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Skeleton in Bank Chimney in Louisiana is Missing Man from 1984


 Skeleton in 
 Bank Chimney 
 Is Missing Man 
 From 1984 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 31, 2011 4:10 PM CDT

Skeleton in Bank Chimney Is Missing Man From 1984

He got wedged in 27 years ago

(Newser) - It's sort of a good news-bad news situation for one Louisiana family. On one hand, they finally know what happened to Joseph Schexnider, who vanished in 1984—on the other, he died inside a local bank chimney 27 years ago. Construction workers renovating a historic bank discovered skeletal remains...

Guy Robs Bank ... to Get Prison Health Care

NC man aimed for 3-year sentence with $1 heist

(Newser) - A North Carolina man with a bad back, a growth on his chest, and no job or money decided to swap his freedom for prison health care by robbing a bank. Richard James Verone, 59, walked into a bank, handed the teller a note demanding just $1—then sat down...

Robber Busted 28 Years After Huge Bank Heist

Norberto Gonzalez Claudio spent decades on the run

(Newser) - A Puerto Rican militant has been arrested 28 years after he allegedly took part in one of the biggest bank robberies in American history. Norberto Gonzalez Claudio, 65, is accused of participating in the $7 million armed robbery of a Wells Fargo truck in Connecticut in 1983, AP reports. Claudio,...

Man Robs Bank, Hands Out Money

Homeless man swiftly caught by police

(Newser) - Passengers on a Tampa bus got a surprise yesterday, when a homeless man got on and started handing out wads of cash. The source of the loot? A bank the man, 27-year-old Elmer McGuirt, had robbed mere moments earlier, police tell the St. Petersburg Times . McGuirt allegedly walked into the...

Bank Robber Suspected in Bomb Plot Near Columbine

65-year-old Earl Albert Moore seen in mall security footage

(Newser) - The FBI suspects a paroled bank robber, still at large, planted a pipe bomb at a mall near Columbine last week , Reuters reports. Earl Albert Moore “is considered armed and dangerous and has an extensive criminal background,” the FBI said. The 65-year-old had been a “person of...

'Obama Bandit' Busted
 'Obama Bandit' Busted 
Apr 1, 2011 8:52 AM CDT

'Obama Bandit' Busted

Robber hit at least 7 banks since 2008, say police

(Newser) - A bank robber in Austria who committed a series robberies while wearing a Barack Obama mask has been arrested, reports the BBC . The latest robbery occurred yesterday afternoon, and the bandit was arrested about an hour afterward while hiding out in a nearby forest. The man committed his first masked...

Bank Robber Left His ID With Teller
Bank Robber Left His ID
With Teller
DUMB CRIMINAL
Mar 21, 2011 5:52 PM CDT

Bank Robber Left His ID With Teller

...and got into 2 car accidents, 1 DUI, after leaving crime scene

(Newser) - It wasn't the crime of the century: Pennsylvania police say Daniel Rahynes handed over his driver's license to a bank teller in order to open an account, but whoops!, said he changed his mind and was actually there to rob the bank. The 35-year-old made off in a getaway car...

Bag of Urine Snares Bank Robber
Bag of Urine
Snares Bank Robber
Mar 10, 2011 4:41 AM CST

Bag of Urine Snares Bank Robber

Swede who hid in bank vault for weekend left tell-tale DNA behind

(Newser) - A bank robber would probably be free and counting his money today if he'd taken his urine with him along with the loot. The Swedish man and an accomplice spent a weekend hiding in the vault of a Copenhagen bank, emptying safety deposit boxes and using plastic bags when nature...

'Pizza Bomber' Jailed for Life

Pa. woman was part of gang that forced deliveryman to wear collar bomb

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman has been jailed for life for her part in a bank robbery that used a pizza deliveryman as a weapon. Prosecutors say Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong was part of a gang that put a pipe bomb around the deliveryman's neck and sent him into a bank to demand cash,...

NC Cops Kill Teen Bank Robber in Hostage Drama

Student shot as he exits bank with woman

(Newser) - A three-hour standoff at North Carolina bank ended when police shot a teenage bank robber dead. The robber, a 19-year-old high school student, at one point held seven hostages inside the suburban Raleigh bank, the Raleigh Telegram reports. He released five hostages after police arrived. As he exited the bank...

