Masterminds (Canadian TV series)
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| Masterminds | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | James Hyslop |
| Narrated by | Jamie Watson |
| Composer(s) | David Shaw Craig Marshall |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 61 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Cameron Rothery |
| Running time | ~22 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | History (U.S. TV channel) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | July 16, 2003 – May 5, 2007 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Masterminds was a true crime documentary television series produced in Canada with truTV (formerly Court TV).
As of February 2011, the program is broadcast on History Television and Global TV in Canada and truTV in the United States.
Each 30 minute episode features one true crime story. The profiled crimes generally involve large sums of cash or merchandise and, more important, extremely unique and/or elaborate methods of criminal operation which were never before (and sometimes never since) seen by law enforcement agencies. With a few notable exceptions, most criminals profiled in this series were caught within a couple of years of committing their crime(s).
List of Episodes
| Episode | Show Title | Subject (crime) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Anthon Forgeries | Mark Hofmann (antique document forgery) |
| 2 | The Dunbar Heist | Dunbar Armored robbery |
| 3 | The Knightsbridge Heist | Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery |
| 4 | A Man Called Hollywood | Scott Scurlock (bank robber) |
| 5 | Double Crossed | Charles Daughtery (imposter, fraudster) |
| 6 | The Laguna Niguel Heist | Amil Dinsio (United California Bank robbery) |
| 7 | A Smuggler Supreme | Brian O'Dea (Drug Smuggling) |
| 8 | The Hotel Pierre Heist | Bobby Comfort |
| 9 | The Perfect Score | William Smarto (Bank Vault Robbery) |
| 10 | A Day at the Races | Chris Harn 2002 Breeders' Cup betting scandal |
| 11 | The Stopwatch Heist | Paddy Mitchell (Bank Robbery) |
| 12 | The King of Car Thieves | Bill Dhaliwal |
| 13 | The Riviera Job | Albert Spaggiari (Bank Vault Robbery) |
| 14 | The Dinner Set Gang | Peter Salerno and Dominick Latella of the Dinner Set Gang |
| 15 | Safe Landing (aka A Gem Of A Heist) | Mark Collins (jewel theft) |
| 16 | The Forger's Art | John Drewe (art fraud) |
| 17 | Fool's Gold | Michael de Guzman and Bre-X (Geological Fraud, Investor Fraud) |
| 18 | The Bandit Queen | Judy Amar (House Burglary) |
| 19 | The James Bond Gang | Terence Lawton, Bruce Anderson, David Kirkland & Walter Smith (burglaries) |
| 20 | The Dublin Job | Martin Cahill |
| 21 | Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief | Bill Mason (jewel theft) |
| 22 | The Friday Night Robber | Carl Gugasian |
| 23 | The Kansas City Diamond Heist | Clarence Burnett (Tivol jewelry heist) |
| 24 | The Silver Bandit | Blane David Nordahl |
| 25 | The Cairo Caper (also known as Stealing History) | Jonathan Tokeley-Parry (Egyptian artifact smuggling) |
| 26 | Slot Machine Genius | Tommy Lee Carmichael |
| 27 | The Jewelry Show Job | William Hanhardt |
| 28 | Air America | Rik Luytjes (Drug Smuggling) |
| 29 | The Memorial Day Heist | Jerry Clemente (police officer, ringleader of bank robbery) |
| 30 | The Disappearing Man | Steven Hadley (John Deere Bank theft) |
| 31 | The Superthief | Jack McClean |
| 32 | The Stander Gang | Andre Stander |
| 33 | Crazy Eddie | Eddie Antar (Retail Fraud) aka Crazy Eddie |
| 34 | The Brinks Matt (sic) Robbery | Brink's-Mat robbery |
| 35 | The Jacksonville Heist | Phillip Johnson (Loomis Fargo Depot theft) |
| 36 | Leader of the Pack | Aaron Rogers (Bank Vault Robbery) |
| 37 | The ConRail Boyz | Edward Mongon (Train Robbing) |
| 38 | Hot Wheels | Minjin "Kenny" Yang (Grand Theft Auto and Export to China) |
| 39 | The Phantom Bandit | Gilber Galvan (Bank Robbery) |
| 40 | Making Millions | Steven Jory (Counterfeiting) |
| 41 | The Air Cargo Millions | Hoa Lam Ong |
| 42 | Halloween Heist | Craig Pritchert, Nova Guthrie (Bank Robbery) |
| 43 | The Social Register Gang | Raymond Flynn |
| 44 | Stealing Las Vegas | Dennis Nikrash (Gaming Fraud) |
| 45 | Cleaning House (aka Maid In The Shade) | Carrie Lee Jenkins |
| 46 | Money Bags | Maurizio Percan (Car Part Theft/Airbag resale) |
| 47 | The Berlin Heist | Kallet Alvarazi (Bank Heist) |
| 48 | The Highway Robber (aka The Highway Bandit) | David Brankle |
| 49 | The Great Escape | Jeffrey Manchester |
| 50 | Off The Rack (aka Fashion Crime) | Clothing theft on New York's Fashion Avenue |
| 51 | The Art of Double Dealing (aka Copycat Millions) | Ely Sakhai |
| 52 | The Motorcycle Bandit | Roni Leibovitz |
| 53 | The Invisible Man | Stephen Blumberg (theft of antique books) |
| 54 | The Museum Heist | James Quinn |
| 55 | It Takes a Thief | Paul Mathieson |
| 56 | Foul Ball | Wayne Bray |
| 57 | The Transylvania Job | University of Transylvania (rare book collection theft) |
| 58 | Mission Impossible Burglar | Steven Krueger |
| 59 | Money Maker | Wesley Weber |
| 60 | Bad Medicine | Gerald Barnbaum/Barnes |
| 61 | The Millenium Diamond | Millennium Dome raid |
External links
- Masterminds schedule at History Television (dead link)
- Red apple entertainment - Masterminds production company (dead link)
- Masterminds on YouTube (dead link)
- Masterminds on OVGuide (dead link)
