Today Sunday February 5, 2023, there is a new episode of Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA.
The Heist The New York Times marked the 150th anniversary of the Museum of Natural History in an article published in October 2019. In 1964, a group of charismatic “surfing lads” from Miami pulled off the largest jewel theft in American history at the site. Jack Roland Murphy, often known as Murf the Surf, was instrumental in the theft and went on to achieve lasting fame thanks in large part to his association with the infamous incident. What happened after Murf’s rapid rise is shrouded in mystery to this day: a spiraling narrative of horrible crime, murder, deception, and mayhem.
The four-part documentary will delve into the troubled past of the guy who earned the infamous moniker. The series, which will provide unprecedented access to Jack Roland Murphy before his death in 2020, will explore the ambiguous boundaries between truth and fiction, faith and illusion, and sanity and insanity, while also posing the pressing question of who and what we should trust.
Airdate: Sunday February 5, 2023 at 22:00 on MGM+
Season 1 Episode 1
In October 2019, the New York Times published an article celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Museum of Natural History. One of the most momentous events to take place on site was an epic jewel heist, the biggest in American history, mastered by a band of suave "surfer dudes" from Miami in 1964. The key to the operation was Jack Roland Murphy, otherwise known as Murf the Surf, whose name was propelled into pop culture after the heist—creating a notoriety that would stretch far beyond the caper. What followed Murf’s meteoric rise is a spiraling tale of unspeakable crime, murder, deception, and mayhem which, to this day, remains shrouded in mystery.
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