Four students hatched a plan to steal some very rare books and it became known as the Transylvania University heist in 2004, or Transy Book Heist. The plan was to break into the school's Special Collection in the Rare Books Room, swipe the books and sell them for millions of dollars….easy peasy. But of course things didn't quite go all Oceans 11, but the heist did inspire its own docu-movie!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csnx6likOPg. <<<<< American Animals Movie!
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Book - American Animals: A True Crime Memoir Paperback by Eric Borsuk
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Book - Mr. Pink The Inside Story of The Transylvania Book Heist by Chas Allen
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https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article212180224.html
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