Abstraction allows me to explore multiple paths of my creative desire. He topped off his new living quarters with the last of his worldly belongings: a large-screen television, a DVD player, and a Sony PlayStation. The meeting initially hit a snag when Barry was put off by the boys youth. He loved that it had been made the screen saver on the F.B.I.s computers. Spencer had underestimated his friend's resolve. received two additional pieces of evidence from Christies: security-camera footage of the meeting and a cell-phone number the men had left behind. And the woman there says, We had a set just like this that we sold four years ago for like $12 million. It could have been eight. He also didn't have photos, photocopies, documentation, or even the slightest ability to intelligently discuss the books. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. The actor thanked his fans for all their kind words. That was the plan. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. After a short wait, a young Christie's employee, Melanie Halloran, came out to apologize, as Mr. Leckey, due to an impending public auction, would be unable to see them. Eric would stay on the main floor while Warren subdued Gooch in the Rare Book Room. The severity of the requested sentences was predicated on the dual propositions that, although the Audubon volumes had never been physically removed from the library, according to the letter of the law they were nonetheless stolenincreasing the monetary value of the crimeand that the Black Cobra Stun Pen used to subdue B. J. Gooch not only inflicted physical harm but was in actuality a dangerous weapon. Worse still for the defendants, B. J. Gooch's ordeal had become a cause clbre among librarians, many of whom wrote letters to the judge arguing against leniency. 2021 Spencer Reinhard all rights reserved. So we get the passport from the dude, plane tickets. Cant have any of this documented. The set was one of fewer than 200 produced. For Spencer it all started with a series of mild disappointments. Because the boys made the highly unusual decision not to accept the prosecutor's offer to testify against one another during sentencing in exchange for leniency, they were each sentenced to identical seven-year terms. That night they had dinner at a Japanese restaurant, followed by drinks at the hotel bar, where Warren chummed up to an Iraq veteran, Spencer almost started a brawl after knocking a table full of drinks over, and Eric picked up a middle-aged Brazilian tourist. The L.P.D. (Big Warren declined to comment on the gambling accusations at the time.) They stuffed some of the smaller books Gooch had pulled out for them into their backpacks. When they arrived on campus in the replacement G.T.A.V., they couldn't find a parking space anywhere near the library. It'll show up on your profile and if approved, on this page. The minimum-security Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland, Kentucky, 125 miles from Lexington, houses approximately 1,200 inmates in multi-story cellblocks encircled by concentric layers of razor-topped fencing and fortified guard towers. Ive met with them, Eric continues. She also said that she was so suspicious and put off by the young mens youth and demeanor that she had recommended to her boss that they not pursue the business. still young, Warren says. sent a team to interview Melanie Halloran, who told the agents about her meeting with Mr. Stephens and Mr. Williams. Handwriting can be an important piece of evidence in a criminal investigation. So I walk off happy, come back to the States, and blow Spencer's mind.. Shift + Tab to replay. Shortly thereafter he was introduced to a Lexington Catholic alumnus who was making an easy living in identity theft. He looked like he was dressed from a thrift store, Halloran told the agents. Warren jumped at the opportunity and recruited another adrift freshman, his old high-school soccer teammate Eric Borsuk, as a partner. By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. Spencer, feeling increasingly disaffected with school life himself, readily accepted the offer. Eric couldn't get hold of his friend's car, leaving Chas to borrow a Dodge Caravan his mother was fortuitously selling the next day, the boys say. All rights reserved. Spencer, meanwhile, was accepted to Transylvania on an arts scholarship, his sights firmly set on a career in graphic design. When she asked for contact information, Spencer gave her his cell-phone number. When the four boys were arrested the news was met with disbelief, as none of them had been in any serious trouble before. So we get the passport from the dude, plane tickets. Phase 2 ends when the loot is loaded into the G.T.A.V. To have time to properly apply the disguises, he tried to reschedule his art-history final for later in the day on the 16th, but was unsuccessful. They went back up in the elevator, accidentally stopping on the main floor, where they were spotted by another librarian. The others spent time in the library, too, taking notes on staff routines and viable escape routes. A 20-man task force of Lexington police and F.B.I. from an unsuspecting friend and got his hands on zip ties, a wool cap, electricians tape, and bedsheets. What they would tell me, then, is their version of eventsand the only complete account of the planning, execution, and aftermath of the heist. Spencer elected not to consider his consequent incarceration as the loss of his best years, but rather sought to salvage his fledgling artist career by utilising his time to develop his practice and to consider new methods and media. But before