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The Grave Robber: The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History and the Bureau’s Quest to Set Things Right by Tim Carpenter is a memoir concerning the case of Don Miller, an Indiana man who looted over 42,000 artifacts and nearly 500 ancestral remains from sacred sites worldwide. Mr. Carpenter is a former FBI Lead Investigator on the Art Crime Team.
- 12 hours and 8minutes
- Publisher : Harper Horizon
- Language : English
- ASIN : B0F1VR94Z4
- Narrator: Roger Wayne
My rating for The Grave Robber – 5
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Thoughts:
When I started listening to this book, I had never heard of the Don Miller case, or even about this case. The book sounded very interesting and I had nothing on my listening list I wanted to start.
I’m very glad that I picked The Grave Robber by Tim Carpenter, it’s a fascinating story, well written and expertly read. The book talks about the largest cultural property recovery in the history of the FBI. Don Miller had in his possession over 42,000 artifacts and nearly 500 ancestral remains from all over the World. This case was an important milestone of the way the FBI, and the federal government, approaches culturally sensitive cases.
Like other cases I’ve heard about,this one started with a tip that just happened to land on Mr. Carpenter’s desk. He followed up on it and discovered the staggering amount of artifacts, robbed from graves, being treated in shameful ways, without scientific rigor.
Mr. Carpenter describes the operation from putting together a team, getting buy-ins from senior management, dealing with lawyers for subpoenas, local authorities and involving native nations in every step of the way. The thousands of items, hidden in every corner of Miller’s estate, had to be cataloged, researched and returned, hopefully, to the right community or country.
This book is a fantastic memoir, walking us through a real-world case which changed the way the FBI operates and made a significant step towards restoring the government’s actions involving Native Americans.
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