Charley Hill | |
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Born | Patrick Charles Landon Hill May 22, 1947 Cambridge, UK |
Died | February 20, 2021 London, UK | (aged 73)
Other names | Chris Roberts |
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Police career | |
Department | Art and Antiques Unit |
Branch | Metropolitan Police |
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Allegiance | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1968–9 |
Unit | 173rd Airborne Brigade |
Charles Patrick Landon Hill (born Patrick Charles Landon Hill;[1] 22 May 1947 – 20 February 2021) was a British-American art crime investigator and Vietnam veteran. He is best known for recovering Edvard Munch's The Scream three months after it was stolen.[2] Hill also played a crucial role in the recovery of many of the paintings stolen by Martin Cahill from Russborough House.