How a scheme to steal a Stradivarius went awry
Clip: 11/10/2014 | 6m 18s
Buzz Bissinger of Vanity Fair joins Jeffrey Brown to tell the tale.
In January, a street criminal tazed Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond and stole his precious Stradivarius violin. Unfortunately for the thief -- who was sentenced to seven years in jail Monday -- the police commissioner in charge was a symphony devotee. Buzz Bissinger of Vanity Fair joins Jeffrey Brown to tell the tale.
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How a scheme to steal a Stradivarius went awry
Clip: 11/10/2014 | 6m 18s
In January, a street criminal tazed Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond and stole his precious Stradivarius violin. Unfortunately for the thief -- who was sentenced to seven years in jail Monday -- the police commissioner in charge was a symphony devotee. Buzz Bissinger of Vanity Fair joins Jeffrey Brown to tell the tale.
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