HEISTS US: ILLINOIS FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BARRINGTON, 1981: Masterminds TV -
18,650. A mastermind steals millions from an impregnable vault without leaving a trace. Meet America’s most amazing bank burglar. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) Masterminds: The Perfect Score
18,651. The First National Bank of Barrington ... Employees quickly discovered that seventy-four safe-deposit boxes had been emptied. The FBI determined $1.1 million in jewellery and cash were missing. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) ibid.
18,652. This criminal masterpiece was the work of local hairdresser William Smarto. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) ibid.
18,653. Locked in the vault Smarto waits an hour to ensure everyone has left the bank. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) ibid.
18,654. After watching the attendant leave he emerges disguised as a workman. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) ibid.
18,655. William Smarto is found guilty and sentenced to twenty years. Due to ill health his brother is never brought to trial. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) ibid.
18,656. Because of William Smarto the architecture of bank vaults has changed for ever. No longer are there false ceilings and all-corner dead spaces have been eliminated. (Gangstas: Illinois & Illinois & Heist: Illinois & Theft & Bank) ibid.