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The target is tempting.
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A haul that could net
over $30 million.
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From the outside, looks
like an ordinary bank.
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But on the inside
it's anything but ordinary.
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With ties to big labor,
a US president,
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and the mafia...
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There's Nixon campaign money
in this one remote bank.
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This heist isn't just
daring, it's dangerous.
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Outside of the vault
they hear footsteps.
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Is he Secret Service?
Does he work for the bank?
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Is he security?
Everyone is panicking.
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What the?
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Maybe this isn't as easy
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as we thought it might be.
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♪ ♪
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The masterminds
behind every great heist
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see what most people don't:
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risking everything to pull
off the score of a lifetime.
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It takes a bold plan...
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the right team...
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and the skill to stay
one step ahead of the law.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Watch out.
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This way.
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United California Bank
in Laguna Niguel.
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It's isolated, in a town
with a lot of money,
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and its vault is filled
with the safe deposit
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boxes of wealthy locals.
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It's also allegedly
heist-proof.
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♪ ♪
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The United California Bank
was structurally well built.
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It had a vault inside
about 12 by 15
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with very, very thick walls and
rebar all the way around it.
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The vault door is
fireproof and blast proof,
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and weighs nearly 1,000 pounds.
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Its time-lock
mechanism means that it
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can't be opened after hours...
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at least not by
law-abiding citizens.
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It was significant
and state of the art
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for that time period.
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But it has a
secret that makes
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a crew of professional
thieves travel 2,400
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miles from Ohio to rob it.
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United California Bank,
from the outside,
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looks like an ordinary bank.
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But on the inside is
anything but ordinary.
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The tipster says that
there is a $30 million stash
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rumored to be dirty money
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belonging to
President Richard Nixon
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inside this bank.
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And that's the background
that gets this all going.
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♪ ♪
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It's a few months
before Watergate
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and Richard Nixon is already
known as Tricky Dick.
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Nixon is running
for reelection
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and he's amassing
his war chest.
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And the money is coming in
from some interesting sources,
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including the Teamsters.
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Jimmy Hoffa, who's the
president of the Teamsters,
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is serving 4 years
of a 13-year sentence
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for bribery and fraud.
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Hoffa wants out of prison,
so he allegedly
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tries to cut a deal
with President Nixon.
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As the story goes, Nixon says
in exchange for a pardon
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he wants $3 million
and an endorsement
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from the Teamsters Union.
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So Hoffa goes along
with this agreement.
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But the money
comes with a condition.
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The caveat is that Hoffa
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cannot serve as the head
of the Teamsters
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for nine whole years.
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And when he does get
out of prison, he's pissed
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and he wants
his $3 million back.
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Jimmy Hoffa uses his
mob ties to figure out
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that this money, this fund,
is held in a bank
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in little old Laguna Niguel.
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And so using
his mobster connections,
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Hoffa decided to call it the
best burglars in the country.
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The question goes out
to mobsters everywhere:
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who would you use
on a bank job
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if your life depended on it?
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There's one answer:
the Dinsio brothers,
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out of Youngstown, Ohio.
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Cleveland mafia members,
on behalf of Hoffa,
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approached Amil Dinsio
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and his brother James Dinsio.
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The Dinsio brothers,
with this $30 million heist,
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and of course
they can't refuse that.
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The mastermind
will be Amil Dinsio.
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Born in 1936 to Italian
immigrant parents,
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his father's restaurant
hosted backroom gambling
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run by local mafiosos.
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These men mentored young
Amil in the art of the heist,
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and he was their star student.
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Amil Dinsio is the brains.
He's the mastermind.
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He's methodical, his attention
to detail is second to none,
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and he's exactly who you
want in a heist like this.
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I met with Amil Dinsio
multiple occasions,
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and he made it
a point to tell me,
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you know,
"We never hurt nobody."
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Amil Dinsio is a popular
folk hero,
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and crimes like this
were part of the way of life.
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So not only is Amil the
best burglar in the world,
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he's also the planner
and the recruiter,
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and he wants to build the best
team to pull this thing off.
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So he starts
building his crew,
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and it starts with his
brother James Dinsio.
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James Dinsio,
who's Amil's older brother,
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is a self-taught
explosives expert.
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And he has a gift.
And we know he has a gift,
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because he has all 10 fingers.
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James and Amil have
been hitting banks
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since they were teenagers.
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They've worked together,
they trust each other.
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Together they form
the core of the crew.
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The deal is that
Hoffa is made whole,
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he gets his $3 million back,
the mob gets 5%,
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and the team splits the rest.
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They've done a lot
of heists.
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They've done something
like 70-plus heists,
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but never anything like
a $30 million heist.
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The brothers'
first step is a scout
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to learn all the
obstacles standing
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between them and $30 million.
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That means trading Ohio snow
for some California sunshine.
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When you're doing a heist,
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you have to case the place,
check out the security,
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check out the environment.
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They're casing the shopping
center day and night.
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How busy is it during
the day, after it closes?
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And what they're finding
out is after 10:00 p.m.,
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it's pretty much dead.
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The lack of
nightlife is expected.
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But the lack of
after-hours security
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is a welcome surprise.
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Laguna Niguel is
essentially Sleepy Hollow.
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There was very little in
the way of law enforcement.
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The Orange County Sheriff's
Department had jurisdiction
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over the entire county,
and at nighttimes
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they only had allotted one
car for South County,
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which was the entire area
from Tustin, California,
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all the way down
to Laguna Niguel.
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They realized that the
bank closes Friday evening,
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a cleaning crew comes
through, and then
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they have the whole
weekend to do whatever
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they want in the bank.
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So Amil and James
are casing the place.
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They are going
through the bushes.
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It's like the dead of night.
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They're doing it very, very
carefully, very covertly,
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hiding behind these bushes.
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They're trying to figure out
what makes this bank tick
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when a car pulls up.
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A car pulls up
into the plaza,
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right in front of the bank.
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A man gets out.
He's dressed in dark clothing.
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Opens up the back door and
a German shepherd gets out,
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and the dog starts patrolling
the perimeter of the bank.
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The dog, meanwhile, gets
closer and closer to them.
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Amil and James are
thinking, who is this guy?
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Is he just taking his dog
out for a midnight stroll?
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Or is he some kind of security
they didn't know about?
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The Dinsios fear the worst.
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If this is a canine patrol,
they're dead on arrival.
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And then the dog
starts getting closer
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and closer to where
they're hiding
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and then looks
directly at them.
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With millions on the line,
Amil and James Dinsio
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are scouting the biggest
heist of their careers.
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♪ ♪
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But an encounter with what
looks like a canine patrol
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could stop this job
before it begins.
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If they get caught, it's all
the planning down the drain,
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millions of dollars
down the drain,
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and then having to answer
to the Cleveland mob.
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They think,
we've been found out.
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But then the dog leaves.
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Gets back in the car
and they drive away.
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Even after the man
and the dog leave,
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there's this
wild-card element that
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they have to contend with.
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Is he security for the plaza?
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Is he FBI?
Is he Secret Service?
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And will it get in the way of
them pulling this thing off?
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♪ ♪
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It's an alarming prospect.
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And has the team
worried about
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what kind of security
system the bank has.
