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Dalí Book Cover Stolen in France

Three thieves broke into a private museum in central France and took a 330-pound book cover by the surrealist; the book itself apparently stayed.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on BBN Crime Watch
Published 12:36 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “Dalí Book Cover Stolen in France”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:36 AM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance; aired 4 times.
Topics: France.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThree thieves allegedly broke in and left with a book cover made by Salvador Dalí, according to The New York Times.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA book cover. It weighs three hundred and thirty pounds, Gloria, so that's a hundred and ten pounds each, if they split it fairly.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe museum is private, the hour is unknown, and the thieves are unnamed. All we know is that they walked out carrying surrealism.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThree hundred and thirty pounds.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSomebody held the door. In my experience, that person is always the one who planned it. Allegedly.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterSo now there's a cover out there somewhere, and a book with nothing on the front!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe book can no longer be judged by its cover. That is the closest this case has come to justice.

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