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From daring heists to the ultimate escape, discover the true story of Punch Stanimirovic, his extraordinary crew, and his high-society family. Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Burl Barer brings to light the remarkable story of four decades and two generations of America's First Family of kind and generous "altruistic outlaws" in Stealing Manhattan: The Untold Story of America's Billion Dollar Gem Heist Masterminds.

Right under the noses of neighbors, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society, simply called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic, and dangerous leader Sharon Gans for decades. Spencer Schneider was recruited in the eighties, and he stayed for more than twenty-three years as his life disintegrated, his self-esteem eroded, and he lined the pockets of Gans and her cult.

It’s late 2021. New York City’s shaking off it's lockdown funk. The bars and nightclubs are packed, the music is loud and drinks are flowing, but in the shadows, predators are watching. Tech-savvy and cold-blooded, they’re armed with lethal drug cocktails that they use to knock out victims and drain their accounts, leaving them for dead. This is the story of a crime spree that claimed seven lives, slipping under the NYPD’s radar for months, disguised as a wave of overdose deaths among gay club-goers in Manhattan.Follow the story on Substack: https://substack.com/@staceysze?utm_source=...