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What's standard in
a bank at this time
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is an outside alarm, an
alarm that makes a sound,
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and an alarm in the vault,
a silent alarm.
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Now these guys are pros.
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They know there are going
to be two kinds of alarms.
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They're creeping around
the perimeter of the bank
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to find that
exterior alarm bell.
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Amil finds it and he
notices the company name.
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Amil looks up and he sees
Diebold Alarm,
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and a smile is on his face.
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He knows a lot about Diebold.
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He's robbed a number of
bank vaults with Diebold,
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so this is the
best-case scenario.
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So they have the
exterior alarm covered;
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it's that silent alarm they
need more information on.
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And they know there's going
to be at least a wire that
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goes from the vault
to either the police
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or the alarm company.
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♪ ♪
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Amil and James
begin to work out
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a plan for a two-night heist.
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Night one, they'll cut
a hole through the roof
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and drop a few feet down
onto the top of the vault.
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They'll disable
the loud exterior
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alarm and then the
interior silent alarm
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that alerts the police.
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James will then drill holes
down into the vault's ceilings
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and fill them with explosives.
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From there, they'll
use sandbags to muffle
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the sound and direct the blast
into the vault.
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On night two,
they'll use brute force
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to bust into
hundreds of safe deposit
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boxes and get the loot.
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It's simple,
but it's a lot of work
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and the devil will
be in the details.
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Now that they've completed
their very thorough recon
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and have the broad
strokes of a plan,
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they need to build out
the rest of the team.
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And that means
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going back to Ohio.
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After Amil and James
fly home and report in,
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their mafia handlers make
an offer they can't refuse.
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They add a mob-connected alarm
specialist to their crew.
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♪ ♪
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My name
is Philip Christopher,
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and they call me
the Super Thief.
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♪ ♪
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Born and raised
Cleveland, Ohio.
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Still there to this day.
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Cleveland was home
to some of the best
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burglars in the world.
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Phil Christopher is
known as an alarm guy.
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They want the best
of the best,
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so they're going to
recruit that.
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They would come to
us because they knew
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damn well we were the best.
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Nobody could beat the
alarms like I could.
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But I got in there, you
know, by hook or by crook.
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I was going to get
in there because
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I wasn't going home empty.
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The next member
of the Dinsios
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add to the team
is Chuck Mulligan.
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He'll acquire the specialized
gear to get the job done
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without leaving a trail.
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They go to Chuck Mulligan,
who is their brother-in-law
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so they trust him.
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They've worked with him before.
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Meanwhile, James Dinsio
begins building some
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of the custom tools
they'll need for the job,
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including a drill...
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one you can't just pick up
in your local hardware store.
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This drill
runs on 2,500 RPMs
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and has a 3/8-inch
carbon tip drill bit
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that can pulverize concrete.
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And it is super, super quiet.
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This is a critical element,
because not only will they
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be able to drill the
hole that they need,
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it'll be quiet enough that
no one else will hear it.
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Busting into safe deposit
boxes takes serious muscle,
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so the Cleveland mob also adds
Charles Broeckel to the team.
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He's not just an associate,
he's also
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Phil Christopher's cousin.
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He's a mobbed-up partner.
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He's worked with Phil.
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He is someone that Phil trusts.
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So he's not going to
let anything happen to me,
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you know,
because we were close.
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The mob puts two
of their guys on,
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so when they're
splitting up the money,
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no one forgets how to do math.
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With an ace team,
a great plan,
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and custom gear
packed and ready,
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it's time to fly
back to California.
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The Dinsios are determined
that the biggest heist
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of their careers be flawless.
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So Charlie and I
got to the airport
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and they tell Charlie,
Charlie, where's
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our driver's license, our
phony ID that we had made up?
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And he said, oh, I forgot them.
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I said, how the hell
are we going to get
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on a plane with no phony ID?
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Because I had to be careful
because I was on probation.
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Nobody knows how long
the cash will remain
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in the bank in California,
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so the heist team
has to decide,
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do they make their move now...
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or lie low for one more week?
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When Charlie Broeckel
forgets the fake IDs,
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they use their real IDs,
their real names.
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They still got on the planes.
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I didn't want to do it, but
I knew the other guys were
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on a plane waiting for us
and I didn't want to say,
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well, we'll catch you
on the next flight.
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I didn't want to
make it seem like we
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didn't know what was doing.
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Once they arrive
in Laguna Niguel,
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they're joined by
the last member
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of the crew, getaway driver
and radioman Harry Barber.
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So Harry Barber is a nephew.
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Again, it's mostly
a family affair.
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These are people
he's worked with,
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these are people he trusts.
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Chuck Mulligan picks
up the last items
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on his unusual shopping
list, walkie talkies,
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nitroglycerine,
and a getaway car.
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The team gathers for
final preparations.
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Harry Barber rented
a place down there
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at the West Nine in
Laguna Niguel, which
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is a condominium area
about a couple
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of miles east from the bank.
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It was like perfect.
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The condo's on the edge
of the golf course,
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so nobody's going to see us
approach the bank at all.
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♪ ♪
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At 10:00 p.m. on Friday,
the heist team heads out,
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carrying their tools
across the golf course...
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on the way to a
different kind of green.
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Charlie Mulligan takes his
position on top of the hill
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as we walk down the embankment.
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For the duration of this
mission, he's the lookout.
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Harry Barber stays
back at the condo,
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listening to the
police scanner,
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and he's on standby with the
getaway car in case anything
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goes wrong.
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Friday, March 24,
1972, at 11:00 p.m.,
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the Dinsio crew is ready
to put their plan, their gear,
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and their nerves to the test.
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The heist starts now.
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♪ ♪
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Amil, James, and Phil
make their way up the ladder
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to the roof,
leaving Broeckel down
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below as a secondary lookout.
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Their first order of business?
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To cut a hole in the roof
to get to the vault below.
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We were drilling our
holes where we estimated
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the top of the vault would be.
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00:16:37,333 --> 00:16:41,583
Then we drilled four holes in
the square and then got a saw
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00:16:41,708 --> 00:16:44,668
and cut it and then made sure
we didn't drop it because it
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might have a vibration
alarm inside the vault.
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So we had to be careful not
to drop anything on there.
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So once they
have the hole cut,
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they bring the ladder up
from the side of the building
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and lower it down
above the vault.
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Amil and Phil enter
the building to look
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for the vault's silent alarm.
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As silently as possible.
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Any vibrations could land
the crew in handcuffs.
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Amil and I, we crawl down
on top of the vault.
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00:17:18,708 --> 00:17:21,498
At this point, we're
looking for a junction box
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where the alarm was
coming from inside the vault.
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They came in through
the roof and they
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00:17:26,958 --> 00:17:28,168
were trying to find the alarm.
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00:17:28,333 --> 00:17:31,253
They were looking
for wires all around.
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00:17:31,375 --> 00:17:34,495
Phil and Amil finally
find the junction box
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that should contain the
wires for the silent alarm.
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00:17:37,833 --> 00:17:42,003
But they can't figure
out which ones, if any,
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are the actual alarm.
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00:17:44,542 --> 00:17:45,332
They were looking
for the wires that
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will connect to
this box that sends
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00:17:47,292 --> 00:17:49,332
a frequency to the police.
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And they could not for the
life of them find these things.
