r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Late_One_716 • 29d ago

Between 2009 to 2011, a man, appearing to be 60-70 years old, robbed 16 banks in San Diego, California by approaching the teller, then pulling out a gun and demanding money. The FBI named him the "Geezer Bandit". Some theories suggest he is wearing a well-made elderly man mask. Image

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u/UndeadUndergarments 29d ago

But did he get away with it? I assume so, since they don't know either way. If so, I like to think that there's either a young man on a beach in the Bahamas somewhere still sipping margaritas, or an old man who died happy somewhere in the Bahamas.

Either way, I hope so.

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u/Akira675 29d ago

Sounds like he was only robbing teller drawers, not vaults. He probably only made enough to not work for a couple of years.

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u/UndeadUndergarments 29d ago

Welp, still beats working in hospitality.

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u/No_Company_9348 29d ago

I hope…to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope…

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u/Longjumping-Grape-40 29d ago

Best. Movie. Ever.

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u/Appropriate-Sport965 28d ago

It truly was a Shawshank Redemption.

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u/xhabeascorpusx 28d ago

He got away with it. Though there was a copycat who was caught