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Dalí Book Cover Heist: Three Suspects, No Arrests Yet

The stolen cover weighs 330 pounds and came from a private museum in central France; no arrests have been reported, and the book remains unmentioned.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on BBN Crime Watch
Published 1:02 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Updated 3:55 PM ET · aired 3 times

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

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At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “Dalí Book Cover Stolen in France”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:02 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance; aired 3 times.
Topics: France.

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The New York TimesDalí Book Cover Stolen in France

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Times reports that three people allegedly broke into a private museum in central France and carried off a book cover made by Salvador Dalí that weighs three hundred and thirty pounds.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterTHREE hundred and thirty pounds! That is one hundred and ten pounds each, and I want to know who had the heavy corner!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a cover. Nobody has said what, if anything, was inside it.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterAn empty cover. Somebody out there is holding the most expensive jacket with no book in history.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNo arrests have been reported.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have covered thefts in forty countries, and I have never once seen a getaway that needed a hand truck and a prayer.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA hand truck! I bet the whole crowd is hauling snacks right now, and it is a very strong crowd!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn a few minutes, a biohacker's girlfriend and a very strange new gadget.

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