February 11, 2005. FBI agents bust down the door of a cinder block house near the University of Kentucky campus. Amid flash grenades and screaming teens, they arrest three students – plus a fourth student in a nearby dorm. The crime? Stealing almost $750,000 of rare books and manuscripts from the library at Transylvania University. Why did four freshmen decide to actually go through with their real life version of Ocean’s Eleven? And how did they plan to get away with it?Special thanks to our guests, BJ Gooch, retired special collections librarian; Eric Borsuk, whose memoir is called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Animals-True-Crime-Memoir/dp/168442450X">American Animals: A True Crime Memoir</a>; and Tom Lecky, rare book and manuscript specialist.To stay updated: <a href="historythisweekpodcast.com">historythisweekpodcast.com</a>** This episode originally aired February 6, 2023. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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