long they were put to chase once again, this time by two local thugs. Warren and Spencer readied themselves early without waking the others, silently showering, shaving, and putting the finishing touches on their outfits. And one thing led to another and we were just like, Lets put this behind us. And once we get past all of that, we started talking about this plan that he and Spencer have. They climbed onto dorm roofs, where they'd stake out the library for hours at a time, marking down the comings and goings of teachers, students, and security personnel. Aside from harming B. J. Gooch, Spencer, Warren, and Eric maintain that they have no regrets. Ultimately, upon release, his art career has flourished. Because their campuses were only a mile apart, they assumed they would stay close, but as with most freshmen, their assured identities and easy expectations muddied once they hit campus. Though they attended different high schools, both were varsity captains, and both made all-state. Across town at U.K., in a towering cinder-block dorm, Warren's world was spinning apart at a much faster clip. (Throughout the interviews with the three, it became clear that Chas was the odd man out among the group. He looked like he was dressed from a thrift store, Halloran told the agents. Though they attended different high schools, both were varsity captains, and both made all-state. If not, we were going to get caught and it was going to be a crazy story., And now that we've diverted from that path, we feel liberated, Warren tells me, waving his arms around the room. When Warren arrived, he saw a man fitting that description seated with three other men. Warren called me one night and he's like, We need to get together. and Lexington police put the pair under surveillance. The L.P.D. I think we all knew that we wanted something different, and we had to break away from where we were living. Warren was already busily working out the problem, returning for advice to his underworld contact: What if we had some artwork that we wanted to sell? Warren remembers asking him. The others spent time in the library, too, taking notes on staff routines and viable escape routes. As they ran, they stumbled again into Chas, who had returned in another car as promised, just in time to save them and drive Eric to U.K. for his tennis-class exam. So we would see parts like that and we would be Oh, this is just like us. Little did the three know that F.B.I. In the weeks following the book heist, law enforcement followed leads at Transy and reviewed countless hours of security footage from the U.K. computer lab, to which a police technician had traced the e-mail from Walter Beckman to Gooch. Although the two hadn't really been in contact in the first few months of school, Warren knew that Spencer's artistic talents would be an asset. The whole operation would have to be completed by 12:30 P.M., as the boys say Chas needed to return the Dodge Caravan to his mother in time for her to sell it, and Spencer and Eric had to get to their final exams in sociology and tennis, respectively. No response. The plan is to continue using birds as my subjects but bringing back some of my earlier prison styles to take my work to the next level. We weren't, like, hardened criminals, so we kind of had to really put up a front. Warren deepens his voice: How ya doing? That kind of stuff. After an awkward back-and-forth, Warren finally handed the man the $500. We can do a license, but now we need a passport. So he says, Come see me in a couple of days or a week, but I need money, $2,500. All right, you know, just another thing, O.K., 2,500 bucks. By one o'clock that afternoon, the 227-year-old liberal-arts college was swarming with campus police, uniformed Lexington Police, plainclothes detectives, and forensic teams, as well as local news. Once the boys were inside the library, students stared at the ridiculous old-man disguises. He was visibly unnerved, Warren remembers. So we go back to the guy in Lexington and we say, Listen, we want to go somewhere, we want to go out of the country, and we need documentation, Warren explains. These peoples perspectives, because they have money, theyre tweaked., In October of his freshman year, Warren quit the U.K. soccer team, forfeiting his scholarship. A few minutes later, a short, dark-haired young man, also dressed in a winter coat, cap, and gloves, entered the library. Warren and Chas go up to the Rare Book Room, on the third floor, and Warren brings Gooch down hard and fast with a stun gun, making her a non-factor throughout the operation. Warren and Chas then let Eric in and they begin wrapping the Audubons in bedsheets and put any smaller books in backpacks. Phase 3 is the escape, which involves switching the G.T.A.V. When she asked for contact information, Spencer gave her his cell-phone number. (Spencer had had to do a rush job on them because his art-history final had run long.) The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. When they arrived on campus in the replacement G.T.A.V., they couldnt find a parking space anywhere near the library. In exchange, Barry slipped him an e-mail address with instructions to sign off any communication with the name Terry. The next morning, all nerves, he left for the meeting site, a caf within walking distance. Among the prisoners are three of the four unlikely masterminds behind the Transy Book Heist: Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, and Eric Borsuk. Dressed for success in a tailored dark-blue suit his parents had bought for special occasions and future job interviews, Warren cultivated the