Season 1 · Episode 14
The Candy Store Gang: The Elderly Bank Robbers Who Outran the FBI
Underworld Kings: The Rise and Fall · Ibnul Jaif Farabi / Light Knot Studios
March 6, 20267m 50s
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Show Notes
What if the most elusive bank robbers in FBI history weren't master thieves in their prime, but senior citizens? This is the true story of a crew so unexpected, they turned the profile of a dangerous criminal on its head.
This episode tracks the "Candy Store Gang," a crew of elderly men who executed a series of flawlessly polite and professional heists across Southern California starting in the late 1990s. Using witness accounts describing calm, cane-wielding robbers, we explore how their advanced age became their greatest disguise, allowing them to baffle authorities for nearly a decade. They weren't desperate young criminals, but men who seemed like they should have been on the golf course, not outrunning the FBI.
Listen to discover how a spree of seemingly charming crimes revealed a stunning level of precision and patience, proving that in the world of high-stakes robbery, experience can be the ultimate weapon.
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Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi. Produced by Light Knot Studios (lightknotstudios.com).