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Did they underestimate
this suburban bank?
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Does it have a kind
of silent alarm
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system they've never seen?
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00:18:00,167 --> 00:18:02,457
With millions at stake
and the Cleveland mob
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00:18:02,458 --> 00:18:06,708
expecting results,
they need answers... fast.
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00:18:06,833 --> 00:18:09,173
So they're thinking, is this
bigger than we ever thought?
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00:18:09,167 --> 00:18:10,917
What's going on?
Are we in over our heads?
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00:18:11,042 --> 00:18:12,462
They were freaked out.
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00:18:17,833 --> 00:18:20,503
In Laguna Niguel,
an elite crew of criminals
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is attempting to
steal $30 million
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00:18:23,125 --> 00:18:25,575
from the
United California Bank.
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00:18:25,708 --> 00:18:27,328
But the silent alarm
they need to find
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might as well be invisible.
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Amil says,
there ain't no alarm.
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I said, no, there's
gotta be an alarm.
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I said, move over.
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00:18:37,292 --> 00:18:40,292
So I'm checking the
same way he was doing.
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00:18:40,292 --> 00:18:42,382
And I said, dang,
you're right, what the hell?
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00:18:42,542 --> 00:18:44,542
It's got to be in
here somewhere.
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00:18:44,708 --> 00:18:48,288
They're in the middle of
this crazy, intense situation.
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00:18:48,417 --> 00:18:51,667
The clock is ticking
and they can't find it.
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00:18:51,792 --> 00:18:54,172
Maybe there's another
box in here somewhere.
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00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:56,793
So we looked around, looked
around, looked around.
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00:18:56,917 --> 00:18:58,077
We couldn't find it.
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00:19:00,250 --> 00:19:02,750
So now we figured we've
been in there long enough,
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00:19:02,875 --> 00:19:04,325
let's get out of here.
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00:19:04,458 --> 00:19:06,328
So after hours of
searching, they decide
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00:19:06,458 --> 00:19:08,498
to regroup back at the condo.
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00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:10,375
But before they leave on
that first night, they make
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00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:12,630
sure to cover their
tracks, which means
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00:19:12,750 --> 00:19:15,500
the hole that they've cut
into the roof, they take it
403
00:19:15,667 --> 00:19:17,957
and they put it back and they
seal it with a light layer
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00:19:18,083 --> 00:19:20,173
of tar, which means
people from above
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00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:22,167
won't know that anything
has happened to the roof.
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00:19:22,333 --> 00:19:23,833
Nobody is the wiser.
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00:19:27,792 --> 00:19:31,422
♪ ♪
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00:19:31,542 --> 00:19:33,252
This team of
elite thieves isn't
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00:19:33,375 --> 00:19:35,245
feeling very elite right now.
410
00:19:35,375 --> 00:19:36,825
The heist of the century?
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00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,420
Well, it has fizzled
after four hours.
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00:19:40,542 --> 00:19:43,832
They retreat to the condo
filled with doubt.
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00:19:43,833 --> 00:19:46,673
If the bank's rumored
connection to President Nixon
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00:19:46,667 --> 00:19:50,667
are true, then its security
setup could be something
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00:19:50,792 --> 00:19:52,672
they've never seen before.
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00:19:52,792 --> 00:19:57,422
Then, Phil Christopher
considers another possibility.
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00:19:57,542 --> 00:20:00,382
It dawned on me after
a lot of thinking,
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00:20:00,542 --> 00:20:03,042
could it be possible
they got it the old way?
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00:20:03,208 --> 00:20:04,918
I mean, no,
they can't have it...
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00:20:05,042 --> 00:20:06,422
I mean, can they have it?
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Phil suspects
that the silent alarm
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00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:11,415
might be the simplest kind
there is,
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00:20:11,542 --> 00:20:14,082
a configuration
so out of date
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00:20:14,208 --> 00:20:15,748
that they can't imagine
a well-protected
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00:20:15,875 --> 00:20:17,575
bank would still use it.
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00:20:18,792 --> 00:20:20,292
They're unsure.
427
00:20:20,292 --> 00:20:23,462
It looks almost too simple
for what this heist is.
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00:20:23,583 --> 00:20:25,673
At this time, they expected
the bank had the kind of alarm
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00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:28,543
that they would need all their
sophisticated tools to jump.
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00:20:28,708 --> 00:20:31,628
But what if it has the
old style of alarm?
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And Amil and James,
they look at one another,
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00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:38,580
and look back at me...you
know, it's possible, you know?
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00:20:38,708 --> 00:20:40,498
♪ ♪
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After dark on
day two, the crew
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00:20:43,458 --> 00:20:45,328
hikes back across
the golf course
436
00:20:45,458 --> 00:20:48,498
to the bank to see if
they can salvage the job.
437
00:20:48,667 --> 00:20:50,377
Considering the Cleveland
mob indicates
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00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:52,000
that there might be
Nixon campaign funds
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00:20:52,167 --> 00:20:53,957
in the bank,
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00:20:53,958 --> 00:20:56,458
they're thinking to themselves,
can it really be this simple?
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00:20:56,583 --> 00:21:00,173
The team is risking
30 million on Phil's guess,
442
00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:03,422
but before he tries
to jump or bypass
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00:21:03,542 --> 00:21:07,332
the interior vault alarm,
Amil Dinsio needs
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00:21:07,458 --> 00:21:09,378
to disable the exterior one.
445
00:21:09,542 --> 00:21:12,332
To do this, he takes
some inspiration
446
00:21:12,333 --> 00:21:14,633
from the local surf scene.
447
00:21:16,083 --> 00:21:18,173
To beat the exterior alarm,
448
00:21:18,167 --> 00:21:22,497
Amil uses this liquid
surf foam
449
00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:25,497
that is used to prepare surfboards.
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00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:27,380
♪ ♪
451
00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:30,710
Amil drills a hole in the
audible alarm and injects
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00:21:30,833 --> 00:21:34,753
a fast-setting foam
that causes the alarm bell
453
00:21:34,875 --> 00:21:37,665
to seize up and not gong.
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00:21:38,542 --> 00:21:40,542
So they have the
exterior alarm covered;
455
00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:43,247
it's that silent alarm
they need to jump.
456
00:21:43,375 --> 00:21:44,665
It looks like
Phil was right;
457
00:21:44,833 --> 00:21:46,463
it looks like a closed-loop
circuit alarm.
458
00:21:46,583 --> 00:21:48,883
And a closed-loop
circuit alarm can
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00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,500
be bypassed by creating
a loop that keeps
460
00:21:51,667 --> 00:21:53,327
the circuit from breaking.
461
00:21:53,458 --> 00:21:54,998
And the alarm system
thinks that
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00:21:55,125 --> 00:21:56,825
it's still guarding the vault.
463
00:21:56,958 --> 00:21:59,748
Because if you cut it, it'll
be an open circuit; that's
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00:21:59,875 --> 00:22:01,745
when the alarm goes off.
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00:22:01,875 --> 00:22:03,665
So they have to
keep the circuit going
466
00:22:03,792 --> 00:22:05,172
while they're both
cutting the wire,
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00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:07,253
soldering it almost instantaneously.
