Welcome to episode 341 of FBI retired case file review with Jerry Williams. I'm a retired

agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through my books, my blog,

and my podcast case reviews with former

colleagues. Today, we get to speak to retired agent Jeffrey Kelly, who served in the FBI for 28 years.

In this episode, he reviews his investigation of Robert Mardiyrugian for possession of stolen art and the

recovery more than 30 years after the crime occurred of a Cizond still life painting valued at over

$29 million and other artwork stolen during the largest residential burglary in U.S. history.

Martyrotian was convicted at trial.

Jeff also talks about the FBI's elite art crime team, which was founded in 2004.

He was one of the original members of the team.

For the majority of his career, Jeff Kelly was assigned to a

violent crime squad in the Boston Division. Being on the art crime team was a collateral duty.

Throughout his career, Jeff managed numerous high-profile investigations,

utilizing sophisticated techniques, veteran interviewing skills, and good old-fashioned

detective work. He has recovered more than $100 million in stolen artwork and cultural property,

items as diverse as rare books, fine art, Native American artifacts, looted treasures, and even Tom Brady's stolen

Super Bowl jerseys. Jeff is an internationally recognized expert in the field of fine art

and antiquities and has traveled the world, training domestic and international agencies and

institutions on proven methods and best practices

to deter art and cultural property theft. He has a proven track record of solving difficult cases,

making him one of the most respected investigators in the field. His most challenging investigation was of the Gardner

Museum robbery, for which he was able to identify the perpetrators. However, the stolen artwork

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