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>> there was a covert button. just like you would see in a bank. thieves knew somehow that that had to be hit as evidenced by how much time they spent in the museum. >> they werent at all concerned. >> clearly not concerned that the police were coming. so how they knew that the guard didnt hit that alarm is a mystery to me. >> reporter: but did did the thieves really know the alarms had not been set off? or could that be why they waited a while to start dismantling the art? remember, motion dete...

>> apparently there was a half hour between -- 20 minutes between when they tied us up and when they actually headed into the galleries to start doing it. ive seen a lot of people questioning well, what were they doing. im thinking they were probably waiting to see if i did press the panic button. they were probably waiting to see if the cops were going to show up. >> reporter: according to the fbi, nearly nine of every ten museum heists have an inside component. rick abeth, the guard who let th...

Times as long as the typical art theft. >> there was a covert button like you would see in a bank and the thieves knew somehow that that hadnt been hit as evidenced by how much time they spent in the museum. >> reporter: they werent at all concerned, 81 minutes, that the police were on their way? >> clearly not concerned the police were coming. so how they knew that the guard didnt hit that alarm was a mystery to me. >> reporter: but did the thieves really know the alarms had not been set off? o...