youtube on August 11th, 2020. In episode 7 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Charles Pinning and Pamela Wall to dig deeper into their theory. Charles and Pamela have developed a compelling theory on the Gardner heist. Check out our Youtube video or this Google Doc for some visuals: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQWBTvMmyPXyu5sqDYFdQT_wQaha5FEXOWnK5iN69anLjodQ39eaIsTDXdmWBNP1g8Gua3a4W9wwk9j/pub Links to some articles of note: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-sociopath-scholar-who-made-films-of-his-crimes-tried-to-confess-to-americas-most-famous-art-heist, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/10/27/joe-gibbons-artist-or-thief/ Buy Charles's book: https://www.amazon.com/Irreplaceable-Charles-Pinning/dp/0615853943/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after

  • S3E6 - The Art Liberation Front

    02/02/2021 Duration: 01h11min

    In episode 6 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Charles Pinning and Pamela Wall.  Charles and Pamela have developed a compelling theory on the Gardner heist. Check out our Youtube video or this Google Doc for some visuals: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQWBTvMmyPXyu5sqDYFdQT_wQaha5FEXOWnK5iN69anLjodQ39eaIsTDXdmWBNP1g8Gua3a4W9wwk9j/pub Links to some articles of note: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-sociopath-scholar-who-made-films-of-his-crimes-tried-to-confess-to-americas-most-famous-art-heist, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/10/27/joe-gibbons-artist-or-thief/ Buy Charles's book: https://www.amazon.com/Irreplaceable-Charles-Pinning/dp/0615853943/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after it's released.  Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price li

  • S3E5 - Laissez-faire w/ Cheyna Roth

    19/01/2021 Duration: 50min

    In episode 5 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna talk with Cheyna Roth about the Gardner heist and her new book.  Order Cheyna's book Cold Cases, which has a chapter on the Gardner: https://smile.amazon.com/Cold-Cases-Collection-Unidentified-Kidnappings/dp/1646040341/ And follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cheyna_R Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after it's released.  Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media.  http://crawlspace-media.com/.  https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames.  https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespod

  • S3E4 - Gardner Theory Tour w/ Bill Thomas

    05/01/2021 Duration: 01h12min

    In episode 4 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna talk with Bill Thomas about the Gardner heist and a roundtable of theories. Bill also discusses the time he and Steve Kurkjian toured the Gardner together. Bill has previously been on our other shows Missing Maura Murray and Crawlspace. You can subscribe to those shows here: http://crawlspace-media.com Subscribe to Bill's show Mind Over Murder: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-over-murder/id1494058129, https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mind-over-murder, https://open.spotify.com/show/2jl4P567AGYJkg8XHkuw32 And follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56 Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after it's released. Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-mu

  • S3E3 - Motion Sensors & Silent Alarms w/ Muddy

    22/12/2020 Duration: 01h02min

    In episode 3 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna check in with the Muddy River Fact Checker about the art recovery effort, the motion sensors, the silent alarm and more. Check out betterhelp.com/emptyframes for 10% off your first month! Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media. http://crawlspace-media.com/. https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames, https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/, https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3E2 - The Turbo Train

    08/12/2020 Duration: 01h04min

    In episode 2 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna talk with Turbo Paul Hendry about the recovery effort for the stolen Gardner artwork. Check out Turbo's blog: http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/ Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-a-new-approach Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Network and make sure to follow Empty Frames on social media. http://crawlspace-media.com/. https://twitter.com/Empty_Frames, https://www.instagram.com/emptyframespodcast/, https://www.facebook.com/EmptyFramespodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3E1 - Casey Sherman

    24/11/2020 Duration: 01h02min

    This episode was originally published on May 19th, 2020 on Stitcher Premium. In episode 1 of season 3, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna talk with author and journalist Casey Sherman. Casey discusses his thoughts on the direction of the stolen Gardner artwork recovery effort. Check out Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Casey-Sherman/e/B001JRVP5C Some articles he wrote on the Gardner heist recovery effort: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/05/art-sleuth-says-its-time-to-change-strategy-on-gardner-heist/, https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/22/art-detective-eyes-ira-in-gardner-art-heist/ Follow him here: https://twitter.com/caseysherman123 Check out StitcherPremium.com for the rest of season 3 as it's released! Otherwise check it out on Youtube now or on the public podcast feed six months after it's released. Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4xoWHxXY1fWrK93A84zkg Sign the petition for a reward price list: https://www.change.org/p/let-s-bring-home-the-stolen-isabella-stew

