Heist Podcast

Stan Rifkin was a computer consultant in California that in 1978 pulled off one of the biggest wire frauds in US history…at the time. This heist has some of the best aftermath we've ever covered. Also it turns out Stan was neighbors with Matt's uncle and he had no idea! What a small heist world we live in. HEEEIST

Today we cover the incredible story of the Dinner Set Gang. A two man crew that pulled off over 80 jewelry heists during the 1970's. It's said they were responsible for stealing up to, gets this..940 million dollars of loot. That is insane-o! It's a great story about two best buds doing crime. HEEEEISSST!

Jimmy Hope was part of some of the biggest heists in post civil war America. We've covered some of these crazy heists before but now we get to see them from another perspective. Hope everyone is safe and healthy. Hang in there. Heist Nation.

Save on labor costs by getting a bunch of prisoners to build your new fancy pants bank? What could go wrong? Find out on this episode of Heist where we cover Australia's first ever bank heist. Possibly its biggest. Come for the heist but stick about for the mini history lesson about early colonial Australia and what it was like to be a prisoner sent there from England. Spoiler alert, not very fun.

In WWII, a division of the british army known as "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" put together a secret mission to blow up a secret nazi nuclear program. It has all the crazy aspects of a great heist, but instead of stealing money this crew was giving explosives.

The Mona Lisa only truly became famous after it was stolen from the Louvre back in 1911. During the manhunt the painting was plastered on the front page of every newspaper around the world. That exposure created it status as the most famous painting in the world. The heist itself it a great one. There is even some mystery about the crime that still exist today. Check it out HEEEIST

Today we cover the tale of Phillip Johnson, a Wells Fargo security guard who got tired of being paid 7 bucks an hour so he took what he thought he deserved. 18.8 million dollars. Heeeist.

Today we cover the famous Lufthansa heist which was featured in one of the best movies of all time Good Fellas. We deep dive into this crazy robbery that some people say was the biggest heist on American soil --We disagree. Classic us. It's an action packed heist and possibly the most murderery episode we have ever done. So if you're into that sort of thing... get at it! HEEEEIIISSST!

Marm, AKA Queen of Fences ran the New York City underground in the late 1800s, and in this episode we dive in to the juicy heists and crimes she organized. It's choke-full of awesome tales. From a school for criminal children to some of the biggest heists in history. This one is not to be missed.

We are super excited to be telling the story of the biggest bad*ss ever...Marm Mandelbaum. AKA The Queen of Fences. Marm ran a criminal enterprise during the late 1800's in New York City. She had the police and politicians in her pocket, her parties were the thing of legend and she financed some of the biggest heists in history. All in a time when women couldn't even vote.

For our 100th episode we thought we'd spend some time looking back over the last two years, dive into the Heist Nation mailbag, give some shouts out, and cover some listener heist.

The west end gang, a crazy crew that pulled off the biggest stick em' up in history, we're talking about a sixty eight million dollar mugging. Mingo Bango! Check it out. HEEEIST!

Monica Proietti aka Machine Gun Molly grew up in Montreal surrounded by crime, her sweet ol' grandma started a school for criminal children and not to reform them, to teach them how to be better criminals! She also had a thing for "bad boys" because both her husbands were bank robbers. But why was she called Machine Gun Molly? And how did she get away with robbing over 20 banks in under two years? Listen now to find out. HEEEEIST!

Today we cover the crazy story of a crew of jewel thieves that stole between 10-15 million dollars of loot, state hoping in a tiny airplane. Also at one point they even produced 1995's indie horror film "Creep" which one reviewer online said -"It should be a crime to make movies this bad"

We had writer Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Last Man on Earth) swing by Heist HQ to talk about another amazing Brinks Depot robbery.

Happy Holidays! We wanted to something fun and special for this holiday season so we decided to cover the famous 1920s Santa Claus Robbery. It a crazy, jolly, super violent episode. Ho Ho Ho Merry Heistmas.

Rick and Morty recently released an episode all about heists. It was amazing and we knew we had to cover it on the pod. Writer Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Last Man on Earth) joins us in the studio for this very fun mini episode where we talk all about the inspiration for the episode and all the fun bits along the way. It's a great time. Also stay tuned for Ed Voccola's full episode about another great Brinks robbery coming out soon. www.heistpodcast.com Watch Rick and Morty on Adult Swim. New Episode Sunday @ 11:30 ET. And watch older episodes on the adult swim app.

