"So Mrs. Dogaru told the police that on a freezing night in February, she placed all seven works ...in a wood-burning stove used to heat saunas and incinerated them." (UPDATED 2X)

The New York Times:  Romanian’s Tale Has Art World Fearing the Worst.

Ann Althouse:  "If you're hardcore enough to burn these things, why are you not hardcore enough to lie to the police?"

UPDATE:  Slate.com:  How Often Do Art Thieves Destroy Their Loot?

UPDATE 2:  Now she says she didn't burn the works.