00:00Heast of the Century. In February 2003, Antwerp's Diamond District, where half the world's
00:07diamonds change hands, became the stage for a crime that stunned the globe. Beneath layers
00:14of security, combination locks, infrared sensors, seismic detectors, magnetic fields, and private
00:22guards lay a vault thought impenetrable. But Leonardo Notarbartolo, a seasoned thief,
00:29spent over two years renting an office inside, quietly studying every weakness. His crew,
00:37the School of Turin, each a specialist, lockpicking, electronics, keyforging,
00:43prepared for perfection. Their plan was a master class in ingenuity. A hidden camera in a fire
00:51extinguisher captured the vault code. Hairspray disabled motion sensors. A custom aluminum plate
00:58bypassed the magnetic lock, and a unique hand-forged key opened the door. Inside,
01:05they used a polystyrene shield to block heat sensors, and a hand-crank device to break open
01:12over a hundred safe deposit boxes. They vanished with more than $100 million in diamonds, gold,
01:19and jewels, without tripping a single alarm. But a careless trash dump led police to Notarbartolo.
01:28Arrests followed, yet most of the loot was never found. The heist inspired books, documentaries,
01:35and endless speculation. Inside job, insurance fraud, or just criminal genius. One question still
01:44haunts investigators. How much of the truth remains locked away forever?
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