The Great American Heist

An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history - the 1978 Lufthansa Robbery. Nearly $6 million stolen from the Lufthansa Cargo Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, led by mobster Jimmy Burke. An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history - the 1978 Lufthansa Robbery. Nearly $6 million stolen from the Lufthansa Cargo Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, led by mobster Jimmy Burke. An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history - the 1978 Lufthansa Robbery. Nearly $6 million stolen from the Lufthansa Cargo Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, led by mobster Jimmy Burke. An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history - the 1978 Lufthansa Robbery. Nearly $6 million stolen from the Lufthansa Cargo Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, led by mobster Jimmy Burke.