Cracking The Case
For more than 30 years, Chief Brian Seastone investigated the De Kooning painting’s theft. He always felts in his heart that one day, he would crack the case. Seastone said, “I just had this feeling.” He went on, “So, 32 years later I got to see the tears of joy and happiness as it really did come home.” It’s amazing that he believed the case would still get solved even after three decades.
Cracking The Case
Checking Authenticity
The painting was carefully examined soon afterward and they found the signature to be authentic. There was no question – it was the missing painting. However, the most surprising detail would have to be the fact that the Alters hung it behind their bedroom door away for over three decades. They likely did it to hide it from prying eyes. What’s more, new evidence suggests that the seemingly ordinary couple had in fact stolen the painting.
Checking Authenticity