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'Priceless' Van Gogh Paintings Found 14 Years After Theft

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Two Vincent Van Gogh paintings have been recovered by police in Italy 14 years after being stolen. Police in Naples said the works — described as being of "priceless value" — were discovered during a crackdown against the Naples-based Camorra crime clan, The Associated Press reported. They were taken from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002 and "appear to be in relatively good condition," according to a news release announcing the discovery. The New York Times reported that the thieves used a ladder to reach the roof of the Van Gogh Museum and broke into a building through a window. Dutch art thief Octave Durham, nicknamed "The Monkey," and an accomplice were jailed in 2004 for the crime but the paintings remained missing until now. It was not immediately clear when they would be returned to the Netherlands.

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