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Once Upon a Crime

Once Upon a Crime

By: Ben Beaumont
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🕵️‍♂️ Once Upon a Crime — A Podcast Where YOU Crack the Case! 🔍 Think you’ve got what it takes to solve history’s sneakiest mysteries? In Once Upon a Crime, kids, classrooms, and curious families become the detectives! Each episode drops you into a real (or real-ish!) historical whodunnit — packed with clues, suspects, and suspicious twists.

🎧 Listen closely. ⏸️ Pause to predict. 🗣️ Discuss the evidence. 👀 Spot the red herrings. 🕵️‍♀️ Decide who really did it.

Whether you're solo with your headphones, gathered around Alexa at home, or solving clues with your class, this podcast turns listeners into clue-cracking legends. Perfect for ages 7+, teachers, and families who love a good mystery with a twist of history.

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  • 🎙️ Once Upon a Crime: The Mona Lisa Job

    🎙️ Once Upon a Crime: The Mona Lisa Job
    Sep 25 2025

    She’s the most famous face in art history—but in 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre without a trace. In this episode of Once Upon a Crime, Ben Beaumont unpacks the audacious theft that turned a Renaissance portrait into a global icon.

    Was it an inside job? A patriotic heist? Or just one man’s obsession with a smile?

    We follow the trail from Paris to Florence, through false leads, media frenzy, and a suspect who kept the painting under his bed for two years. Along the way, we explore how a stolen masterpiece became a symbol of mystery, myth, and modern celebrity.

    🔍 Art. Crime. Legacy. This isn’t just a whodunnit—it’s a why-it-still-matters.
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    17 mins
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