On March 18, 1990, the largest art theft in modern history took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (estimated at over $500,000,000).
Anthony Amore, Director of Security, is working with Attorney Alec Sohmer on behalf of Robert Beauchamp, an inmate at MCI Norfolk. Beauchamp is believed to have credible information as to the theft and possible whereabouts of the stolen art.
George Reissfelder, one of the suspects, is believed to have committed the crime along with two (2) other accomplices. Reissfelder had stolen the art so as to negotiate its return for a lesser sentence on an unrelated crime. This is not uncommon, the MFA having had art stolen some time earlier for this very purpose. According to information, Reissfelder was entrusted with the art so as to negotiate its return through his former attorney (now Senator John Kerry). Senator Kerry’s representation of George Reissfelder is a matter of public record.
Reissfelder is believed to have stored the art in a “safe house” in Maine, where he periodically stored various items. A friend owned the home where Reissfelder constructed a false wall where the items were stored. The friend participated in the arrangement without his wife’s knowledge. The homeowner unexpectedly died with the art still stored in the home. Within a short time after the homeowner’s death, Reissfelder also died never having retrieved the stolen art.
Beauchamp had a personal relationship with Reissfelder for many years. Prior to his death, Reissfelder disclosed to him the general location in Maine of the safe house.
Working with his attorney, Beauchamp has been in constant communication with Special Agent Geoffrey Kelly of the FBI and Anthony Amore of the Gardner Museum. Given the information, it is believed that the exact location of the stolen art may be determined.
On February 20, 2009, a Memorandum had been given to Amore detailing the circumstances of the crime along with the potential location.
Beauchamp and his attorney are being interviewed on February 26th for a segment to air on America’s Most Wanted. The airdate is scheduled for March with a related story to appear in the Boston Herald.
For further inquiry, please contact Attorney Alec Sohmer at (781) 248-3627.
