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Subj: Today in History - Jan 17
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Jan 17, 1950:
The Great Brinks Robbery
A team of 11 thieves, in a precisely timed and choreographed
strike, steals more than $2 million from the Brinks Armored Car
depot in Boston, Massachusetts. The Great Brinks Robbery, as it
quickly became known, was the almost perfect crime. Only days
before the statute of limitations was set to expire on the crime,
the culprits were finally caught.
Tony Pino, a lifelong criminal, was the mastermind behind the
audacious theft. Together with Joe McGinnis, he assembled a group
that meticulously planned the heist. They staked out the depot
for a year and a half to figure out when it was holding the most
money. Then, the gang stole the plans for the depot's alarm
system and returned them before anyone noticed that they were
missing.
The criminal team held repeated rehearsals, with each man wearing
blue coats and Halloween masks. On January 17, they finally put
their plan into action. Inside the counting room, the gang
surprised the guards and tied up the employees. Multiple canvas
bags, weighing more than half a ton, were filled with cash,
coins, checks, and money orders. Within 30 minutes, the Brinks
robbery team was gone--taking $2.7 million with them. They left
no clues at all.
Next, the gang met and split the proceeds of the theft. They
agreed that each would stay out of trouble for six years and they
almost made it. However, one of the men, Specs O'Keefe, left his
share with another member because he had to serve a prison
sentence for another crime. O'Keefe, worried that he would be
cheated out of his money, indicated that he might begin to talk.
The others decided to send a hit man to kill O'Keefe but he was
only wounded, and the assassin was caught. O'Keefe made a deal
with police and testified against the others. Eight participants
in the Great Brinks Robbery were caught and convicted. However,
only a small part of the money was ever recovered.
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