In 2013 a rash of ATM attacks started popping up in England. It was a technique using explosive gas that the authorities had never seen in the UK. Listen along as we dive into the characters that brought this crime to british soil and learn about some fun liverpool slang along the way. www.heistpodcast.com

For almost a century the Sacramento Kings have struggled to stay in one place and be financially viable. Then Jeff David showed up and helped the team make millions in sponsorships and marketing...while robbing them of millions of dollars. In this episode we cover the story of Jeff David and how he almost got away with millions of dollars had it not been for an incredible investigation from an HR executive. www.heistpodcast.com

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast we invite actress and model Kelleth Cuthbert to discuss the Pierre Hotel Heist. January 2nd 1972. The Pierre Hotel which looks over Central Park in Manhattan was the scene of the biggest hotel heist in history. Over three million dollars was stolen from the safety deposit boxes of the richest of the rich of New York high society. Organized crime, Sophia Loren, a guy named Bobby Comfort this story has it all! www.hesitpodcast.com

Just yesterday (Nov 25th) a heist crew broke into The Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, the second oldest museum in the world, and stole a collection of royal Jewellery from the 18th century valued as high as one billion dollars! Its a crazy story that just happened and we knew we had to cover it right away. We heard all you emails and messages and we here to cover this thing Heist Podcast style. www.heistpodcast.com

This is not your everyday bitcoin heist. Instead of hacking the Gibson and stealing encrypted bitcoin wallets, two Icelandic bad boys named Thor and Haffie the Pink, took an old school approach. In fact they didn't actually steal any bitcoins, they stole the mining machines that produced them. Steal a bitcoin you eat for a day, steal a bitcoin mining machine you eat for life.

We thought we'd mix it up this episode and cover some unsolved heists. Two crazy stories, all about gold. A mysterious fishing boat that for some reason had 125kg of gold in its cargo. And the master safecracker that broke into the vault of Australia's rich man Kerry Packer.

Many have fantasized about it…Idly wondered while standing in line…What does it take to rob a bank? And what drives someone to actually do it? And once you've robbed one…how can you stop? What is the criminal life really like? And what happens next—when you wake up in prison and realize your violent greed only served to betray you. Introducing The Score: Bank Robber Diaries from Acast Studios and Western Sound. The story of Joe Loya who robbed 50 banks. Follow his life's arc from an abused kid, to petty criminal, to con, ex-con, writer, father and finally, reconciled son. The Score is the first true crime series told from the criminal's point of view. Can't wait to hear what happens next with Joe. Subscribe to The Score: Bank Robber Diaries now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Today we are telling the story of Frank Bourassa. A man from Quebec who printed hundreds of millions of dollars of American twenty dollar bills and sold them on the black market. He was a man with a certain moral code, until one day he broke it. A great story with a great character check it out only on HEEEEIST podcast.

Robert St. John always wanted to be famous, but after moving from D.C. to LA he struggled to become an actor and stand up comedian. That's when he entered a decade long journey of dealing drugs, pimping and robbing banks with his crew of prostitutes.

During the 1980s The Pennsylvania Lottery was one of the most popular state lotteries in the country, the live pick show which routinely had over a million viewers, was hosted by a man named Nick Perry. Even though Mr. Perry lived a nice cushy life as a local celebrity, he decided he wanted more. And maybe the lottery numbers he drew each week could help him out with that.

George Wellford and Willie Richard Short were just two best buds working at a Mitsubishi plant in Mobile, Alabama. When their 401K's got toasted after the 2008 banking crisis they devised a plan to get back what had been stolen from them. Over the course of five years they slowly snuck out 43 tonnes of high grade silicon in their lunchboxes. How does one sell silicon on the black market? And how did they get away with it for half a decade. Tune in and find out only on HEIST PODCAST. www.heistpodcast.com

Yeah it's a real wild episode. We cover a crazy Russian dude named Kamo, that pulled off a old timey cash in transit heist that helped fiance Stalin to overthrow the Russian government. It's a real gruesome one, so beware.

We had some slight technical difficulties this week and the episode we recorded was lost due to a faulty SD card. But we didn't want to just post nothing, so we thought this would be a good opportunity to re-post one of our favorite heists we've cover, the story of a gentlemen thief by the name of Vincenzo Pipino. WE WILL BE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE NEXT WEEK. www.heistpodcast.com

On this VERY special Episode we are covering the crazy, infamous Barefoot Bandit. As well as welcoming on guest Kevin McMullen Director of the new heist film Low Tide (out October 4th.) Colton Harris Moore AKA The Barefoot Bandit, was famous for dodging the police, FBI, bounty hunters, and even Homeland Security for years by joyriding cars, hiding in the woods and most importantly stealing planes and flying them without a single lesson. All in his teens. www.heistpodcast.com

Over the course of years unknown hackers syphoned off 7.3 Billion dollars of bitcoins from the exchange site Mt.Gox. That's right Billion with a "B." It's a great lesson in the double edged sword that is cyrtocurrency. Also in heist news: A 14k solid gold toilet titled America that you can take a dump in. www.heistpodcast.com

This is the story of one of the most prolific bank robbers in American History and a master class in bank robbery [Don't rob banks] Check it out, it's a wild drug fueled ride. www.heistpodcast.com

On this episode the unique case of Luke Sommer. His military resume sounds like exposition in a Steven Seagal movie. this guy was a real life action hero. Sommer had a bright future in the military so why did he rob a bank? And even more puzzling why did he claim he wanted to get caught all along? www.heistpodcast.com

January 25th 2009, three men broke into the KaDeWe department store in Berlin and made off with 6.8 mil in luxury watches, jewellery and other fancy goods. It's a great story with a great twist. Also in Heist News a mother and daughter crab leg heist. HEEEIST! www.heistpodcast.com "True Crime without the Murder"

