My 82-year-old mother had a heart attack last night. I carry the weight of this story alone; I can't even burden her with it. This constant fight against your wall of silence, for a truth that began when she was in her 50s, is all so she can finally have her voice heard, a voice that has known only hardship – a life story that's a movie in itself, a film of struggle, not grandeur.
Then, imagine this crazy art story entering her world. At the time, she dared to imagine what that man was promising: Go sell this artwork and retire, escape this flea market. It has been anything but. For years, she believed that man had died – they even staged a whole hospital scene and planted an obituary in the newspaper. FrEDerick Koch, the man who enrolled at the Yale School of Drama, where his focus was playwriting – a background that now feels chillingly relevant to the elaborate deception he wove. Why are you protecting these billionaires?
Here is a nice (younger) photo of my mother
John Olsen isn't a billionaire and doesn't deserve the protection you are giving him. He might be now, though, after inheriting FrEDerick R. Koch's estate. John Olsen and FrEDerick R. Koch committed the largest art heist in history. FrEDerick R. Koch is now deceased, but John Olsen is alive – and he knows where the stolen art is. William (Bill) Koch is aware of his brother (Fred)'s actions. His putting FrED in Okeechobee (1 hour west of Palm Beach), directly across from the Flea Market where these transactions took place, indicates his knowledge and possible assistance. William was focused on winning the 1992 America's Cup and likely didn't want to deal with his brother's situation then.
I don't know how else to explain that I solved this story. My belief that the artwork could be being stored in FrEDerick's home in Monaco - it is a non-common law country - aligns perfectly with the details in the 1994 letter written to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: "the writer claimed the stolen paintings were being held in archival conditions, meaning they were stored in a way to protect their integrity. Specifically, the writer stated they were being stored in a "non-common law country" under climate-controlled conditions. The letter also stated that the paintings were not yet sold, but were in a location where a buyer could claim legal ownership." The author's use of "archival conditions" points to someone with a knowledge of art preservation, someone like Frederick R. Koch, not the kind of criminals often portrayed in the media. And the specific detail about a "non-common law country" - Monaco is "non-common law country". https://www.youtube.com/c/FRKFoundation with the right amount of money, you can make any criminal look good. Showing his love of music, art, etc. With the piano top and center.
Degas note stolen
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/collection/14031
Vermeer painting (we know from the story connected to the Jim Cassel print) that this is a man sitting listening to the piano being played by the woman to his left. https://theartworkstory.com/jim-cassel-print/
https://theartworkstory.com/march-18-1990-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-heist/ If you don't know about the story connected to the Jim Cassel print, then do you have all the facts from what I am sharing to form an honest opinion?
The person that wrote to the museum in 1994. Wrote of knowledge of the international art world (Koch - International Art Trading in Miami).
https://theartworkstory.com/suzannes-miami-research/
The Connections
That moment of understanding why he chose those specific artworks for my mother is forever etched in my memory. It was a shock that resonated through me, suddenly revealing the true scale of this narrative and leaving me with a profound sense of being alone with this overwhelming truth.
For years, I couldn't articulate that "aha!" moment, but it was the culmination of living this story, tracing every thread. It all clicked when I finally grasped why he chose those specific paintings for her. He had access to countless pieces, yet his selection mirrored the stolen artwork in a way that couldn't be coincidence.
Consider this:
Stolen: 5 pen and pencil drawings
Sold: 5 pen and pencil drawings
Stolen: Manet painting
Sold: Manet painting
Stolen: Bird Finial
Sold: 3 Bird paintings
Stolen: Vermeer DUTCH painting
Sold: Van Gogh DUTCH painting
My mother also received artwork I have never seen or photographed. She sold it at the flea market.
For years, I stared at a Jim Cassel print, trying to decipher its meaning. Now, comparing it to the Vermeer, the connection is undeniable: a man seated, contemplating a painting. It was the final piece. FrEDerick R. Koch wasn't just selling art; he was communicating something, righting a wrong in his own calculated way.
Below is the Jim Cassel print that I stared at for many years trying to solve - compared to the Vermeer. Even the AI gets the connection... 
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