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00:22:10,333 --> 00:22:13,963
♪ ♪
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00:22:13,958 --> 00:22:17,498
They retreat to the nearby
bushes to watch and wait.
470
00:22:17,625 --> 00:22:19,495
If they're right about
the silent alarm,
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00:22:19,625 --> 00:22:21,625
they'll be heading
back into the bank.
472
00:22:21,625 --> 00:22:25,575
If they're wrong, they
might be heading to jail.
473
00:22:28,875 --> 00:22:32,035
After 20 minutes,
Harry radios them.
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00:22:33,708 --> 00:22:37,248
No alarms, no police,
no problem...
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00:22:37,375 --> 00:22:38,665
except one...
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00:22:38,833 --> 00:22:40,753
Time.
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00:22:40,875 --> 00:22:42,955
So they're behind schedule,
the clock is ticking,
478
00:22:43,083 --> 00:22:45,883
they're under pressure,
there is a lot at stake.
479
00:22:48,458 --> 00:22:51,828
The next step involves
backbreaking work.
480
00:22:51,958 --> 00:22:54,828
Before they can bring bags
of loot down from the roof,
481
00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:58,133
they need to bring
bags of sand up to it.
482
00:22:58,250 --> 00:23:01,920
The sandbags not only serve
as a way to muffle the sound,
483
00:23:02,042 --> 00:23:05,382
but also to direct the
energy downward as they
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00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:07,460
explode into the vault.
485
00:23:07,583 --> 00:23:11,503
That is intensive work
that requires some muscles.
486
00:23:11,625 --> 00:23:13,745
They definitely had
muscle with them.
487
00:23:13,875 --> 00:23:16,035
With sandbags
in place, the team
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00:23:16,167 --> 00:23:19,787
is ready to blast down through
steel-reinforced concrete.
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00:23:19,792 --> 00:23:22,712
It's the part of the plan
that separates the pros
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00:23:22,833 --> 00:23:25,503
from the amateurs,
and if they're not careful,
491
00:23:25,625 --> 00:23:27,785
limbs from torsos.
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00:23:27,792 --> 00:23:30,002
So James,
our explosive expert, gets
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00:23:30,125 --> 00:23:32,955
to work drilling holes
in the roof of the vault
494
00:23:32,958 --> 00:23:35,628
and filling it with
nitroglycerin putty.
495
00:23:35,750 --> 00:23:38,500
There's a very delicate
balance filling these holes.
496
00:23:38,625 --> 00:23:41,915
You need enough nitroglycerin
putty to get into the vault,
497
00:23:42,042 --> 00:23:45,252
but not too much so everything
crumbles or anyone hears you.
498
00:23:45,375 --> 00:23:47,165
People think it
just blows up, but no.
499
00:23:47,292 --> 00:23:49,832
You put the dynamite
cap in and then
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00:23:49,833 --> 00:23:52,003
put the wires
together to bring them
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00:23:52,125 --> 00:23:53,825
all up to the top of the roof.
502
00:23:53,833 --> 00:23:56,673
This is a good way of
blowing the concrete out.
503
00:23:56,833 --> 00:23:58,383
And then when
that's all hooked up
504
00:23:58,500 --> 00:23:59,830
together, got to know
what they're doing
505
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,250
or they're going to
meet their maker.
506
00:24:06,375 --> 00:24:08,575
So this is the
moment of truth.
507
00:24:08,708 --> 00:24:10,998
They have these giant
sandbags, they've placed
508
00:24:11,125 --> 00:24:14,995
the explosives in the holes.
509
00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,580
They're very excited
to get this going.
510
00:24:18,708 --> 00:24:21,128
They want this to
be a one-shot deal.
511
00:24:21,250 --> 00:24:24,460
James looks at Amil, nods.
512
00:24:24,458 --> 00:24:27,288
James flips the switch.
513
00:24:28,875 --> 00:24:30,535
Boom!
514
00:24:35,917 --> 00:24:38,417
Sometimes the phrase
"blowing the roof off a place"
515
00:24:38,542 --> 00:24:41,002
is a figure of speech.
516
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,040
On this job, it's real.
517
00:24:43,167 --> 00:24:47,497
The Dinsio's explosive
charges breach the vault roof
518
00:24:47,667 --> 00:24:50,497
of the United California
Bank in Laguna Niguel
519
00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:52,250
and they're in.
520
00:24:52,375 --> 00:24:53,745
And it's incredible.
521
00:24:53,875 --> 00:24:56,075
You expect to hear
this loud explosion,
522
00:24:56,208 --> 00:24:57,958
and they felt it
in their bodies
523
00:24:57,958 --> 00:25:01,038
but all they heard
was a muffled thud.
524
00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:02,417
And it's exciting.
525
00:25:02,542 --> 00:25:03,792
And it's great.
526
00:25:03,917 --> 00:25:04,997
But they're also
worried that maybe
527
00:25:05,125 --> 00:25:06,875
they've tripped something.
528
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,000
So they have to make sure
that there's no alarms that
529
00:25:08,125 --> 00:25:09,535
are sounded,
that nobody has been
530
00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:11,748
notified of this
explosion or otherwise.
531
00:25:11,875 --> 00:25:13,825
They check in
back at the condo,
532
00:25:13,958 --> 00:25:16,998
make sure the police scanner
hasn't heard anything.
533
00:25:18,208 --> 00:25:20,458
No one hears it.
534
00:25:20,458 --> 00:25:22,208
No one calls the police.
535
00:25:22,333 --> 00:25:25,043
No car alarms are going off.
536
00:25:25,167 --> 00:25:26,957
So now it's showtime.
537
00:25:26,958 --> 00:25:29,208
They have to cut through
a few pieces of rebar
538
00:25:29,375 --> 00:25:30,455
and they're in the vault.
539
00:25:30,458 --> 00:25:32,878
♪ ♪
540
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,920
Dinsio's crew is now inside
what some mobsters call
541
00:25:36,042 --> 00:25:38,082
Nixon's vault.
542
00:25:38,208 --> 00:25:41,168
They still have to contend with
500 safe deposit boxes,
543
00:25:41,292 --> 00:25:43,462
but they're so close now
544
00:25:43,458 --> 00:25:46,078
they can practically
smell the money.
545
00:25:46,208 --> 00:25:47,958
♪ ♪
546
00:25:48,083 --> 00:25:50,713
Whenever you got
into a vault or a safe
547
00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:53,543
was always exciting
because you find out what
548
00:25:53,667 --> 00:25:55,917
reward you had coming to you.
549
00:25:56,042 --> 00:26:00,172
They see these
500 pristine security boxes,
550
00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:04,082
just Nixon's money
waiting for them to take it.
551
00:26:04,208 --> 00:26:07,668
♪ ♪
552
00:26:07,833 --> 00:26:09,633
Now, this is
really tough work.
553
00:26:09,750 --> 00:26:12,500
They have so many safety
deposit boxes to bust into,
554
00:26:12,667 --> 00:26:15,247
and not a lot of time.
555
00:26:15,375 --> 00:26:17,665
They're in this tiny vault.
The clock is ticking
556
00:26:17,667 --> 00:26:20,247
and they've got to get as
many of these as they can
557
00:26:20,375 --> 00:26:22,285
before their time is up.
558
00:26:22,417 --> 00:26:23,747
Rocco comes in.
