tommy trotta on a family pilgrimage to the baseball hall of fame.. >> i would walk in these places and i would try to have either my niece or nephew. i would guide them over if i wanted to see a door or window, and i would film how far do i have to run after i get through this door. >> you're bringing the kids like you're bringing a tourist. >> get it on film, but not filming them, no. i want that window. i want that door. >> much like an athlete, he prepared for the job by spending hours watching tape. in his case, his own shaky footage of potential targets and the closest exit. >> needless to say, they do not suspect you are casing the joint. >> not in a million years. i have a dorky look to me. i know this. i don't look like a criminal at all. >> he sure acted like one. here he is in 2012 after smashing through a window and into the u.s. golf museum in new jersey, he made off with ben hogan's trophies, middle of the night, unarmed. it was the m.o. he would replicate thousands of times, confounding investigators for years. >> certain fans really d