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• The Art Loss Register
• CNN.com: Reward beats risk for art thieves. February 14, 2008.
• Museum Security Network: Armed robbers stole works by Cezanne, Degas, Monet and Van Gogh valued at more than $163 million from a Zurich museum. February 12, 2008.

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• ­2 Paintings Stolen From Zurich Museum Didn't Get Far. New York Times. February 20, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/world/europe/20zurich.html
• $163 Million Art Heist In Zurich. CBS News.com. February 11, 2008. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/11/world/
  main3815033.shtml
• Armed robbers stole works by Cezanne, Degas, Monet and Van Gogh valued at more than $163 million from a Zurich museum. Museum Security Network. February 12, 2008. http://www.museum-security.org/wordpress/?p=200
• Reward beats risk for art thieves. CNN.com. February 14, 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/14/art.theft/index.html
• Sensational art heists from Mona Lisa to Munch's The Scream. Crime Library. http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/
  major_art_thefts/6.html
• Zurich art museum robbed of a Cézanne, a Degas, a Van Gogh and a Monet. International Herald Tribune. February 11, 2008. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/11/europe/zurich.php