By the time he arrived, Jack “Murph the Surf” Murphy had gained worldwide notoriety as a surfing champ turned cat burglar. The former stuntman pulled off the country’s biggest jewel heist in 1964, scaling the walls of New York’s Museum of Natural History and stealing the Star of India sapphire and 21 other gems.
Murphy served prison time before heading south. He and three others robbed the wealthy Olive Wofford on Jan. 28, 1968 at midday on a Sunday at her Millionaire’s Row mansion at 4221 Pinetree Drive. A silent alarm alerted police, and the thugs were arrested after a gunfight with more than a dozen officers. The four were charged with robbery and assault with intent to commit murder.
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