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Six Charged With 'The Scream' Theft
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| 12-19-2005
Posted on 12/19/2005 5:28:17 PM PST by blam
Six charged with The Scream theft
The Scream was stolen in a daylight raid in August 2004
Six people have been charged in Oslo in connection with the theft of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream. The masterpiece, along with another work, Madonna, was taken in a daylight raid on the Norwegian capital's Munch Museum in August 2004.
Neither work has been seen since, despite an international search and the offer of a reward.
Five people are charged with theft, one is charged with receiving stolen goods. They will stand trial in February.
None of the six people has been identified. If convicted, the five charged with theft could face up to 17 years in prison, and the sixth could face six years.
State prosecutor Terje Nyobe said the indictment reads "grand theft committed as part of the activities of an organised crime group".
In the robbery, two masked gunmen walked into the museum past terrified tourists, pulled the pictures from the wall and drove off in a car driven by a third man, before switching to another getaway car.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: art; charged; edvardmunch; munch; norway; scandinavia; scream; six; theft; thescream
I've read that 'The Scream' was painted after the artist had viewed a mummy.
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posted on
12/19/2005 5:28:17 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
I've read that 'The Scream' was painted after the artist had viewed a mummy. Yes, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea's mummy.
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posted on
12/19/2005 5:31:42 PM PST
by
jigsaw
(God Bless Our Troops.)
To: blam; Republicanprofessor; hellinahandcart; All
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posted on
12/19/2005 5:36:53 PM PST
by
dighton
To: blam
So, does this mean Howard Dean is back in business?
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posted on
12/19/2005 5:39:50 PM PST
by
sourcery
(Either the Constitution trumps stare decisis, or else the Constitution is a dead letter.)
To: blam
To: blam
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posted on
12/19/2005 6:17:00 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Chode
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posted on
12/19/2005 7:19:18 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Darwinism is a belief in the meaninglessness of existence - R. Kirk)
To: blam
Socialist ideal: In art, make the ugly beautiful. Well, with The Scream, they've been successful.
To: reagan_fanatic
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posted on
12/19/2005 7:31:17 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: blam
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posted on
12/19/2005 8:00:20 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(Iraqis have purple on their fingers. Liberals have brown on their thumbs.)
To: Sam Cree; Republicanprofessor
Art Ping?
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posted on
12/19/2005 8:02:50 PM PST
by
woofie
To: Sam Cree; Liz; Joe 6-pack; woofie; vannrox; giotto; iceskater; Conspiracy Guy; Dolphy; ...
Art ping.
Let Sam Cree or me know if you want on or off the art ping list.
This is a great, expressionist artwork. But it's too late and I'm too tired now to explain why it's so powerful.
To: Republicanprofessor
That's OK, RP, even I can see how effective it is.
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posted on
12/19/2005 8:52:44 PM PST
by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality) - "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Albert Einstein)
To: reagan_fanatic
To: uglybiker
To: Charles Henrickson
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posted on
12/19/2005 9:55:04 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
(Bad Lawmakers = Bad Law = Infinite Lawyers)
To: blam
I wonder if one of the six thieves has or will flip and give some clue as to where the art pieces may have gone. They should all be put in solitary with bread and water until one of them screams for relief and decides to talk.
Leni
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To: blam
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:47:25 PM PST
by
Dante3
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