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FBI says it knows identity of Gardner art thieves

Names not divulged; trail of Gardner masterworks ended with a sale try a decade ago; investigators cite progress, seek help in cracking 1990 case

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  • Richard Deslauriers of the FBI said Monday that the agency has identified the thieves in the 1990 Gardner Museum heist.
    Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
    Richard Deslauriers of the FBI said Monday that the agency has identified the thieves in the 1990 Gardner Museum heist.
  • “I think we’re all optimistic that one day soon the paintings would be returned to their rightful place,” US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said.
    Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
    “I think we’re all optimistic that one day soon the paintings would be returned to their rightful place,” US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said.
  • There is a $5 million reward offered in the case for information leading to the recovery of the items in good condition.
    John Tlumacki/Globe Staff/File 1996
    There is a $5 million reward offered in the case for information leading to the recovery of the items in good condition.
  • Clockwise from left, “The storm on the Sea of Galilee” by Rembrandt, “Chez Tortoni” by Manet, and “La sortie de pesage” by Edgar Degas.
    File photos
    Clockwise from left, “The storm on the Sea of Galilee” by Rembrandt, “Chez Tortoni” by Manet, and “La sortie de pesage” by Edgar Degas.
  • Now 46 and living in Vermont, Richard Abath was a struggling musician moonlighting as a guard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when it was robbed in 1990.
    Matthew Cavanaugh for The Boston Globe
    Now 46 and living in Vermont, Richard Abath worked as a guard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when it was robbed in 1990.
  • Authorities searched the Connecticut home of reputed mobster Robert Gentile in May 2012, but did not find the artworks.
    Jonathan Wiggs/Globe File
    Authorities searched the Connecticut home of reputed mobster Robert Gentile in May 2012, but did not find the artworks.
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