The Aqueduct Wells Fargo Robbery

Episode 172

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On a chilly, fall afternoon in 1969 a red armored car moved quickly through the busy streets of Brooklyn. Pulling over for an impromptu lunch break, three guards began their rotation. One after the next they'd go to a nearby deli, grab a sandwich and head back to the truck. Then, as the last guard approached, three armed men appeared and forced him inside.

Cuffing the guards together and disarming them, the thieves drove the truck a few blocks over to where they had a getaway car waiting. In less than five minutes the three assailants drove off with more than one million dollars making it the second largest cash heist in American history, to that point.. By the time police arrived on the scene the robbers were long gone.

Investigators struggled with a series of unanswered questions; how did the thieves know the armored car would stop there that day? Was this an inside job, and if so, who was the guilty party? Was it somehow higher level, perhaps involving the mafia or was it connected to a series of robberies allegedly conducted by a ring of corrupt cops?

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13 Nov 1969, Page 1 - Press and Sun-Bulletin at Newspapers.com

13 Nov 1969, Page 7 - Press and Sun-Bulletin at Newspapers.com

13 Nov 1969, 2 - Star-Gazette at Newspapers.com

13 Nov 1969, Page 1 - The Troy Record at Newspapers.com

13 Nov 1969, 1 - Star-Gazette at Newspapers.com

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13 Nov 1969, Page 1 - Wellsville Daily Reporter at Newspapers.com

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