Just Like in the Movies: The Story of Rédoine Faïd
03/22/22 • 40 min
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Prolific French bank robber Redoine Faid repeatedly evaded capture then repeatedly escaped imprisonment, entertaining all who heard of his exploits. His Hollywood-style capers were larger than life, just like his audacious public image. But can the authorities ever truly capture the man who has captured a nation's imagination?
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Prolific French bank robber Redoine Faid repeatedly evaded capture then repeatedly escaped imprisonment, entertaining all who heard of his exploits. His Hollywood-style capers were larger than life, just like his audacious public image. But can the authorities ever truly capture the man who has captured a nation's imagination?
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Ridiculous Crime - Just Like in the Movies: The Story of Rédoine Faïd
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Ridiculous Crime is a production of Our Heart Radio Elizabeth Dutton. You know it's ridiculous. Uh yeah, that the dessert called the peach enchilada does not contain tortillas, but does contain mountain dew. WHOA, my mind just leaked out of my ear like warm mountain dew. That is ridiculous. But I was thinking of something else. I was thinking of breaking out of a French prison in a helicopter. Okay, that's that is definitely ridiculous. This is R
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