Welcome one and all to this very special Christmas edition of the Casual Criminalist. In today’s light-hearted episode we will be talking about that most Christmassy of topics - bank robbery. So get comfy, have a sip of your favourite tipple, and allow us to spin you a yarn about that one time Santa and his elves robbed a bank in Texas.
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