In this episode we're telling the story of Jeffrey Lundrum, a man who spent years stealing and smuggling falcon eggs into the UAE to sell them to the incredibly lucrative Falcon Racing Industry, yeah it's a wild story. And it just so happened that our heist news was all animal related too, so enjoy Heist Podcast's first all animal episode. www.heistpodcast.com

May 9th 1980, Two doomsday preppers and some buddies attempted to rob the Norco branch of the Security Pacific bank in riverside county. It was supposed to be your classic, everyday heist to pay for an apocalypse fortress in Utah. But the insane shoot out that transpired during the robbery completely changed how police officers are armed and operate in the US. It's a wild story. Check it out. www.heistpodcast.com

France, 1772 Louis the 15th commissions the finest diamond necklace the world has ever seen. Before it's finished Louis dies and the jewelers are now stuck with a 14 million dollars necklace that no one can afford. That is until a certain scheming confidence woman hears about it and convinces a real dumb dumb to buy it in order to win over Marie Antoinette. France was a weird lace back then. It's a crazy story. All that and more on Heist Podcast. True Crime without the murder. www.heistpodcast.com

On August 22nd 1972 John Wojtowicz AKA lil' John Baso robbed The Chase Manhattan Bank in Brooklyn. Why? To pay for his wife's sex change. You have probably heard about the movie Dog Day Afternoon but trust us there is a whole lot about this story that is not in the film. It's a real wild ride so buckle up. And in Heist news a $10 million dollar Amazon crime ring is busted, these weren't your everyday porch pirates matey, yar. It's true crime without the murder...HEIST!!!

The Central Bank of Bangladesh keeps billions of dollars at The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in 2016 hackers attempted to move one of those billions to accounts in the Philippines and Sri Lanka. They didn't get all of it but they did get a nice chunk and what did they do with that chunk? The went to the casino baby!! It's old school meets new school on this very layered and crazy episode. Also hot off the presses in Heist News a thirty million dollar heist in Brazil. www.heistpodcast.com

On this very crazy, extra special episode of Heist Podcast we hand the controls over to you, the listeners aka HEIST NATION and dedicate an entire episode to all your wild personal heist confessions. For listener special number three our listeners really up'd their game. Were talking some legit, get thrown in jail for a long time, kind of heists. Also the same hilarious more innocent shenanigans you've grown to love. This is always our favourite part of running this podcast. Thank you all so much for your submissions. HEIST!

A French Canadian priest in training becomes a famous montreal playboy and then masterminds one of canada's biggest bank heists. It has everything, party boys, Jailbreaks and the clerical error that ended up getting him caught. Check it out. Also one last roll call for you to send in your heist confessional for Listener Special number Three. It's gonna be a big one, we have tons of voice mails, what were looking for now are some written email confessionals, write in ([email protected]) so that Simon and Matt can cover your heist just like the famous ones we cover every week. HEEEEIST! www.heistpodcast.com

December 23 2010, Eddie Tipton wins 14 million dollars in the Hot Lotto jackpot but he never comes forward to claim the prize. Why would someone sit on a winning lottery ticket? Tune in to find out. www.heistpodcast.com Send in your heist confessionals now for the listener special!

This action packed episode features amazing guest Dave Arnold (AKA Mr. Sign) Together we cover the tale of Jim Hayes. It's a roller coaster ride with ups and down and lefts and rights. And it all starts with Jim Hayes winning 13 million dollars in the lottery. Also a get heist confessional about dave's company "DaveCo" and the Heist News you know and love. It's a good one. Www.heistpodcast.com

You may have heard about the Bling Ring before or saw the really bad movie by Sofia Coppola about a group of high-school kids that robbed from Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson. But this isn't your everyday B&E, these kids were stealing millions! Check it out, as well as some sweet heist news and a big announcement for an upcoming listener event. www.heistpodcast.com

January 17th 1950, 6 Men broke into the Brinks Boston Head Quarters on Commercial Street. They got away with over 12 million dollars today, in what may have been the best planned Heist we have ever covered. www.heistpodcast.com

November 7th 2000, A crew of heisters drove a JCB earth digger through the wall of London's Millenium Dome. The plan was to steal the Millenium Star a $200 million dollar diamond and then escape on speed boat. What they didn't know was that Scottland Yard was already there waiting for them. www.heistpodcast.com

Stuntman Casey Adams (Guardians of the Galaxy, Dunkirk, Once upon and time in Hollywood) joins us to cover the totally insane Harvey's Wagon Wheel, craziest bomb ever made, Casino heist that went down in the early 80s. It might just be one of the craziest stories we've ever covered.

July 27th 1987, 60 million dollars was stolen from London's Knightsbridge Security Deposit. This was the bank of choice for the richest people in London. And it was robbed by an Italian bad boy who loved Scarface. In Heist news we cover a recent ridiculous heist by none other than Dennis Rodman. www.heistpodcast.

Comedian J.J. Whitehead and Max Kerman of the Arkells join us for our all Canadian heist episode. It's The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist just in time for May 2-4 and it's a wild one eh? Plus all Canadian heist news. It's a real hoser-fest on this very special episode fo heist podcast. www.heistpodcast.com