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May 12
1h 6m

140 Banks! The Craziest Robbery Crew You...

The Underworld Podcast
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Meet the Stopwatch Gang: three polite Canadian crooks turned bank robbery into a precision sport, hitting over 140 banks across North America and walking away with $15 million without firing a single shot. They wore presidential Halloween masks, escaped from prison multiple times, and became so notorious that the boss landed on the FBI's Most Wanted list. A ... Show More
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