He's the muscle,
559
00:26:23,875 --> 00:26:25,325
and he's going to help them
open those
560
00:26:25,333 --> 00:26:27,173
500 safety deposit boxes.
561
00:26:27,292 --> 00:26:30,422
There was a special tool
that was used on this job,
562
00:26:30,542 --> 00:26:33,582
and that tool was a snout
nose hammer,
563
00:26:33,708 --> 00:26:35,498
in which the end of the hammer
564
00:26:35,625 --> 00:26:37,495
was milled to the circumference
565
00:26:37,625 --> 00:26:39,825
of the lock boxes.
566
00:26:39,958 --> 00:26:42,918
So you place that hammer
up against the lock,
567
00:26:43,042 --> 00:26:46,382
you take a sledge, and you
pound the lock through.
568
00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:48,630
And then you're in.
569
00:26:51,375 --> 00:26:52,915
Charlie and I
started working,
570
00:26:53,042 --> 00:26:57,002
hammering, beating on these
boxes, popping them open.
571
00:26:57,125 --> 00:26:59,325
They're finding money,
they're finding jewelry,
572
00:26:59,458 --> 00:27:01,328
they're finding valuables.
573
00:27:01,458 --> 00:27:03,578
It was the score
of a lifetime.
574
00:27:05,208 --> 00:27:06,708
There's so much
money in this place,
575
00:27:06,833 --> 00:27:08,253
you know our hearts
are pounding,
576
00:27:08,375 --> 00:27:10,745
we're sweating there.
577
00:27:10,875 --> 00:27:13,705
I mean, there's so much
that it's burning our eyes
578
00:27:13,833 --> 00:27:18,793
and because of the adrenaline,
the heat, and the work.
579
00:27:18,792 --> 00:27:21,542
With less than five
hours to go before sunrise,
580
00:27:21,667 --> 00:27:25,997
the Dinsio gang works hard to
bag as much loot as possible.
581
00:27:26,125 --> 00:27:28,995
But delays have
run out the clock,
582
00:27:29,125 --> 00:27:33,325
and they still haven't found
the so-called Nixon cash.
583
00:27:33,458 --> 00:27:35,998
As dawn approaches,
584
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,630
they have a $30 million
decision to make.
585
00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:41,665
It comes to a point
where they have to decide,
586
00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:44,707
should we keep going or should
we get out while we can?
587
00:27:44,833 --> 00:27:46,963
And by dawn, even though
they didn't get all the boxes
588
00:27:46,958 --> 00:27:49,748
they call it...
it's time to get out of there.
589
00:27:51,125 --> 00:27:53,165
The Dinsio crew
retreats through
590
00:27:53,167 --> 00:27:56,627
the diminishing darkness
to the safety of the condo.
591
00:27:56,625 --> 00:27:59,035
The team spends all
day Sunday debating
592
00:27:59,167 --> 00:28:01,707
whether to take the
loot already in hand
593
00:28:01,833 --> 00:28:05,383
or risk one more night
in the vault for more.
594
00:28:05,500 --> 00:28:07,830
The guys are on edge, but
they listen to the police
595
00:28:07,833 --> 00:28:09,253
scanner the whole next day.
596
00:28:09,375 --> 00:28:11,035
Nothing.
597
00:28:11,167 --> 00:28:13,997
Laguna Niguel is blissfully
unaware that their bank
598
00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:16,125
is being robbed.
599
00:28:16,125 --> 00:28:18,205
They have a great crew and
they have a great opportunity,
600
00:28:18,333 --> 00:28:19,963
so they make their way back.
601
00:28:24,125 --> 00:28:27,875
The crew decides going back
into the vault on Sunday night
602
00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,880
is less risky than going back
to the mob empty-handed.
603
00:28:33,833 --> 00:28:35,883
There's no more cutting,
there's nothing left
604
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,170
to blow up...they just
spend the whole night
605
00:28:39,167 --> 00:28:41,997
going through those boxes
and getting that loot.
606
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,710
♪ ♪
607
00:28:43,833 --> 00:28:45,673
They found a treasure trove.
608
00:28:45,667 --> 00:28:50,207
It's euphoric and sweaty, and
then all of a sudden they get
609
00:28:50,333 --> 00:28:51,383
a call on the walkie talkie.
610
00:28:51,500 --> 00:28:54,710
♪ ♪
611
00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:55,923
James says, quiet, quiet.
612
00:28:56,042 --> 00:28:57,922
We all stop, what, what?
613
00:28:58,042 --> 00:29:00,002
He's pointing to the walkie.
614
00:29:00,167 --> 00:29:01,997
And Mulligan says,
somebody just
615
00:29:02,125 --> 00:29:03,955
pull up in front of the place.
616
00:29:05,833 --> 00:29:07,543
It gets worse.
617
00:29:07,667 --> 00:29:10,207
Mulligan lets them know that
somebody got out of the car
618
00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:12,333
and is heading
towards the bank.
619
00:29:12,458 --> 00:29:13,628
And they're thinking the worst.
620
00:29:13,625 --> 00:29:16,125
I said, oh s***.
621
00:29:16,125 --> 00:29:18,995
Then Charlie says,
he's coming inside.
622
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,880
We're just beside
ourselves now.
623
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,880
What are we going to do here?
624
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,000
He comes inside and
we're all listening
625
00:29:27,167 --> 00:29:29,457
because we don't understand.
626
00:29:29,458 --> 00:29:32,748
We've got the alarms
shut down and everything.
627
00:29:32,875 --> 00:29:34,745
What the hell is going on here?
628
00:29:34,875 --> 00:29:37,245
And outside of
the vault they hear footsteps,
629
00:29:37,375 --> 00:29:40,745
footsteps walking
slowly around the bank.
630
00:29:40,875 --> 00:29:43,415
They are trying
to make no sound
631
00:29:43,542 --> 00:29:45,212
at all if at all possible.
632
00:29:46,583 --> 00:29:47,753
It's so quiet.
633
00:29:47,875 --> 00:29:50,325
Next thing we know,
Charlie coughs.
634
00:29:50,333 --> 00:29:52,383
We turn to look at him.
635
00:29:54,500 --> 00:29:56,630
♪ ♪
636
00:29:56,625 --> 00:29:58,165
What the?
637
00:30:02,208 --> 00:30:03,998
Dinsio Crew is finally
getting their hands
638
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:08,750
on the real money when
an uninvited visitor arrives.
639
00:30:08,875 --> 00:30:10,825
And at the most
pressure-packed moment
640
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,710
of the heist,
Charlie Broeckel chokes,
641
00:30:14,833 --> 00:30:16,833
literally.
642
00:30:16,958 --> 00:30:19,748
Amil and James look at him,
too, in disbelief.
643
00:30:19,875 --> 00:30:21,915
Coughing...now we're
listening real hard.
644
00:30:22,042 --> 00:30:24,382
We're listening to see
if the guy might have heard us.
645
00:30:28,333 --> 00:30:30,333
Keep in mind,
they're in a confined space,
646
00:30:30,458 --> 00:30:33,668
and there's particles of dust,
particles of concrete,
647
00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:37,043
and he cannot stop coughing.
648
00:30:37,167 --> 00:30:38,877
Then Charlie coughs again.