Robberies Shock 'Hyper-Real' Mask Firm

Company's sales soar after masks make the news

(Newser) - Sales have soared for a California company that makes ultra-realistic masks — but its owner isn't happy about the way success has arrived. SPFXMasks earned plenty of free publicity when its creations were used by a young Chinese man who posed as an elderly white man to fool immigration, and...

Man Who Pulled Jobs in 'Black Face' Pleads Guilty

Disguise fooled wrong suspect's own mother

(Newser) - A white bank robber's disguise was so effective that a black man was arrested for his crimes, picked out of a line-up by several victims, and identified from surveillance footage by his own mother. The real crook, Polish immigrant Conrad Zdzeriek, has now pleaded guilty to a string of robberies...

Bank Robbers at Large After Strapping Bomb to Kidnapped Teller

Florida crisis ends with release of abducted employee

(Newser) - A bank teller was kidnapped early today from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money from a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami, according to the FBI. The suspected explosive device was safely removed after the...

Bank Robber Takes Hostages
 Bank Robber Takes Hostages 
Sep 24, 2010 9:34 AM CDT

Bank Robber Takes Hostages

Police have Florida bank surrounded

(Newser) - Police are surrounding a Miami-area bank where they say a robber has taken hostages. Coral Gables police say an unknown number of employees and customers were taken hostage today at a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami. Hostage negotiators are at the bank along with the FBI...

Man In Burqa Robs Bank
Man in Burka Robs Bank
in Maryland
Aug 13, 2010 4:17 AM CDT

Man in Burka Robs Bank in Maryland

Witnesses say he spoke with Middle Eastern accent

(Newser) - A man wearing "a long black burka over his face" robbed a TD Bank branch in Maryland. He demanded money while brandishing a gun and then fled with an unknown amount. The robber, who employees believe was male because of his voice and build, spoke with "a Middle...

'Granddad Bandit' Busted
 'Granddad Bandit' Busted 
Aug 12, 2010 1:40 AM CDT

'Granddad Bandit' Busted

Michael Mara wanted for 26 heists in 14 states

(Newser) - The "Granddad Bandit" wanted for dozens of bank robberies has been captured peacefully after a 6-hour standoff at his Baton Rouge home, according to FBI officials. Police believe Michael Francis Mara, 52, has robbed 26 banks in 14 states in two years, AP reports. The bandit struck in states...

Darth Vader Robs Bank
 Darth Vader Robs Bank 
Jul 23, 2010 10:12 AM CDT

Darth Vader Robs Bank

Star Wars baddie sought after Long Island heist

(Newser) - Darth Vader, apparently fallen on hard times, is being sought for a bank robbery. Police say the Empire bigwig threatened a bank teller and forced a customer to the floor before fleeing with cash, the New York Daily News reports. Because the robber carried a gun instead of a light...

Fleeing Bank Robber Hands Out Cash

Man fleeing the scene gives money to window shoppers

(Newser) - Armed bank robbers can be so darn cute sometimes. One in Columbus, Ohio, stopped during his escape to hand $100 bills to a mother and daughter window-shopping. "We won't know until we catch him what he was thinking," an FBI agent tells the Columbus Dispatch . One theory: The...

Geezer Bandit Hits 7th Bank
 Geezer Bandit Hits 7th Bank 
Apr 22, 2010 2:07 AM CDT

Geezer Bandit Hits 7th Bank

FBI hunting gun-toting pensioner

(Newser) - The frail, bespectacled thief nicknamed the "Geezer Bandit" has struck again. The heister, believed to be in his 70s, waited patiently in line at a California bank before showing the teller a gun and handing over a note demanding money, according to the FBI. He escaped with an undisclosed...

Tunnel-Drilling Gang Fails to Rob Paris Bank

Would-be thieves fail to reach safe-deposit room

(Newser) - Would-be robbers tunneled into a Paris bank early yesterday morning but didn't actually manage to steal anything. In the third incident this year of "termite gangs" attempting to dig into bank vaults, the thieves used a pneumatic drill to connect a subway station to the basement of a BNP...

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