Turn a true crime story into a visual case board.
True Crime Case Board Workshop — The Gardner Museum Heist
Saturday 7 November 2026, 6:00 pm
Studio night on the Coolidge Corner–Allston strip. Exact address after you book.
$39 is online, from anywhere.
12 seats
Boston, 18 March 1990. Two men dressed as police entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and took 13 works, including Rembrandt’s Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee and Vermeer’s The Concert. Empty frames still hang in the museum. The heist remains unsolved.
You pin it, layer it, and take the board home.
Free four-sheet method. See Source, Timeline, Connections, and Clear Sheet here. No printer needed. No finished board. Build the structure yourself. The live night is where the board is finished and checked.
Open the four empty sheets
Frame Night — $79 Most popular
Includes the workshop board to take home. Frame not included.
If it is not worth photographing, the seat is refunded.
Not coming to the studio? Do it online for $39.
Get an Online Seat — $39Already used the free method? The live seat is the guided version.
Framed Board — $179
Upgrade: larger board, fixed color sheets, clear top layer, and simple frame. Finished in the session and ready to hang.
Add the Framed Board — $179
What does the record actually say?
Place events in a clear order.
Draw people, places, and open questions.
Mark what still needs checking.
A clear sheet is the second layer. Facts on one sheet. Open questions on the next.
Get a Seat — $79The first experienceCome curious. Leave with a case map.
Listen & look
Start with a guided, publicly documented case. Notice what a source confirms, reports, or leaves unanswered.
Draw together
Use simple colors, cards, a timeline, and relationship lines. No art or investigation experience is needed.
Take it further
Photograph the board. Add the clear sheet.
Case closes when the seats do.
Get a Seat — $79Judge the method by the work.
Know what you are joining.
Do I need to know how to draw?
No. Simple shapes, lines, labels, and colors do the work.
Is this legal advice or a police investigation?
No. The workshop teaches visual organization and source awareness. It does not promise a legal outcome or replace qualified professional help.
When and where are sessions held?
Saturday 7 November 2026, 6:00 pm. The 1990 Gardner heist, still unsolved. 12 seats. Frame Night — $79. Not coming to the studio? Do it online for $39. We do not publish podcast audio.
Prefer not to pay online?
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