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- Blanchard escaped arrest twice—once crawling through the ceiling at a police station and another time driving away in a police car—before being deported to Canada in 1997.
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Jul 13, 2023 · In 1998, Blanchard pulled off what is arguably his most notable heist, stealing a rare jewel that belonged to Empress Elisabeth of Austria from the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, and replacing it...
In return for the jewel, Blanchard's co-accuseds received conditional sentences. Blanchard never identified his accomplices in any of his global heists, and he was the only one to serve prison time. The priceless Köchert Diamond Pearl was returned to Austria by a Canadian Crown Attorney in 2009.
Jul 13, 2023 · His crimes didn’t stop there — though his later activity didn’t quite have the same makings of a Hollywood heist blockbuster: Blanchard was arrested again in March 2017 for shoplifting gaming...
Jul 15, 2023 · Blanchard’s Downfall. The heist was successful, but the heat came down harder on Blanchard as the years progressed. He was a massive target for law enforcement. Blanchard was also working bigger jobs for organized crime bosses.
Jul 13, 2023 · Another time, he managed to escape from police interrogation by hiding in the ceiling tiles. For Blanchard, engaging in crime was an "addiction" that ultimately pushed him to carry out his...
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Jul 11, 2023 · On a June day in 1998, at the height of the summer tourist season, Gerald Daniel Blanchard entered Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna and deftly removed a diamond-and-pearl-encrusted pin that had once...
Jul 13, 2023 · He escapes from the authorities once by hiding in the ductwork at a police station and another time by stealing a police car while still in handcuffs; he falls in with crime syndicates and arms...
