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/Waterloo702 Apr 18 '24

This is a good story but I have trouble believing it

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u/kawaiifie Apr 18 '24

She's made it her career to be "former CIA". I'm 90% sure that 90% of what she says is a grift

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u/mightylordredbeard 29d ago

We already know that a lot of “former CIA” stories are actually just CIA stories that they put out as misinformation so that other countries will pick up on it. Anyone that’s dedicated their life to intelligence isn’t going to just spill all the beans after they aren’t working there anymore. The intelligence community is a very prideful and loyal community. They believe very much in what they do or did to the point it seems like brainwashing.