Looting History
Season 1
It's the black-market nobody wants to talk about - because the illicit merchandise adorns the walls of the fabulously wealthy and occupies podiums in the world's greatest museums and most powerful auction houses. And nobody wants to think too hard about where the loot came from... until now. Blood Treasure lifts the veil on the global crime wave that's destroying the world's cultural heritage, and lining the bank vaults of some of the world's worst criminals. Using a different case study, each episode of Loot: Blood Treasure looks at how and why everybody from Islamic State to the Chinese Triad have muscled in on the act, and why international law enforcement agencies are determined to shut it down, but often powerless to act. And it introduces a cast of billionaires, taste-makers, and art dealers who keep the loot coming. Fortunes are at stake, lives are lost, and reputations destroyed as Loot: Blood Treasure dives into a dark world riddled with greed, brutality, and exploitation. The stars of the show are the priceless treasures that people quite literally kill to get their hands on.
Where to Watch Looting History • Season 1
8 Episodes
- Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty Museum
E5Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty MuseumHow the curator of the J Paul Getty Museum's antiquities collection, Marion True, fell into disgrace, brought down by jet-setting antiquities dealer, Robin Symes. She was accused of participating in a conspiracy that laundered stolen artifacts through private collections. - Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold
E6Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of GoldThe case of hedge-fund billionaire and collector Michael Steinhardt, who in December 2021 surrendered 180 stolen relics worth an estimated $70million and agreed to an `unprecedented” lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities. - Making a Killing: Douglas Latchford and the Cambodian Killing Fields
E7Making a Killing: Douglas Latchford and the Cambodian Killing FieldsDealer Douglas Latchford was the go-to expert in Khmer antiquities with connections at the world's biggest museums. But when authorities began to look closer at his collection, his world - and reputation - began to crumble
