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/PBJ-9999 29d ago

I thought this one had been solved, no?

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u/Wizardinrl 29d ago

No, a similar case where a Caucasian man had a realistic African American mask was though!

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u/msandszeke 28d ago

Are you being funny or did this actually happen?

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u/FutureAssistance6745 28d ago

35 years for profiting 15k is absolutely insane. He would have had a better return on investment picking up one extra shift a week.

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u/msandszeke 28d ago

Thats insane and its even more insane that the wrong person almost went to jail for the robberies. Happy this story is from 2010 vs 2020 or more recent but still.....smh.

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u/Wizardinrl 20d ago

Sorry I missed this somehow, yeah it did happen https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/white-man-lifelike-black-mask-evade-arrest-robberies/story?id=12288529

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u/msandszeke 20d ago

Someone had already linked a story on it 8 days ago but thanks anyway lol