Banksy's Arrest Confession Unmasks Him as Robin Gunningham
Source: nytimes.com
- A handwritten confession from a 2000 New York arrest names street artist Banksy as Robin Gunningham.
- Reuters linked Gunningham to Banksy through police records and a later name change to David Jones.
- Banksy's lawyer neither confirmed nor denied the identity, calling some details incorrect.
Reuters exposed Banksy's real identity using a decades-old arrest confession signed by Robin Gunningham. The investigation ties him to the artist through court documents, a name change, and past denials. It cracks open the longest-running mystery in street art, showing how he stayed hidden.