The Sword AND The Stone (Part Seven)
Blog Table of Contents Statehouse Commonwealth of Massachusetts Looking at the Gardner Heist investigation, from the standpoint of those most directly touched by it, in nearly every instance, the investigation has either been openly criticized, or else the first person accounts of people’s experiences with the authorities on matters related to the case cast serious doubts about the quality of the investigation. And not for the actions of investigators, but for their inaction, along with their imposition of inaction upon others, such as the museum and state and local law enforcement, who might otherwise have an interest or some formal legal basis pursue it. Former Gardner Museum Trustee Francis W. Hatch Jr. Gardner Heist investigation critics include: The former head of the Gardner Museum Anne Hawley, a leading Gardner Museum trustee and citizen of the Commonwealth, Francis Hatch, the Director at the Hyde Collection, Frederick J. Fisher, the current...