RobberySolved
The Lufthansa Heist
New York City, New York, United StatesDecember 11, 1978
On December 11, 1978, a crew of thieves robbed the Lufthansa cargo terminal at JFK Airport in New York, stealing approximately $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewels — the largest cash robbery in U.S. history at the time. Most of the stolen money was never recovered, and most participants ended up dead or in prison.