‘Airbnb bandit’ mysteriously steals painting – and replaces it with new one

After Airbnb host’s TikTok video on the theft went viral, she started an auction that raised more than $1,500 for nonprofit

When an Airbnb host in Virginia realized that a painting in one of her properties had been stolen and replaced, the internet came together to investigate the unlikely mystery.

Speaking to the Washington Post, the host, Amy Corbett, said she first noticed the swapped painting while conducting a Zoom meeting in the rental property. A black-and-white map that hung in the living room had been replaced by a multi-color painting of an airplane propeller.