young-conservative look, using a Windsor knot on his red tie and giving his wing tips a last-minute buff. Spencer continued with his heavy schedule of classes, studying, painting, and working out, while Warren returned full-time to U.K. With the pressure mounting, however, Warren was caught shoplifting a TV dinner from a local supermarket, Eric was arrested and charged with D.U.I.police pulled him over not only for running red lights but also because Warren was on top of the car, hanging on to the roof rackand Spencer crashed his Acura Legend. And Eric calls to him. Because no one would go to Christie's with stolen books to get them appraisedthat's how we did a lot of stuff, like, we would smoke weed directly under the [security] camera on the Transy campus, park a car right underneath it and then smoke for like an hour. A female detective went undercover as a Transy student, tailing Spencer while a team staked out the yellow bungalow. After the Halloran interview the F.B.I. Writing from [email protected], Warren sent B. J. Gooch an e-mail confirming Beckmans December 16 appointment at the Rare Book Room to view the Audubons and a few other items. computers in the Lexington field office. [Warrens] like, Come on up, Eric remembers. The thieves left no fingerprints behind, and there were almost no witnesses. After a quick powwow in the stacks, the conspirators decided to abort the mission for the time being and retreated to the bungalow. Chas cursed Warren as an incompetent, and condemned the other two as burnouts, demanding that the three figure out a way to get the books appraised so they could move on to the next phase of the plan. We figured the more obvious [we were], the less likely [we would be suspected]., As it was already nearing the end of the school year, and there was a lot of planning yet to be done, they agreed to postpone the theft until at least the fall. Spencer believed it was an insurmountable problem. The take could be more than $5 million. These people's perspectives, because they have money, they're tweaked., In October of his freshman year, Warren quit the U.K. soccer team, forfeiting his scholarship. Ad Choices. With a long, thin face and bleached-blond hair and sideburns, he appeared younger than Gooch had expected. par | Mai 29, 2022 | at present, the members of the family hominidae include | fulton county property search qpublic | Mai 29, 2022 | at present, the members of the family hominidae include | fulton county property search qpublic (Because Spencer was a Transy student, he risked being recognized in the library.) The phone number was registered to a Gary Reinhard of Lexington, Kentucky. The press invariably described them as good boys from good familiesupper-middle-class kids afforded every opportunity, the ones with the most to lose. Though she couldnt recall much else about her assailants, one odd detail stood out. Warren was already busily working out the problem, returning for advice to his underworld contact: What if we had some artwork that we wanted to sell? Warren remembers asking him. He covered his tracks by using public phones and campus computers. An American Animals coloring book, as well as original drawings Skip to content Spencer Reinhard Home After Audubon Prison Period Abstract Abstract color series Post prison Abstract About Shop Commissions Contact Menu Home After Audubon Prison Period He focused above all on painting, gaining admission into a prestigious Lexington arts program. agents poured in over the wreckage. From the facts that were available, it appeared that a team of four men, described as Caucasian, in their 20s, had stolen some of the most prized books and manuscripts in the universitys collection, and attacked a librarian in the process. Both boys were spitting images of Mr. Stephens and Mr. Williams. Eric rented a proper bedroom upstairs, while Spencer moved back into the dorms at Transylvania. Warren called me one night and hes like, We need to get together. I'm not sure, but it was a lot. I was nervous. (The librarian who chased them out of the library did tell police the correct total of four thieves, even though she had seen only three.) After researching auction houses online, Warren singled out Christies in New York. I wouldnt trade it for anything., Looking ahead, the artist divulged that he is due to have a show next year in Los Angeles and has much to produce. Shortly thereafter he was introduced to a Lexington Catholic alumnus who was making an easy living in identity theft. Chas backs up [the van] and almost hits the woman as Eric comes around to the door. The day of the heist was to be Thursday, December 16, one of the last days of final examsthe library would be nearly empty. A week later came a terse reply, telling Terry that, if he wanted to sell something, he was going to have to come in person to Amsterdam, as that is where I do business. Both Spencer and Warren were thrilleduntil they realized it would require traveling with a passport. They were skeptical, Warren recalls. For example, if you want to go on a vacation, you should first decide where you are going and how much money you have . We told B.J. I developed techniques that no one that I know of has done. It had been agreed that Warren, with his smooth talk, and Spencer, with his artistic knowledge, would go to the meeting. I still feel like I have a long way to go to reach my full potential, and I think Jamaica will be an integral step in that direction., American visual artist Spencer Reinhard, an artist-in-residence at Blue Macaw in Boscobel, St. Mary, The ornithologist in Spencer Reinhard takes gaze. Though I showed artwork briefly with Ann Tower Gallery, my career as an artist has been limited to private sales and commissions, including contributing a mural to PRHBTN in Lexington in 2018. