Filmmaker R. J. Cutler calls Jack Roland Murphy – otherwise known as “Murf the Surf” – “television’s first true crime celebrity.” Considered the mastermind behind the 1964 jewel heist of New York’s ...

Ths true crime docuseries pulls back the curtain on America’s most infamous jewel thief, Jack Roland Murphy, who played a key role in the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of New York’s American ...

Jack “Murf the Surf” Murphy’s life takes a turn from childhood prodigy and professional surfing champion to notorious jewel thief when he pulls off the heist of the century. Serving a double-life ...

Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called "The Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century", the ...

Murph the Surf became an unlikely folk hero after robbing the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Gems in 1964. A collector is selling his archive for $30,000. By Corey Kilgannon Good morning ...

On this day, Oct. 29, in 1964, surfing champion Jack Murphy stole the Star of India sapphire from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Dubbed the “Jewel Heist of the Century,” thieves ...