Ep. 84: Masterminds? The Infamous Loomis Fargo Heist of 1997
Description
This week we’re talking about a true crime story out of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Loomis Fargo heist was one of the biggest robberies in the history of the nation, with around $17 million dollars being stolen in total.
Another interesting fact - all of this went down where we used to live (we’re both originally from North Carolina, Gaston County in fact, which is where a lot of this went down).
Crystal’s mom even worked with one of the main mastermind’s sisters in a textile mill at the time - and we have a funny little note about that in the story.
On What We’re Watching we talk about (appropriately enough) the 2015 biography/comedy/crime movie “Masterminds.”
On Layla and Coffee Talk we learn about Coffee’s special skill, which is locating chicken wing bones on every walk.
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References:
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/loomisfargo-robbery
https://www.amazon.com/Heist-Oddball-Behind-Million-Loomis/dp/1492625167
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5sw20b/my_name_is_david_scott_ghantt_i_stole_17_million/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-02-24-9902240062-story.html
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19991027&slug=2991498