Bank robberies: a classic crime with endless stories. We’re telling the best of them this week. Join Vicky and Rachel as they look at two tales with very different circumstances.
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Research links below!
The Japan Times – “Plea of innocence from the grave”
TIME – “Japan: Noose of Pneumonia?”
The Japan Times – “Teigin Incident Convict Long Dead: Fight to clear mass-killer’s name unending”
The Japan Times – “Experts doubt Teigin Incident Verdict”
The Japan Times – “Court calls end to plea seeing ‘Teigin’ retrial”
The Sydney Morning Herald – “19th bid to clear late murderer’s name”
Murderpedia – “Sadamichi Hirasawa”
Infinite Corridor – “Teikoku Bank Incident”
Rolling Stone – “The MMA Fighter Who Pulled Off the Largest Money Heist in U.K. History”
Getty Images – “Securitas Robbery Depot”
BBC – “Man jailed over £53m Securitas raid refused parole”
New York Post – “Britain’s biggest bank heist was ‘executed flawlessly’ – then it fell apart”
Metro – “Securitas heist ‘inside man’ still hasn’t paid a penny back of £250,000 spoils”
History Daily – “The Securitas Depot Robbery”
Criminal – “The Securitas Depot Robbery (2006): England’s Astonishing Heist that Shook the Nation”
History – “Gang commits largest robbery in British history”
