Clips from "The Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, The True Story"
She's Gone - August 21, 1911
The Mona Lisa disappeared on a Monday, a day when the Louvre was normally closed for cleaning.
The Suspects
Anyone and everyone was a suspect. From oddballs who stared lovingly at the painting to rich greedy American collectors to foreign powers.
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​The Poet & the Painter
Pablo Picasso and his close friend the poet Apollinaire were both brought in for questioning. Watch the clip to find out why.
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Celestina Peruggia's Version​
The daughter of the man who stole the Mona Lisa told us why she believed her father took the painting.
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The Next Day - August 22, 1911
It wasn't until 27 hours after the theft that Louvre employees realized the Mona Lisa was gone. The police were summoned and that's when all hell broke loose.
The "Real" Mastermind?
In 1932, some 20 years after the crime, The Saturday Evening Post published an article that told the "real" story of the man behind the crime. And it wasn't Vincenzo Peruggia.
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