Episodes
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Original Heists is presented by Triple Whale. Understand the numbers behind your Shopify store and sign up for a free trial.
Tupac's aunt was a freedom fighter involved with the Black Panthers, and the Black Liberation Army. Who later broke her out of prison! Hear the incredible story of how Assata Shakur escaped and is still free and alive to this day.
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Original Heists is presented by Triple Whale. Understand the numbers behind your Shopify store and sign up for a free trial.
Parkhurst Prison in the UK is called The Rock – just like it’s American counterpart. It was on an island, and housed heinous criminals, many of whom commited serious crimes like murder, or had done time at other prisons. Including Matthews Williams and Keith Rose who would get together for their breakout role in this episode along Andy Roger.
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Original Heists is presented by Triple Whale. Understand the numbers behind your Shopify store and sign up for a free trial.
You may know Frank Abagnale from the movie Catch Me If You Can, or heard one of his many wild stories like pretending to be an airline pilot or doctor through the grapevine.
But he also escaped from prison. Or at least he claims to have. It's a great story, but it may be just that. A great story.
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Original Heists is presented by Triple Whale. Understand the numbers behind your Shopify store and sign up for a free trial.
Yoshi Shiratori escaped prison four times! Using what ever he had, which wasn't much he could pick locks with wires, contort his body, and use miso soup like you've never seen before.
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Original Heists is presented by Triple Whale. Understand the numbers behind your Shopify store and sign up for a free trial.
In 1962 Brothers John and Clarence Anglin, along with Frank Morris attempted to escape Alcatraz. The unescapble prison. Using paper mache fake heads, and rafts made out of rain jackets.
But did they make it out?
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February 14th, 1929. 7 Northside Chicago gangsters were murdered by the order of Al Capone on the south side. Join Wes Barker in this bonus episode of Original Heists.
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The biggest, and final heist of the season, Mt. Gox. In 2014, they were handling over 70% of all Bitcoin transactions, but they weren't secure, and had over 850,000 bitcoins go missing. Was it a horrible downfall, or the perfect crime?
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Most people think of young guys in old timey photos sticking up banks when they hear heists - but in 2015 a group of senior citizens broke into a diamond vault in what would turn into the most exciting heist in London history.
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From stealing pants and pies as a teenager, to high tailing it to South America, this is the story of Butch Cassidy.
Hear the story that got started with a pie.
Original Heists is presented by Shipbob
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On a cool August night in 1963, a Royal Mail train was brought to a halt, and robbed of £2.6M (Over $75M USD today) in the most famous train robbery in history.
It wouldn't have been possible without the help of the Ulsterman (his identity revealed at the end) and they were brought down by a Monopoly board.
Hear their incredibly story of luck and fortune in this episode of Original Heists.
Original Heists is presented by Shipbob.
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On a quiet 1983 night in Jeruesleum, the L.A. Mayer Museum had 106 watces and timepieces stolen, including a watch that took over 40 years to build for Marie Antonette.
Hear how they went missing, and were discovered in this episode of Original Hesits.
Original Heists is presented by Shipbob. Keep your inventory secure from watches to hot sauces.
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When a sharp dressed man passed a note to a flight attendant, she thought he was flirting with her! It wasn't until he told her to read it that she knew how dangerous the situation was.
A few hours later, once the plane had landed and taken off again - that man jumped out of the back with two parachutes, and over $200,000 in cash.
Or did he?
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Bill Miner is one of the original bank robbers of the Wild Wild West, but you may know him as a dessert at The Keg.
This is the story of Canada's first, and only train robber.
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