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Could It Happen Today?

Could It Happen Today?

Written by: Circle Of Insight Productions
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Some of history’s most extraordinary crimes succeeded because of the world in which they occurred. Could It Happen Today? reconstructs famous heists, escapes, disappearances, kidnappings, assassinations, frauds, and other major crimes and asks what would happen if someone attempted the same thing now. From DNA and surveillance cameras to smartphones and digital payments, every episode examines how technology and security have changed the criminal landscape.Copyright Circle Of Insight Productions Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The Great Train Robbery — Could You Steal Millions From a Train Today?

    The Great Train Robbery — Could You Steal Millions From a Train Today?
    Oct 4 2026
    In 1963, a gang of thieves stopped a Royal Mail train in the English countryside and escaped with £2.6 million, one of the largest cash robberies in British history at the time. The operation involved careful planning, inside information, and a surprisingly simple manipulation of the railway signal system. But the world that made the robbery possible has largely disappeared. Today, cameras, GPS tracking, digital communications, forensic databases, and the decline of cash transportation would create obstacles the robbers never faced. So could someone pull off the Great Train Robbery today—or would modern technology expose the plot before the thieves ever got away?
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    3 mins
  • The $500 Million Museum Heist: Could It Happen Today?

    The $500 Million Museum Heist: Could It Happen Today?
    Sep 29 2026
    In 1990, two men dressed as police officers talked their way into Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and walked out with 13 works of art now valued at more than $500 million. The technology was primitive by modern standards, but the thieves exploited something that hasn’t changed nearly as much: human trust. More than three decades later, could anyone pull off the same heist today?
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    4 mins
  • Episode 2: Escape From Alcatraz — Could They Get Away Today?

    Episode 2: Escape From Alcatraz — Could They Get Away Today?
    Sep 22 2026
    In June 1962, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped America’s most infamous island prison and disappeared. Their ingenious plan involved fake heads, altered ventilation openings, stolen raincoats and a homemade raft. More than sixty years later, could prisoners escape the island and remain missing?
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    3 mins
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