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Improvising on the plan, he kicked Eric and Warren out on the street, believing three men in a gray minivan would draw too much attention. One evening it occurred to Spencer that they had used the Walter Beckman Yahoo account to contact both Christie's and Gooch. A uniformed doorman cheerily welcomed both boys into the lobby, where they informed reception that they were there for Mr. Walter Beckmans appointment with Thomas Leckey, Christies rare-book specialist. Us three, we were much thicker than he was.) And what Chas likely didnt know was that, for Warren, Eric, and Spencer, the actual appraisal and sale of the stolen books had become irrelevant to the mission. Seeing something in the wayward Warren, the preppy grifter pitched him the idea of selling fake Kentucky driver's licenses in the U.K. dorms. On the second-floor landing, Chas, in high-end flannel pajamas and thinking they were being robbed, pulled out a derringer, only to drop the weapon at the last moment. He was visibly unnerved, Warren remembers. I never intended to paint them and I resisted the idea but in the end I couldn't help but indulge the irony. He was just so unbearable. The F.B.I. Ad Choices, The untold story of the Transy Book Heist is one part, Donald Trump to Evangelicals: You Cant Break Up With Me Because Im Breaking Up With You First, Reality Is Submerged in Fantasy: The Villages Is a Boomers UtopiaAnd Demographic Time Bomb, Maybe instead of being one among many, [this film] will make me the one, a fresh-faced Rob Lowe told us in 1984. They think we have [the books]. In fact, wedged in their backpacks was nearly three-quarters of a million dollars worth of books and manuscripts: an 1859 first edition of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ($25,000), an illuminated manuscript from 1425 ($200,000), a set of the two-volume 15th-century horticultural masterpiece entitled Hortus Sanitatis ($450,000), 20 original Audubon pencil drawings ($50,000), and Audubons A Synopsis of the Birds of North America ($10,000). It had been agreed that Warren, with his smooth talk, and Spencer, with his artistic knowledge, would go to the meeting. Warren and Spencer readied themselves early without waking the others, silently showering, shaving, and putting the finishing touches on their outfits. Late one Thursday afternoon in mid-February, the two friends bought a bag of weed and drove the 700 miles to Manhattan in Spencer's Acura Legend. Calculated, mathematical, loose, painterly, spontaneous, 2021 Spencer Reinhard all rights reserved, Please send me the price list, I am interested in purchasing an original Reinhard. Quit struggling, B.J., or do you want to feel more pain? she remembered the man saying. Warren, under an alias, would make an appointment with Gooch for that afternoon to view the books they wanted to steal. A few minutes later, a short, dark-haired young man, also dressed in a winter coat, cap, and gloves, entered the library. Having told their parents that they were going on a ski trip to West Virginia, that weekend they loaded the loot into Eric's Ford Explorer and took off on the 12-hour drive to New York for their Christie's appointment. When summer break began, the three returned home to the subdivisions of South Lexington. In early February 2005, the F.B.I. Spencer would communicate with Warren from a cell phone, which Warren would steal from a student in the morning. Warren went up to the third floor to meet Gooch, while Eric waited downstairs for him to call. Its great to be the inspiration for this project., Two weeks into his stay, Reinhard, an ardent ornithologist, whose works draw inspiration from late Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning, feels that his greatest artistic asset is his versatility. Near the boiler he also jerry-rigged a greenhouse for growing marijuana. The truth is, but for one big mistake, they probably would have gotten away with it, an L.P.D. The truth is, but for one obvious, big mistakethe trip to Christie'sthey probably would have gotten away with it, a Lexington police detective told me. He thought he was much better than everybody else, and he got to the point where he wasn't like us. The phone number was registered to a Gary Reinhard of Lexington, Kentucky. I was expecting to play soccer quite a lot, but the coach was a completely different person once I got on the team, he tells me. I see Warren and Eric bust out of the back door, Spencer says, describing what he saw unfold from his lookout position. . In the morning, Warren says, he left two messages with Leckeys secretary and two more that afternoon. Chas not only lived in the yellow bungalow but also was a part owner of it with his father, a prominent Lexington real-estate investor. In the morning, Warren says, he left two messages with Leckey's secretary and two more that afternoon. I attended Tates Creek High School, where I continued to take art classes, but most of my time was dedicated to playing soccer. Again, Warren thought otherwise. Because the boys pleaded guilty, many of the case's crucial details remain unknown even to law enforcement. I'm utterly curious about decision-making | Sharing lessons learned from the thousands of decisions I've studied and made | Founder https://www.resolve.blog. Like if we ever get caught, were talking about international issues, way past interstate commerce or whatever the hell it is.. In