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Some dont completely buy this theory. former fbi agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been dispersed in different places. i think it is still possible that the vamir and rembrandt could be in western europe. >> reporter: whitmans theory is on a 2006 lead the fbi called operation masterpiece. >> these paintings were surfacing in the south of france at that time and being offered for $30 million at that point. >> reporter: hoping...

Prison. >> reporter: stolen art can be a get out of jail free card for criminals, which is why the notorious whitey bulger was looked at with suspicion for a while. and more recently, authorities searched the home of alleged mobster robert gentile. there was no signs ever artwork and he remains in prison. some dont completely buy this theory. former fbi agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been dispersed in different places. i ...

Notorious whitey bulger was looked at with suspicion for a while. and more recently, authorities searched the home of robert gentile who was in prison on drug and weapons charges. they found no sign of the artwork and gentile remains behind bars. there are some who dont completely buy this theory. former f.b.i. agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been disbursed in different places. i think its still possible that -- its poss...

>> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been dispersed in different places. i think its still possible that -- its possible that they could be in western europe. >> whitmans theory is based on a 2006 lead the fbi called operation masterpiece. >> they were resurfacing somewhere in the south of france at that time. they were being offered for sale for approximately $30 million at that point. >> hoping to crack the case, whitman went undercover as an interested buyer. a...

And he or she might feel that this is their trump card to get out of prison. >> stolen art can be a get-out-of-jail free card for criminals, which is why the notorious whitey bulger was looked at with suspicion for a while. and most recently, just last year, authorities searched the home of robert gentile who was in prison on drug and weapons charges. they found no sign of the artwork and gentile remains behind bars. there are some who dont completely buy this theory. former fbi agent robert w...

Searched the home of robert gentile who was in prison on drug and weapons charges. they found no sign of the artwork and gentile remains behind bars. there are some who dont completely buy this theory. former f.b.i. agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been dispersed in different places. i think its still possible that -- its possible that they could be in western europe. >> whitmans theory is based on a 2006 lead the f.b.i. ...

While. and more recently, authorities searched the home of robert gentile who was in prison on drug and weapons charges. they found no sign of the artwork and gentile remains behind bars. there are some who dont completely buy this theory. former f.b.i. agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been dispersed in different places. i think its still possible that -- its possible that they could be in western europe. >> whitmans theo...

Artwork and gentile remains behind bars. there are some who dont completely buy this theory. former f.b.i. agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i think some of it has been dispersed in different places. i think its still possible that -- its possible that they could be in western europe. >> whitmans theory is based on a 2006 lead the f.b.i. called operation masterpiece. >> it was resurfacing somewhere in the south of france at that time. they were ...