Revisiting the Lufthansa Heist immortalized in ‘Goodfellas’

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Oct 27, 2015

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The Lufthansa heist makes the front page on Dec. 11, 1978. New York Post

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A graphic detailing the Lufthansa heist New York Post

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James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke in his April 12, 1979, mugshot (left), and as portrayed by Robert De Niro in “Goodfellas.” FBI / Warner Bros.

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James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke is led handcuffed from a law enforcement vehicle in April 1979. AP

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Henry Hill at his old haunts in Queens and as portrayed by Ray Liotta Pacific Coast News / Warner Bros.

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Henry Hill poses for his mugshot in North Platte, Neb., on March 21, 2005. Pacific Coast News

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Tommy DeSimone in January 1979 and as Tommy DeVito, portrayed by Joe Pesci FBI / Warner Bros.

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Parnell “Stacks” Edwards in a Nov. 26, 1974, mugshot and as portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson FBI / Warner Bros.

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Martin Krugman as “Morrie Kessler,” portrayed by Chuck Low FBI / Warner Bros.

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Paul Vario in his October 1972 mugshot and as portrayed by Paul Sorvino FBI / Warner Bros.

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Police cordon off an area around a stolen black van in Brooklyn on Dec. 13, 1978. AP

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The original Lufthansa heist story plasters the Dec. 11, 1978, paper. New York Post

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Vincent Asaro’s arrest makes the Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, New York Post cover. New York Post

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