fact, wedged in their backpacks was nearly three-quarters of a million dollars' worth of books and manuscripts: an 1859 first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ($25,000), an illuminated manuscript from 1425 ($200,000), a set of the two-volume 15th-century horticultural masterpiece entitled Hortus Sanitatis ($450,000), 20 original Audubon pencil drawings ($50,000), and Audubon's A Synopsis of the Birds of North America ($10,000). (Through his attorney, Allen declined to be interviewed.) Back at Warrens later that afternoon, the boys were transfixed by local coverage of the Transy Book Heist. According to the news, it appeared that neither Gooch nor anyone else was able to provide the police with an accurate description of the boys. As they took their seats in the conference room, Warren explained that he and Mr. Stephens are the sole representatives of Walter Beckman, whom he described as a very private individual from Boston who had recently inherited several valuable rare books and manuscripts. As she was heading toward a display case, Gooch felt a tingling on her right arm and collapsed to the floor. [Beckman] said, B.J., a nickname her friends and colleagues used for her, she told officers. During a meeting in the basement, Warren convinced the other two that they were going to need a fourth, principally to help haul the nearly 250 pounds in Audubon folios out of the library. We'll all be still young, Warren says. Boom. (Spencer had had to do a rush job on them because his art-history final had run long.) So I kind of go, That would be pretty crazy, wouldnt it? He said, Yeah, that would be kind of crazy. I then said, You know, why dont you look into it more and well go from there? Just like . American painter Spencer Reinhard is loving the new art he is diligently producing. I was surprised he didn't.. Just days before their arrests the three even took in a movie: Ocean's 12. Two months later, amid a local media frenzy, the four formally pleaded guilty to all six federal charges, including theft of cultural artifacts from a public museum and interstate transportation of stolen property. As they took their seats in the conference room, Warren explained that he and Mr. Stephens are the sole representatives of Walter Beckman, whom he described as a very private individual from Boston who had recently inherited several valuable rare books and manuscripts. Im not sure, but it was a lot. Spencer gives me 500 bucks, in my pocket. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. It was only a tennis final, Eric says, but that final that day was actually harder than I thought it was going to be. (Through his attorney, Allen declined to be interviewed.) She agreed. By far the most common theory around town was that the heist had been just a frat prank that spun way out of control. The books were much heavier than the boys had projected, and the pair could handle only three at a time. Several weeks before Spencer was approached by Warren about the fake-ID business, he had been on a freshman-orientation tour of Transy, including the library and its exceptional collection of rare books and manuscripts. Cops entered the basement, a dank pit reeking of marijuana, and found Warren sprawled out on a mattress. Again, Warren thought otherwise. Leave a message. A Google search of Spencer Reinhard brought up numerous hits for soccer in the Lexington area. This is the story you didnt get from the film. Afterward, they returned to the Hilton for an early night. They went back up in the elevator, accidentally stopping on the main floor, where they were spotted by another librarian. Spencer was arrested in a simultaneous raid on his dorm room at Transy. He said, You do that and you are free then to give them to us when you can. O.K., great. Quit struggling, B.J., or do you want to feel more pain? she remembered the man saying. The set was one of fewer than 200 produced. He was whisked into a squad car. Because their campuses were only a mile apart, they assumed they would stay close, but as with most freshmen, their assured identities and easy expectations muddied once they hit campus. If you were referring only to my paintings featuring birds, I would say its my ability to render the birds accurately, but in a way that gives them personality.. All Rights Reserved. He said his name was John. I'm expecting when I get up there it's going to be taken care of and I'm just going to start lifting books. But even at that point, it became apparent that Warren and Spencer wouldnt be able to pull it off alone. Buried in the files was a series of e-mails to Christie's in New York. After a brief discussion they chose Chas Allen, a handsome, clean-cut U.K. business major who had started the lawn-care company with Eric the previous summer. because she wanted a new Range Rover, like, what? The stun guns Warren had ordered never arrived, so he drove around town and returned with a Black Cobra Stun Pen, and had Spencer zap him and Eric to test its knockdown power. To have time to properly apply the disguises, he tried to reschedule his art-history final for later in the day on the 16th, but was unsuccessful. He focused above all on painting, gaining admission into a prestigious Lexington arts program. And then they came up with the issue of getting these appraised. The Lexington Police Departments commercial-burglary squad was assigned to the case. Chas promised to return to pick them up in another car after dropping the minivan off at his moms house. And then they came up with the issue of getting these appraised. 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