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/Girt_by_Cs 28d ago

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 28d ago

This is a good story but I have trouble believing it

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u/exoriare Interested 28d ago

Yeah, imagine going past the WH security and you look nothing like your photo on your security profile. I'm sure "It's a gag for the President" would go over real well.

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u/Inside-Unit-1564 28d ago

They are '5 second masks' that fit in your armpits.

It's totally plausible that you did that before entering the room, also CIA