  • Bonus - The Hands Resist Him

    07/02/2020 Duration: 01h43s

    In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna are joined by artist Bill Stoneham, painter of The Hands Resist Him, a painting known as "haunted". We talk to Bill about his art, life, and this incredible painting. Check out Bill Stoneham's work at https://www.stonehamstudios.com/ Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S2E6 - Gardner Heist Minutia

    20/08/2019 Duration: 01h07min

    In season 2 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna continue their dive into the subject of art heists by getting a broader scope of the world in which these crimes take place. In episode 6 of season 2 Tim & Lance again talk to the Muddy River Fact Checker. He helped us out on season one with keeping the Gardner heist facts straight. And now he's back to help us break down some Gardner heist minutia. Our topics include the crime scene photos of Rick Abath, and the surveillance video that was shot the night before the heist. Crime scene photo: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen/2018/09/24/inside-job Night Before Heist video: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/historic-footage-connected-to-gardner-museum-burglary-released-public-assistance-sought. In season 1 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna (Missing Maura Murray, Crawlspace) dig into the mystery of the greatest art heist of all time. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts was rob

  • S2E5 - Stolen da Vinci

    06/08/2019 Duration: 01h15min

    In season 2 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna continue their dive into the subject of art heists by getting a broader scope of the world in which these crimes take place. In episode 5 of season 2 Tim & Lance again talk to Turbo Paul Hendry. He's a former "knocker" who went on to be a firewall between people who possess stolen artwork and their owners. We talk about the stolen Madonna of the Yarnwinder by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting was stolen in 2003 from Drumlanrig Castle by two thieves posing as tourists, who said "Don't worry love, we're the police. This is just practice" to two tourists from New Zealand as they exited through a window. Check out Turbo's blogs: http://arthostage.blogspot.com/, http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/. In season 1 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna (Missing Maura Murray, Crawlspace) dig into the mystery of the greatest art heist of all time. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts was robbed of thirteen pieces of artwork on

  • S2E4 - Dr. No w/ Turbo Paul

    23/07/2019 Duration: 01h14min

    In season 2 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna continue their dive into the subject of art heists by getting a broader scope of the world in which these crimes take place. In episode 4 of season 2 Tim & Lance talk to Turbo Paul Hendry. He's a former "knocker" who went on to be a firewall between people who possess stolen artwork and their owners. We talk about the idea of a Dr. No character who might possess famous stolen artworks. Do Dr. No's exist? Turbo has a few real life Dr. No examples for us. And what exactly is a Dr. Yes? Listen to find out. Check out Turbo's blogs: http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/, http://arthostage.blogspot.com/.  In season 1 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna (Missing Maura Murray, Crawlspace) dig into the mystery of the greatest art heist of all time. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts was robbed of thirteen pieces of artwork on March 18th, 1990. The frames remain empty today, awaiting their return. Please sign and share t

  • S2E3 - Shredding Banksy

    09/07/2019 Duration: 01h06min

    In season 2 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna continue their dive into the subject of art heists by getting a broader scope of the world in which these crimes take place. In episode 3 of season 2 Tim & Lance talk to Aja Romano, internet culture reporter for Vox. Aja wrote a great article on Banksy's stunt at Sotheby's in London in October of 2018. Check Aja Romano's articles at https://www.vox.com/authors/aja-romano, and follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajaromano Her article on Banksy's shredding of Balloon Girl: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/8/17941350/banksy-trolls-sothebys-shredded-art-balloon-girl Banksy's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/BomXijJhArX/, his director's cut: https://youtu.be/9MezgOU9vRg In season 1 of Empty Frames Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna (Missing Maura Murray, Crawlspace) dig into the mystery of the greatest art heist of all time. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts was robbed of thirteen pieces of artwork on March 18th

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