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1994 Carlton Hotel – $60M

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A gang known as the Pink Panthers made the Carlton Hotel their playground in 1994. It’s astounding how easy they made it look. The Panthers walked into the store at the hotel when it was closing and opened fire with their machine guns.

After they peppered the shop, they strolled out with $60M worth of jewels and diamonds. The ballistics team later found that because there were no bullet holes, the Panthers were firing blanks. More on the Carlton to come…