The Greatest Diamond Heist of All Time Was Foiled By a Salami Sandwich

The Foot Long Key

The only thing that could have thwarted their plans was the locked door. The lock took a key that was over a foot long to open, but fortunately, the King of Keys knew how to replicate a key just like it, he only needed a picture or video of the original key. In September of 2002, Notarbartolo entered the vault as he usually did, but he quickly installed a small camera onto the top of the fire extinguisher that was hanging on the wall of the room, capturing a video of the original key used to unlock the door, and with that information, the men were ready to take on the challenge…

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