Jeff Sitar was a locksmith living in Clifton, New Jersey who specialized as a

safe-cracker Safe-cracking is the process of opening a safe without either the combination or the key. Physical methods Different procedures may be used to crack a safe, depending on its construction. Different procedures are required to open different safe ...

and who has won the Lockmaster's International Safecracking Competition eight times. He is known for the opening of a safe on board ''

USS Ling USS ''Ling'' (hull number SS-297) is a ''Balao''-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the ling fish, also known as the cobia. The vessel was built during World War II, but was completed in the final months of the conflict and so ...

'' and for opening a highly classified safe on board the '' SS Bellatrix'' during the Gulf War. Jeff appeared on the Discovery Channel's show "More Than Human" where he demonstrated his skills Jeff also appeared on Modern Marvels in 2010 in the episode "Keep Out". Jeff died on February 22, 2019. He was 57 years old.

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* Locksmiths 2019 deaths Year of birth missing Place of birth missing {{US-engineer-stub