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The Caravaggio Heist

Season 19 Episode 6 | 55m 30s

Father Marius Zerafa, director of national museums in Malta, risks his life to recover a Caravaggio masterpiece stolen from a cathedral in 1984.

Aired: 11/23/21 | Expires: 02/08/23
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