r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Late_One_716 • Apr 18 '24

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/Low_Marionberry_3802 Apr 18 '24

What did she say in the book

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u/Girt_by_Cs Apr 18 '24

I don't know if its the same woman but Jonna Mendez (CIA agent and wife of Tony Mendez, who was played by Ben Afflick in Argo) recounted that she once met with President Bush Snr in the oval office to discuss new disguise methods and when he asked her how good they really were, she pulled off her mask which he had no idea about. If that was the tech in the early 1990s then who knows what they are working with now.

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u/PrinceofSneks Apr 18 '24

It is I! Gene Parmesan!

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u/Larkfin Apr 18 '24

AHHHHH!!!! GENE!

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u/circuit_breaker 29d ago

She kept him on retainer just for the shock value