Murphy, Jack
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Florida-based surfer and convicted thief and murderer, best known for stealing the massive Star of India sapphire in 1964. "Mr. Murphy was a caricature drawn from the publicity that engulfed him," the New York Times wrote in 2020. "The tabloids romanticized the museum theft as a 'crime of the century,' idealized him as a handsome blond adventurer in dark sunglasses who charmed women, smoked dope a...
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Jack Murphy, 1966Subscribe to view
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Jack Murphy, Raiford Prison, 1974. Photo: Tim ChapmanSubscribe to view
Jack Murphy, left, around 1965Subscribe to view
Poster for Live a Little, Steal a Lot , aka Murph the Surf (1975Subscribe to view
Jack Murphy, 1968 arrestSubscribe to view
Jack Murphy, 1966
Jack Murphy in handcuffs
Jack Murphy, Raiford Prison, 1974. Photo: Tim Chapman
Jack Murphy, left, around 1965
Poster for Live a Little, Steal a Lot , aka Murph the Surf (1975
Jack Murphy, 1968 arrest