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The King of Diamonds The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief

Rena Pederson

The thrilling story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high society—and a window into the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the Swinging Sixties. As a string of high profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusi...

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Raina Peterson investigated how this thief eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade.

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Veteran journalist, Raina Peterson, tells me her story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who tiptoed through the homes of Dallas police officers and took the lives of thousands of people in the hom...

— Episode: MFM Minisode 391

Episode: MFM Minisode 391

Raina Peterson investigated how this thief eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade.

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Veteran journalist, Raina Peterson, tells me her story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who tiptoed through the homes of Dallas police officers and took the lives of thousands of people in the homes of Dallas' high society during the swinging 60s.

Her 2024 book, The King of Diamonds, investigates how this thief eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade.

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