Heist by Parachute! [#118]

05/19/20 • 40 min

Today we tell the story of Gerald Blanchard, an incredible criminal that used his vast technical skills to pull off a series of heists as well as run an international crime ring. At one point he parachuted onto the roof of an Austrian palace to steal a priceless peice of jewelery known as the Sisi Star.

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A Heist Right out of a hollywood Screenplay -- for real this time [117]

Here is the story about the infamous 1995 Commerzbank Heist in Berlin. It is a crazy wild ride and we don't want to spoil anything. We've been trying to tell this story for awhile but could never find any solid English articles on it, that is until our amazing researching Peter helped us out. Check it out now!! HEEEEEIIIISSST! RRRRRUUUUAAADDD!! that's "heist" in German.

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Australian Goodfellas [#119]

In 1976 Ray Bennet and his gang robbed the bookies at the Victoria Club in Melbourne. It ended up being the biggest robbery in Australian history. This is an amazing story chalk full of incredible characters. Check it out! HEEEEIST!