649
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,330
I was in disbelief.
650
00:30:40,333 --> 00:30:42,503
I look at him, get
the outta here.
651
00:30:42,625 --> 00:30:44,075
You know?
652
00:30:44,208 --> 00:30:46,788
He's trying to climb around
to get up on the stool
653
00:30:46,792 --> 00:30:48,752
to get up on top
of the cabinets
654
00:30:48,875 --> 00:30:50,745
so he can go up
out of the hole.
655
00:30:50,875 --> 00:30:53,495
And he put his feet
in our hands
656
00:30:53,500 --> 00:30:57,250
and we just like threw him
all the way up to the hole
657
00:30:57,375 --> 00:30:59,165
to get him out of there,
you know?
658
00:30:59,292 --> 00:31:01,382
♪ ♪
659
00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:05,170
And then they wait
for 30 agonizing minutes.
660
00:31:05,292 --> 00:31:06,962
♪ ♪
661
00:31:06,958 --> 00:31:08,828
Finally, Mulligan
gets on the walkie.
662
00:31:08,958 --> 00:31:11,288
The person has left.
663
00:31:11,292 --> 00:31:14,792
Harry chimes in, there's no
chatter on the police scanner.
664
00:31:14,792 --> 00:31:16,382
They gather up as much loot
as they can,
665
00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:18,830
and they get out of there.
666
00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:22,173
So after the guy came out
and he got in his car
667
00:31:22,167 --> 00:31:25,747
and he took off, well,
we figured we were good to go.
668
00:31:25,875 --> 00:31:28,705
The heist team has
miraculously pulled off
669
00:31:28,833 --> 00:31:31,173
the biggest haul
of their careers.
670
00:31:31,292 --> 00:31:33,462
With sunrise minutes away,
671
00:31:33,458 --> 00:31:37,878
it's time to make
those millions disappear.
672
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,130
They give themselves
extra time
673
00:31:40,125 --> 00:31:43,165
by giving a coup de grace
to the vault door.
674
00:31:43,292 --> 00:31:46,002
They disable the door
by driving something
675
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,920
into the locking mechanism.
676
00:31:48,042 --> 00:31:50,422
Amil Dinsio showing
his expertise,
677
00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:53,672
he's able to damage
the vault lock from the inside,
678
00:31:53,667 --> 00:31:55,707
so that
when Monday morning arrives
679
00:31:55,875 --> 00:31:57,995
and employees return to work,
they're not going to be able
680
00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:00,495
to get inside this vault
right away.
681
00:32:00,625 --> 00:32:01,915
♪ ♪
682
00:32:02,042 --> 00:32:03,382
The gang is cutting it close,
683
00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:05,750
so this is going
to buy them more time
684
00:32:05,875 --> 00:32:08,665
to hopefully get away safely.
685
00:32:08,833 --> 00:32:12,923
I felt like Santa Claus when
I was going back to the condo.
686
00:32:13,042 --> 00:32:14,132
So they get back
to the condo,
687
00:32:14,125 --> 00:32:18,325
and it's the first time
seeing what they got.
688
00:32:18,333 --> 00:32:20,043
And it is a fortune.
689
00:32:20,167 --> 00:32:22,167
And according to Amil Dinsio,
690
00:32:22,167 --> 00:32:24,327
they got the Nixon millions
and more.
691
00:32:24,458 --> 00:32:28,038
When I pressed Amil
for details, he smiled.
692
00:32:28,167 --> 00:32:30,577
It proved out
to be a great job.
693
00:32:30,708 --> 00:32:33,038
It was $30 million,
694
00:32:33,167 --> 00:32:34,917
you know,
can't ask for more than that
695
00:32:35,042 --> 00:32:36,332
when you're a burglar.
696
00:32:36,458 --> 00:32:39,208
By the time I went
to lay down to sleep,
697
00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:41,753
Charlie already had
$20 million,
698
00:32:41,875 --> 00:32:44,125
and there was that much more,
if not more,
699
00:32:44,125 --> 00:32:45,995
left to be tabulated.
700
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,830
There was around $30 million
to $40 million
701
00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:49,293
that I could see.
702
00:32:49,292 --> 00:32:54,632
♪ ♪
703
00:32:54,625 --> 00:32:57,245
And by the time the bank
opens on Monday morning,
704
00:32:57,375 --> 00:33:00,375
the crew is not even
in Southern California.
705
00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:02,920
The Cleveland guys are
flying home,
706
00:33:03,042 --> 00:33:06,332
and Amil, James,
and Chuck are heading to Vegas
707
00:33:06,458 --> 00:33:07,458
to fence the loot.
708
00:33:09,333 --> 00:33:11,173
I recall sometime
around mid-morning,
709
00:33:11,333 --> 00:33:13,133
my partner at the time says,
710
00:33:13,125 --> 00:33:16,165
I just got a call
from United California Bank.
711
00:33:16,292 --> 00:33:18,582
He said, they told me they
can't get into their vault.
712
00:33:18,708 --> 00:33:20,168
We think we need you down here.
713
00:33:20,292 --> 00:33:23,382
There's a hole in the roof.
714
00:33:23,500 --> 00:33:25,040
Jim says,
don't touch anything.
715
00:33:25,167 --> 00:33:27,127
We'll be right down.
716
00:33:27,250 --> 00:33:29,330
I drove down to the bank.
717
00:33:29,333 --> 00:33:31,793
I go over to the vault,
and I'm looking down.
718
00:33:31,792 --> 00:33:35,002
You looked right
into the vault down below.
719
00:33:35,167 --> 00:33:38,167
You knew right then and there,
this is a career case.
720
00:33:38,292 --> 00:33:41,502
♪ ♪
721
00:33:41,625 --> 00:33:45,625
Initially, investigators fear
the thieves stole $50,000.
722
00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:50,000
But reported losses soon passed
$2 million,
723
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,290
$4 million, $8 million.
724
00:33:53,417 --> 00:33:56,247
That's when the FBI realizes
725
00:33:56,375 --> 00:34:01,035
this heist is unlike
any they've ever seen.
726
00:34:01,208 --> 00:34:02,748
We told them it was
going to be a big one.
727
00:34:02,875 --> 00:34:05,125
We're going to have
to have manpower.
728
00:34:05,250 --> 00:34:09,330
I was working bank robberies
in the Los Angeles office
729
00:34:09,458 --> 00:34:12,208
at the time the Laguna Niguel
burglary occurred.
730
00:34:12,375 --> 00:34:14,575
And I got involved
shortly thereafter
731
00:34:14,708 --> 00:34:19,168
when we realized that the loss
was substantially greater.
732
00:34:19,167 --> 00:34:20,997
The FBI realizes
this is a big deal,
733
00:34:21,125 --> 00:34:23,325
so they put eight agents
on the case.
734
00:34:23,333 --> 00:34:25,753
J. Edgar Hoover is
the boss of the FBI
735
00:34:25,875 --> 00:34:27,325
during this time period.
736
00:34:27,333 --> 00:34:30,753
Mr. Hoover was a very
motivated guy,
737
00:34:30,875 --> 00:34:33,455
and therefore he motivated us.
