In the 2006 mockumentary doc “Street Thief”, filmmaker Malik
Bader follows one of Chicago’s most notorious serial burglars in the early 2000’s,
Kaspar Karr. The burglar explains the logic behind striking cash-rich
businesses, like ethnic groceries, movie theaters, and particularly bars and
nightclubs.
In one scene, the climbs over a burglar bar grating to get
to a security system wire above it, to turn it off. He cases businesses for months before
striking them when no one is there.
He says he has no regrets.
He is what he is, a burglar. “I’m
two steps ahead of you.” In another
incarnation, he could change to something else.
The film also interviews another burglar, Larry Evans in
Statesville.
Toward the end, the film goes into the issue of reporter
privilege, and whether the filmmaker has to reveal his sources to state
police. Illinois has a pretty strong law
protecting journalists.
Then Karr disappears, and enough blood to indicate his
violent death is found in his car. Some
people give a particular interpretation to this ending.
The official site on Myspace is here. The film (AE and Sundance Selects) is on Netflix instant play.
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