Intrigue and Art Theft

Paintings that were stolen in 1987 from the Noortman Gallery in Maastricht were recovered after the thieves tried to sell the works (including Renoir, van de Velde, Brueghel the Younger, and Pissarro) back to the insurance company that paid the original settlement. Many of the works were badly damaged from being folded. Where is the respect, people? Can you even imagine contemplating folding a Renoir?

I'm noticing a trend in art theft: they only get caught because they do something really dumb, like hang the stolen paintings in their apartment, or try to sell them back to the insurance company.