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StΓ©phane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history. And as he reveals to GQβs Michael Finkel, how Breitwieser managed to do all this is every bit as surprising as why.
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