What do you think happened to them? I see a few scenarios as to why they have never been found. First, we must note that the thieves must have been big time professionals who knew exactly what to do.

1) They decided not to risk moving them across state lines in case of border patrols, possibly to avoid being captured easily.
2) They sold them to private collectors within the state of Florida, the holders not knowing they are stolen.
3) They were shipped out of the country to be sold.

It has always bothered me that someone who took such pride in their work had it taken from them by greedy bastards. For thefts of valuable work like this, there shouldn't be a statute of limitations (they have already expired for this crime). I can only imagine how Ben Stahl must have felt.

This is a case that ****ed me off, too. It's a shame that he died never knowing where they were.

What do you think happened to them? I see a few scenarios as to why they have never been found. First, we must note that the thieves must have been big time professionals who knew exactly what to do.

1) They decided not to risk moving them across state lines in case of border patrols, possibly to avoid being captured easily.
2) They sold them to private collectors within the state of Florida, the holders not knowing they are stolen.
3) They were shipped out of the country to be sold.

It has always bothered me that someone who took such pride in their work had it taken from them by greedy bastards. For thefts of valuable work like this, there shouldn't be a statute of limitations (they have already expired for this crime). I can only imagine how Ben Stahl must have felt.

Actually, OP, the most likely scenario is that a single collector commissioned the theft of the paintings and they were delivered to him/her.

While I feel sorry for the family that these works of art were stolen, I have to question their decision not to either insure the paintings or to have had a much better security system than they did.

I'm certain the police already know this, but the mostly likely suspect would have been someone that had either offered to buy the paintings and had been refused or someone that had expressed an inordinate amount interest in the past.

And I also hate to say this, but since the family (and I'm sure friends) knew about the poor security and the lack of insurance, they are probably seen by some as the main suspects.