NORTH CAROLINA: Masterminds TV - Lucky Logan 2017 -
A daring thief baffles police while feeding his ego. Even after he is caught the authorities still can’t stop him ... For three years the Roof-Top Robber evaded authorities, hitting restaurants from coast to coast ... Jeffrey Manchester, the Roof-Top Robber, is finally captured ... Jeffrey Manchester has pulled off the most ingenious prison break in US history. Masterminds s3e9: The Great Escape, History 2005
Manchester takes refuge in the store [Toys R Us] ... Manchester creates a hiding space ... Months of being cooped-up begin to wear on Manchester ... On November 28th 2004 Manchester strikes the Toys R Us. Scoring $15,000 Manchester relaxes only a few feet from the scene of the crime. ibid.
Manchester commits another robbery ... Combing the warehouse police make another discovery. But the suspect is not there. ibid.
You one of those unibomber types? Logan Lucky 2017 starring Daniel Craig & Hillary Swank & Canning Tatum & Adam Driver & Riley Keough & Katie Holmes & Farrah Mackenzie & Katherine Waterson & Dwight Yoakam & Jack Quaid & Seth MacFarlane et al, director Steven Soderbergh, old duck in hairdressers to Jimmy
Ten Top Rules For Robbing A Bank 1) Decide to rob a bank; 2) Have a plan; 3) Have a back-up plan; 4) Establish clear communications; 5) Choose your partners carefully; 6) Expect the unexpected; 7) Shit happens; 8) Don’t get greedy; 9) Remember, shit happens; 10) Hang up and know when to walk away. ibid. list on wall
OHIO & CLEVELAND: The Irish Mob TV - Masterminds TV - Gangland TV - Welcome to Collinwood 2002 -
A dazzling cache of jewellery that vanishes into thin air. A mystery woman, a cop turned robber, and a flawless crime. It was the greatest unsolved robbery in the mid-west. Masterminds s2e8: The Jewellery Show Job, History 2004
August 1994 Columbus, Ohio: hundreds of jewellery salesman arrived at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the biggest jewellery convention in the mid-west. ibid.
The mysterious lady who had checked in late had completely disappeared. ibid.
They didn’t have the slightest inkling that the mastermind was really one of their own: the legendary ex-chief of Chicago police William Hanhardt. ibid.
With solid connections on both sides of the law the opportunity was too tempting to pass up. Jewellery salesmen became Handhardt’s prey and he called on his old gangsta friends for help. ibid.
Karen [Hanhardt’s wife] testified about the entire gang’s involvement in the Hyatt Regency heist. ibid.
A mastermind makes pizza by day and a fortune by night … ‘A master burglar, a master safe-cracker.’ Masterminds s2e13: The Museum Heist
In the early 1990s Akron, Ohio, was hit with an unprecedented series of jewellery-store heists. ibid.
In July 1994 the gang struck the Headley Whitney museum 300 miles south in Lexington. ibid.
James Quinn engineered the biggest jewellery spree in US history. ibid.
The ARA is also known as The Company. The gang has built a reputation for robbing banks: 22 since 1994 and pushing its racist agenda. Gangland s7e8: Army of Hate, History 2010
I’m laughing at Life. Welcome to Collinwood 2002 starring William H Macey & Isaiah Washington & Sam Rockwell & Patricia Clarkson & George Clooney & Michael Keter & Luiz Guzman & Andrew Davoli et al, directors Anthony & Joe Russo, gangsta in prison cell
He says it could be his Bellini. ibid. Cosmo’s bird
PENNSYLVANIA: The UnXplained with William Shatner TV -
And a bizarre bank robbery with a time bomb ticking down to zero … Brian Wells [victim] walked out of the bank with only a fraction of the amount of money he demanded … The bomb detonated and Brian Wells died instantly. UnXplained with William Shatner s2e8: Outrageous Robberies, History 2022
TEXAS: The Getaway 1972 - The Hot Spot 1990
Get to Beynon. Tell him I’m for sale. His price. The Getaway 1972 starring Steve McQueen & Ali MacGraw & Ben Johnson & Sally Struthers & Al Lettieri & Slim Pickens & Richard Bright & Jack Dodson & Dub Taylor & Bo Hopkins & Ray Jenson et al, director Sam Peckinpah, him to her
You run the job but I run and show, and don’t forget ibid. Beynon
There are only two things to do around here. The Hot Spot 1990 starring Don Johnson & Virginia Madsen & Jennifer Connelly & Jerry Hardin & William Sadler & Charles Martin Smith & Barry Corbin & Leon Rippy & Jack Nance et al, director Dennis Hopper, her to him
In this life you gotta take what you want. ibid. Bridges the car salesman
WASHINGTON DC: American Gangster TV -
Undeterred, Cornell’s crew robbed dozens of banks while still attending high school. American Gangster: Cornell Jones, BET 2008
In 2001 Fat Tone was arrested for the murder of a pregnant woman but charges were dropped. ibid.
WASHINGTON STATE & SEATTLE: Masterminds TV -
He was a bank robber with a style of his own. He installed fear in those who encountered him. He planned to perfection. He left no clues. His getaways were flawless. He was one of the most creative outlaws in modern America. Masterminds s1e4: A Man Called Hollywood, History 2003
With bank branches popping up all over Seattle there seemed to be lots of cash around just ripe for the taking. This city was fast becoming a hotspot for bank robbers. ibid.
He perfected the art of make-up. ibid.
‘They finally found him. He had shot himself.’ ibid.