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Hidden Worlds
Nov 20, 2023

Meeting Simon Willis: Unlocking the secrets of a stolen masterpiece

Can an accused criminal solve the coldest cold case in the history of art crime?

In this special pre-season bonus episode, Brazen co-founder Tom Wright speaks with Simon Willis about his upcoming podcast series, The Professor. Simon shares his experience following William Veres – an art merchant accused of stealing $40 million worth of antiquities – as he attempts to solve a legendary cold case and save himself from jail in the process.

The Professor is a story of drug dealers, hitmen, smugglers, spies – even a corrupt prime minister. And in the middle of…

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Nov 14, 2023

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Nov 20, 2023

Can an accused criminal solve the coldest cold case in the history of art crime? In this special pre-season bonus episode, Brazen co-founder Tom Wright speaks with Simon Willis about…

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Nov 27, 2023

William Veres is arrested in a dawn raid – one of 50 simultaneous raids across Europe to bust his criminal gang. To get out of trouble he agrees a deal…

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Dec 4, 2023

Veres goes to Belgium to meet a contact who he believes can help him obtain vital information about the Caravaggio painting. The contact agrees to act as Veres’s go-between, connecting…

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Dec 11, 2023

Veres gets word that the mafia are willing to talk about returning stolen art. He meets a group of middlemen in Naples, who tell him there’s a canvas on offer….

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Dec 18, 2023

Veres receives some photographs of parts of the Caravaggio canvas. He follows the lead to a source in Belgium, who is close to the Sicilian mafia. The source provides crucial…

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