Is a mother's love strong enough to cause the destruction of masterpieces worth millions of dollars? if the
confession of the mother of an accused art thief is to be believed, the answer is yes. the story begins in october
of 2012, when works by picasso, monet, matisse, and others were stolen from a museum in the netherlands. in
july of 2013, olga dogaru disclosed that her son hid the stolen art in her tiny romanian town. when he was
arrested, she decided to remove the evidence that could connect him to the crime. she placed all the paintings in
a wood-burning stove and set them afire. initial forensic investigation of the stove indicates that dogaru is telling
the truth and the art was burned.
what is the main idea of this passage?
a a mother's love led to the theft of millions of dollars of artistic masterpieces.
b. paintings worth millions of dollars were recovered from a tiny romanian town.
c. stolen art was probably destroyed when a mother burned paintings to protect her son
d. the investigation of an art theft in october of 2012 has led to the arrest of the suspect's mother.
e i don't know

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