A Fatal Attraction in Berlin
Thick as Thieves
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47m
On this week’s episode, we delve into a recent crime that left the international art world in shock. In the bustling art mecca of Berlin, Rebeccah Blum, a distinguished American curator was found stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Saul Fletcher, a renowned British photographer. Shortly after the murder, the 53-year-old artist committed suicide. Now, the art world has a critical choice to make in how it remembers her legacy and reconsiders his artwork. Listen as we discuss the complicated circumstance of this double death.
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Hosts Sara Estes and Veronica Kavass discuss heists, forgeries and all sorts of art crimes.
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Art by Saskia Keultjes
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