738
00:34:33,458 --> 00:34:35,248
Then J. Edgar Hoover gets involved
739
00:34:35,375 --> 00:34:37,165
and the number
of agents jumps from eight
740
00:34:37,292 --> 00:34:40,502
to 125 in the first few weeks.
741
00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:43,750
Hoover personally committing
the FBI to the case
742
00:34:43,875 --> 00:34:46,705
stokes rumors about
what might have been stolen
743
00:34:46,833 --> 00:34:49,503
from the sleepy little bank
in Laguna Niguel.
744
00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:52,080
2,000 miles away,
745
00:34:52,208 --> 00:34:55,168
the crew is confident
they made a clean getaway.
746
00:34:55,167 --> 00:34:58,207
So when a Amil Dinsio
gets a new tip,
747
00:34:58,333 --> 00:35:00,463
it's too tempting to pass up.
748
00:35:00,458 --> 00:35:02,788
They decide
to do another heist.
749
00:35:02,792 --> 00:35:05,132
This one is in Lordstown, Ohio,
750
00:35:05,250 --> 00:35:08,170
at a bank across the street
from a GM factory.
751
00:35:08,292 --> 00:35:09,752
I talked to Dinsio about this,
752
00:35:09,875 --> 00:35:11,995
and I was like, why would
you do this at this point?
753
00:35:12,125 --> 00:35:13,325
You just got all this money.
754
00:35:13,458 --> 00:35:14,998
They decided a haul like this
755
00:35:15,167 --> 00:35:17,577
doesn't come around often,
let's do it again.
756
00:35:17,708 --> 00:35:20,168
I don't believe we should
have made another move
757
00:35:20,333 --> 00:35:22,923
on that Lordstown bank
758
00:35:23,042 --> 00:35:25,002
because we had
so much already,
759
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,920
we didn't need that job.
760
00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:29,922
I had a bad feeling about it.
761
00:35:30,042 --> 00:35:32,672
There's a lot
of similarities in ammo,
762
00:35:32,792 --> 00:35:34,882
method of operation,
between the two.
763
00:35:35,042 --> 00:35:36,792
So much so
that it was pretty clear
764
00:35:36,792 --> 00:35:41,002
that our players were involved
in that bank burglary.
765
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:44,290
♪ ♪
766
00:35:44,292 --> 00:35:46,672
I concluded that we needed
to figure out
767
00:35:46,792 --> 00:35:50,292
how the bad guys got
to Laguna Niguel, California.
768
00:35:50,292 --> 00:35:53,002
We had identified
a large group of people.
769
00:35:53,125 --> 00:35:55,375
We asked the major hubs
for airlines
770
00:35:55,542 --> 00:35:58,882
to run all of these names
through their system.
771
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,960
We found subsequently
the five names
772
00:36:02,083 --> 00:36:05,713
we were looking for
within a couple of days.
773
00:36:05,875 --> 00:36:07,375
I admired the job they did.
774
00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:09,170
They were fantastic
bank burglars
775
00:36:09,333 --> 00:36:11,833
but lousy criminals.
776
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:16,380
The phone records gave us
a witness named Earl Dawson
777
00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:19,002
who turned out to be living
in Tustin, California,
778
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:22,040
and a friend of Mulligan's.
779
00:36:22,208 --> 00:36:24,328
I got the call
late in the afternoon
780
00:36:24,333 --> 00:36:27,333
to check out
Earl Randall Dawson.
781
00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:30,003
But the thing that really
hit me is his place of birth
782
00:36:30,125 --> 00:36:31,415
was Youngstown, Ohio.
783
00:36:31,542 --> 00:36:35,502
And you don't have to be an FBI
agent to say that's a clue.
784
00:36:35,625 --> 00:36:39,035
Frank Calley and his partner
go to Earl Dawson's residence
785
00:36:39,208 --> 00:36:42,418
and show him photos
of the usual suspects.
786
00:36:42,542 --> 00:36:45,382
He immediately picks
out Chuck Mulligan
787
00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:48,290
and says his old friend
from Ohio asked
788
00:36:48,417 --> 00:36:52,077
if he could park a car in
Earl's garage for a few weeks.
789
00:36:54,208 --> 00:36:55,748
While I'm talking to him,
the phone rings
790
00:36:55,875 --> 00:36:57,285
and he picks it up.
791
00:36:57,292 --> 00:36:58,332
He looks at me, and he...
792
00:36:58,458 --> 00:37:00,168
just a sec,
I'll be right with you.
793
00:37:00,333 --> 00:37:01,833
He says, it's Mulligan.
794
00:37:01,833 --> 00:37:05,583
♪ ♪
795
00:37:09,583 --> 00:37:10,923
June 1972,
796
00:37:11,042 --> 00:37:12,632
more than nine weeks after one
797
00:37:12,625 --> 00:37:14,415
of the largest heists
in history,
798
00:37:14,542 --> 00:37:17,042
the Feds get one
of the most implausible
799
00:37:17,208 --> 00:37:18,248
breaks of their careers.
800
00:37:19,667 --> 00:37:21,417
They're interviewing
an associate
801
00:37:21,542 --> 00:37:25,002
of Dinsio's gang
when Chuck Mulligan phones
802
00:37:25,125 --> 00:37:27,535
to discuss getting rid
of evidence.
803
00:37:27,708 --> 00:37:30,288
I said, do you mind if we
listen in on the conversation?
804
00:37:30,292 --> 00:37:33,332
Mulligan says,
hey, Earl, how you been?
805
00:37:33,458 --> 00:37:36,248
Then he said, I'm flying out
to LA tonight, get there late,
806
00:37:36,375 --> 00:37:37,955
and then I'm going
to come down to your house.
807
00:37:37,958 --> 00:37:40,668
I got to get rid of the car
in the garage, he says.
808
00:37:40,667 --> 00:37:42,497
Have the FBI
or anybody been around?
809
00:37:42,625 --> 00:37:44,915
And he said, no, nobody's
been around down here.
810
00:37:45,042 --> 00:37:45,832
He says, are you sure?
811
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,040
He said,
no, nobody's come around.
812
00:37:48,708 --> 00:37:51,998
And I said,
this guy we can trust.
813
00:37:52,125 --> 00:37:54,165
Could the car in the garage
814
00:37:54,167 --> 00:37:56,377
Mulligan is coming
to get rid of
815
00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:59,080
be the vehicle used
in the heist?
816
00:37:59,208 --> 00:38:01,458
Calley tells the FBI bosses
817
00:38:01,458 --> 00:38:03,578
that a suspect is coming
to him,
818
00:38:03,708 --> 00:38:06,828
and he quickly gets a warrant
to search the vehicle.
819
00:38:06,958 --> 00:38:08,498
♪ ♪
820
00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:11,077
They pop open the trunk
and they find ski masks,
821
00:38:11,208 --> 00:38:13,418
they find guns,
and they find the tools
822
00:38:13,542 --> 00:38:16,082
that were used
in the Laguna Niguel heist.
823
00:38:16,208 --> 00:38:18,788
It was clear
that everything in the car,
824
00:38:18,792 --> 00:38:23,002
everything in the trunk had
been wiped down significantly,
825
00:38:23,167 --> 00:38:26,537
with the exception of
a fingerprint behind the mirror
826
00:38:26,708 --> 00:38:30,208
when somebody apparently
was adjusting the mirror.
