Retired FBI Special Agent & International Art Crime Investigator; Author of "Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist"
Geoffrey Kelly Biography
Geoffrey Kelly retired from the FBI with more than 30 years of federal and state law enforcement experience. As one of the original members of the FBI’s elite Art Crime Team, Kelly managed numerous high-profile cases and recovered more than $100 million in stolen artwork and cultural property, including rare books, fine art, looted treasures and even Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jerseys. He is the author of the book "Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist."
Kelly has extensive experience investigating violent crimes, including cold-case homicides, bank robberies and kidnappings. For 22 years, he was the FBI’s lead investigator on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. He served as case agent on the real-life Charlestown armored car robbery crew that was fictionalized in the Ben Affleck movie "The Town," and the film’s main character, FBI Agent Frawley, played by Jon Hamm, was based on Kelly. He worked closely with Affleck and the producers on the project and was credited as an advisor on the film.
An internationally recognized expert in the field of fine art and antiquities theft, Kelly has traveled the world training domestic and international agencies and institutions on proven methods and best practices to deter art and cultural property theft.
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Geoffrey Kelly Speaking Topics
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art were plucked from the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston by two subjects posing as police officers. Over the next eighty-one minutes, they stole some of the world’s most valuable artwork, including a rare Vermeer and Rembrandt’s only known seascape -- a total loss estimated at over $1 billion.
For more than two decades, Geoffrey Kelly, one of the original members of the FBI's elite Art Crime Team, was the lead investigator into the heist. Rather than working the case as a traditional stolen property crime, however, he framed it as a fugitive investigation. Thirteen fugitives, to be exact.
In this captivating true crime story, Geoffrey Kelly shares his insights and theories about the case, and recounts his journey to apprehend those thirteen perfect fugitives.
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Art and Antiquities Theft
Crimes against art are a multi-billion dollar per year illicit activity. They range from thefts from museums and homes to the trafficking of looted antiquities. In this fascinating talk, Geoffrey Kelly, one of the original members of the FBI's elite Art Crime Team, will explore the impact of art crime and the methods he used to investigate them, relying heavily on real-world examples.
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Geoffrey Kelly is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist, Art and Antiquities Theft and Tom Brady's Stolen Super Bowl Jerseys. The estimated speaking fee range to book Geoffrey Kelly for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Geoffrey Kelly generally travels from Boston, MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Tim Clark, John E. Douglas, Charles Graeber, Brad Beeler and Drew Moldenhauer. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Geoffrey Kelly for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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