In 2002, NASA intern Thad Roberts stole 17 pounds of moon rocks valued at $21 million, along with accomplices Tiffany Fowler and Shae Saur. They used their NASA IDs to access the Johnson Space Center and took the rocks, only to later scatter them on his bed for a shocking romantic gesture. The trio attempted to sell the rocks online, prompting a Belgian collector to inform the FBI, leading to their arrest. Roberts was sentenced to ten years in prison for the theft and conspiracy.
But what Roberts and Fowler did next was even more shocking. Immediately after the heist, the couple scattered the moon rocks across Roberts' bed and had sex on top of them.
Following the romantic gesture, Roberts and his accomplices listed the moon rocks for $2,000 to $8,000 per gram on the website of the Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium.
A Belgian rock collector spotted the online posting and contacted the FBI who concocted a plan to catch the thieves.
Or 'Orb' agreed to meet at an Italian restaurant in Orlando, Florida on July 20, 2002.
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