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Harvard Attorneys & AG of Massachusetts received the info below 12/1/25

I am writing to you directly because I possess evidence indicating a severe breach of fiduciary duty and potential criminal conspiracy by the Board of Trustees of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. These actions, which relate to the 1990 Museum Art Heist, may trigger the immediate transfer of the Museum’s assets and endowment to Harvard University under the irrevocable terms of Isabella Stewart Gardner’s will.

My investigation stems from my mother’s first-hand art encounters in 1992 and my evidence points to a coordinated plan to violate the Trust’s terms by orchestrating a clandestine sale (a “commissioned heist”) and subsequent cover-up secured through financial manipulation.

Key Evidence of Breach and Complicity:

The Orchestrator: The alleged mastermind is identified as Frederick R. Koch (deceased, Harvard/Yale alumnus), a billionaire collector whose motive was acquisition, driven by the legal impossibility of buying the art due to the Trust’s strict anti-sale stipulations.
The Cover-Up and Payoff: The Museum Board is allegedly complicit in concealing this crime to protect the institution’s current governance and assets.
Proof of Complicity (Retaliation): I have documented evidence of highly unprofessional and retaliatory harassment (“Heywood Jablomey in Mattapoisett, MA,” a vile signature from the museum’s locality) directed at me immediately after I publicly demanded transparency from the Museum regarding any Koch family donations via a public Change.org petition. This direct, hostile response strongly suggests a secret financial arrangement is being protected, proving the Board’s actions violate the Trust’s core stipulations.
The Fiduciary Risk: The Board’s alleged complicity in perpetuating this lie represents a severe failure of its fiduciary duty—specifically, the duty to act in the Museum’s best interest, which includes acting to recover stolen assets and upholding the integrity of the Trust. This failure should, by the terms of the will, result in the forfeiture of the entire Trust and its assets to Harvard University.

I request immediate contact with the appropriate legal counsel at the Office of the General Counsel to present this evidence for evaluation. I have meticulously documented the full narrative, including physical evidence, digital logs, and correspondence with relevant authorities.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Kenney

A Flea Market Art Story

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The Artwork Story
Mary's Art Journey In
Okeechobee, Florida

The Artwork Story began as Looking-For-Ed-Koch.com in 2009 after Suzanne’s mother, Mary, asked her to show her artwork online and tell her story in an attempt to find the mysterious Ed Koch who sold her mother the artwork long ago at a flea market in Florida. It was soon discovered that the mysterious man from the market was billionaire Frederick R. Koch. Once this connection was made, the website changed into TheArtworkStory.com and has therefore evolved into a collection of research built up over the span of thirty years. This research would go on to solve two amazing art crimes.

Recently expanding to publish the book, Crime & Canvas was written to tell Suzanne’s journey of deciphering the stories her mother told and the notes written between her mother and Mr. Koch.

Though the effort to share this story has not been easy, between billionaire corruption and people not willing to listen, Suzanne and her family grew understandably discouraged. Nonetheless, as they linked together pieces of handwritten notes and famous art that began to solve long-forgotten art crimes it became more and more apparent that this story had to be told—the truth had to be revealed no matter what stood in their way.

If you want to know more about Suzanne’s journey to share her mother’s story or the history of the billionaire and the crimes that were solved then check out CrimeAndCanvas.com!