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Mar 2021
45m 45s

John Wojtowicz Pt. 2

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Casting himself as a lovestruck Robin Hood, 27-year-old John Wojtowicz tried to rob a bank so he could pay for his estranged wife’s gender confirmation surgery. The heist didn’t go as planned — but it would change both their lives forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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