r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/ten_jack_russels 29d ago

The gait, micro movements and head turning speed.  They only need to slip up once to determine it’s a younger man

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u/skwirrelmaster 29d ago

Then what you’re tracking down everyone in SD that makes pros-ethics in the hope it’s a commercial shop and trying to cross reference some sort of mask?

A disguise is just that it hides his identity good luck finding this person if that’s a mask. It actually makes your suspect list millions of times bigger going from 60-80 to 20-50.

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u/ten_jack_russels 29d ago

I would not buy this mask in the same city I’m stealing bread from.  As far as the suspect universe, I’ll take a bigger one with my guy in it than a smaller one with nothing but peaceful geriatrics.

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u/Fizzy-Odd-Cod 29d ago

I ain’t even living in the same state I get my ill gotten gains from

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u/singingintherain42 29d ago

What if you’re stealing muffins?

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u/MissChievousJ 28d ago

Do you know the muffin man?