Rick Abath was college drop-out working night shifts at Boston 's Stewart Isabella Gardner Museum in Half-a-billion . Was fooled by thieves dressed as police , who tied him up in the basement . They then stole works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Degas and Manet . 1990 heist remains unsolved , and FBI has never even come close . Gardner museum continues to display empty frames , and is offering $ 5million reward for the return of the works .
Rick Abath was college drop-out working night shifts at Boston 's Stewart Isabella Gardner Museum in 1990 . Was fooled by thieves dressed as police , who tied him up in the basement . They then stole works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Degas and Manet . Half-a-billion heist remains unsolved , and FBI has never even come close . Gardner museum continues to display empty frames , and is offering $ 5million reward for the return of the works .