827
00:38:30,333 --> 00:38:31,793
Mulligan shows up.
828
00:38:31,792 --> 00:38:34,002
I walked up, said, Mulligan?
And he said, yes.
829
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,500
The FBI.
830
00:38:35,625 --> 00:38:38,165
He said, what?
I said, you're under arrest.
831
00:38:38,167 --> 00:38:39,707
A true professional,
832
00:38:39,833 --> 00:38:42,503
Mulligan doesn't
rat out his crew.
833
00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:47,250
Even when FBI agents locate
the condo Harry Barber rented,
834
00:38:47,375 --> 00:38:49,375
the heist team isn't worried.
835
00:38:49,542 --> 00:38:51,792
They're confident
they've made quite literally
836
00:38:51,792 --> 00:38:53,502
a clean getaway.
837
00:38:53,667 --> 00:38:57,877
That place was wiped
from ceiling to floor
838
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,750
of anything that could
possibly be evidence,
839
00:39:01,875 --> 00:39:05,955
anything, with the exception
of the dishwasher.
840
00:39:05,958 --> 00:39:07,878
♪ ♪
841
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,000
Five people were identified
from the fingerprints
842
00:39:10,167 --> 00:39:13,327
on dirty dishes,
in that someone forgot
843
00:39:13,333 --> 00:39:15,333
to push the Start button.
844
00:39:15,458 --> 00:39:17,578
Fingerprints will
get you every time.
845
00:39:19,458 --> 00:39:21,708
They knew who did it,
they knew.
846
00:39:21,875 --> 00:39:25,325
They just couldn't figure out
how they were going to jam us.
847
00:39:25,333 --> 00:39:27,463
And that's why they were
on this like night and day.
848
00:39:27,583 --> 00:39:28,543
They had a great plan.
849
00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:30,827
They had the appropriate
team players.
850
00:39:30,833 --> 00:39:34,213
They had the right bank.
They had everything.
851
00:39:34,333 --> 00:39:35,543
However, they were
above it all.
852
00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:37,787
Now let's go to Lordstown.
853
00:39:37,917 --> 00:39:41,707
FBI agents in Ohio
arrest Amil Dinsio,
854
00:39:41,833 --> 00:39:43,463
and in a search of his house,
855
00:39:43,458 --> 00:39:45,878
find rare coins
belonging to one
856
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,170
of the United California Bank customers.
857
00:39:49,167 --> 00:39:52,167
Agents also find cash
they can trace
858
00:39:52,292 --> 00:39:54,082
to the Lordstown bank job.
859
00:39:54,208 --> 00:39:58,038
From there, they focus
on the so-called super thief,
860
00:39:58,167 --> 00:39:59,457
Phil Christopher.
861
00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:01,498
The FBI come to my home,
862
00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:05,707
and they came there to arrest
me for a probation violation.
863
00:40:05,833 --> 00:40:07,963
And sure enough,
because I didn't have
864
00:40:08,083 --> 00:40:10,633
the phony ID that day
I went on the airplane...
865
00:40:10,750 --> 00:40:12,080
they would have never got me.
866
00:40:12,208 --> 00:40:14,708
Never would have got me.
867
00:40:14,833 --> 00:40:20,503
In October 1972,
215 days after the heist,
868
00:40:20,625 --> 00:40:23,205
trials are held for both
the Laguna Niguel
869
00:40:23,333 --> 00:40:25,423
and Lordstown jobs.
870
00:40:25,542 --> 00:40:27,632
For all their meticulous planning,
871
00:40:27,625 --> 00:40:30,285
the Dinsio crew didn't
plan on this.
872
00:40:30,417 --> 00:40:33,207
Amil Dinsio,
Charles Mulligan,
873
00:40:33,333 --> 00:40:35,503
and Phil Christopher are convicted
874
00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:37,830
and sentenced to 20 years
in prison.
875
00:40:37,958 --> 00:40:40,828
James is convicted and gets
sentenced to 15 years.
876
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,000
Harry Barber is a fugitive
for eight years
877
00:40:43,125 --> 00:40:44,825
before he's caught.
878
00:40:44,958 --> 00:40:46,668
But what about
the huge haul taken
879
00:40:46,792 --> 00:40:48,922
from the United California Bank?
880
00:40:49,042 --> 00:40:51,922
Whatever happened
to what Amil Dinsio insisted
881
00:40:52,042 --> 00:40:53,672
were Nixon's millions?
882
00:40:53,667 --> 00:40:55,667
♪ ♪
883
00:40:55,667 --> 00:40:58,747
After a heist of $20 million,
even $30 million or more,
884
00:40:58,875 --> 00:41:01,625
only a small fraction
was ever recovered.
885
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:03,825
I don't think there's
a good final estimate.
886
00:41:03,958 --> 00:41:07,538
I personally believe it's
$50 million, plus or minus.
887
00:41:07,667 --> 00:41:09,077
But the feds, they recovered
888
00:41:09,208 --> 00:41:11,628
somewhere between $2 million
and $4 million.
889
00:41:11,750 --> 00:41:13,750
There is a lot more money
out there.
890
00:41:13,875 --> 00:41:15,455
According to the burglars,
it's something
891
00:41:15,458 --> 00:41:17,168
between $12 million
and $30 million.
892
00:41:17,292 --> 00:41:20,332
Where's the rest of the money?
893
00:41:20,458 --> 00:41:22,498
Somebody out there got rich
off this heist.
894
00:41:25,292 --> 00:41:28,882
For some, the missing
money just reinforces
895
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:31,130
the Dinsio gang's
reputation...
896
00:41:32,833 --> 00:41:34,923
As the best heist crew ever.
897
00:41:35,042 --> 00:41:37,632
I haven't seen
anybody compare to us.
898
00:41:37,625 --> 00:41:39,825
You tell me if we're the best.
I know we are.
899
00:41:39,833 --> 00:41:42,883
Even the FBI said
we were the best.
900
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,540
That burglary just
blew everybody away.
901
00:41:45,708 --> 00:41:47,458
They were meticulous.
902
00:41:47,458 --> 00:41:49,628
This is the biggest
bank burglary in history
903
00:41:49,625 --> 00:41:51,665
at that time in America
904
00:41:51,792 --> 00:41:55,832
with a very sophisticated plan
and some major bad guys.
905
00:41:55,958 --> 00:41:59,498
♪ ♪
906
00:41:59,500 --> 00:42:02,670
In the case of the United
California Bank burglary,
907
00:42:02,792 --> 00:42:04,962
there are still
unanswered questions.
908
00:42:04,958 --> 00:42:08,538
Was labor leader Jimmy Hoffa
really the catalyst?
909
00:42:08,667 --> 00:42:12,417
Was he trying, as mastermind
Amil Dinsio insists,
910
00:42:12,542 --> 00:42:15,332
to get back what he considered
his money?
911
00:42:15,458 --> 00:42:17,748
Whatever the answers,
the ingenious plan,
912
00:42:17,875 --> 00:42:21,375
bold execution, and millions
of dollars associated
913
00:42:21,500 --> 00:42:24,250
with the United California Bank
job place it
914
00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:26,825
among history's
greatest heists.
915
00:42:26,958 --> 00:42:32,788
♪ ♪
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