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        <title>Once Upon a Crime</title>
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        <itunes:author>Ben Beaumont</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>🕵️‍♂️ *Once Upon a Crime* — A Podcast Where YOU Crack the Case! 🔍 Think you’ve got what it takes to solve history’s sneakiest mysteries? In Once Upon a Crime , kids, classrooms, and curious families become the detectives! Each episode drops you into a real (or real-ish!) historical whodunnit — packed with clues, suspects, and suspicious twists.

🎧 Listen closely. ⏸️ Pause to predict. 🗣️ Discuss the evidence. 👀 Spot the red herrings. 🕵️‍♀️ Decide who really did it.

Whether you&#39;re solo with your headphones, gathered around Alexa at home, or solving clues with your class, this podcast turns listeners into clue-cracking legends. Perfect for ages 7&#43;, teachers, and families who love a good mystery with a twist of history.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>🎙️ Once Upon a Crime: The Mona Lisa Job</itunes:title>
                <title>🎙️ Once Upon a Crime: The Mona Lisa Job</title>

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>She’s the most famous face in art history—but in 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre without a trace. In this episode of <em>Once Upon a Crime</em>, Ben Beaumont unpacks the audacious theft that turned a Renaissance portrait into a global icon.</p><p>Was it an inside job? A patriotic heist? Or just one man’s obsession with a smile?</p><p>We follow the trail from Paris to Florence, through false leads, media frenzy, and a suspect who kept the painting under his bed for two years. Along the way, we explore how a stolen masterpiece became a symbol of mystery, myth, and modern celebrity.</p><p>🔍 Art. Crime. Legacy. This isn’t just a whodunnit—it’s a why-it-still-matters.</p>]]></description>
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