Outlaws & Gunslingers

The Black Liberation Army was a far-left black nationalist organization formed by former Black Panther Party and Republic of New Afrika members. They were active from 1970-1981 during which they committed several crimes. The most notable being the robbery of a Brinks truck in 1981 that killed a guard and two police officers. Their most famous member, Assata Shakur, is Tupac's god-mother and Black...

We take it back all the way to the Prohibition era and take a look at Harry Pierpont. Harry Pierpont was a bank robber active from 1921 to 1934. While at the State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, he met John Dillinger and mentored him into the bank robber he would become. He escaped from prison several times, robbing banks in between before being caught for the last time and executed on October...

On March 18th, 1990, America's largest art heist took place. Two thieves dressed as cops tied up the security guards at the Isabel Stewart Gardner museum and stole 13 pieces of art. Experts value their haul at around $600 million in today's dollars. Even though many suspects were questioned, to this day, nobody has ever been charged and not one single item has been recovered. There is currently a...

30 years ago the American people saw violence in the form of rioting, beatings, and shootouts right before their eyes covered on the news in real time. We flash back to the 1992 L.A. Riots and take a look at the tension between citizens and the police preceding the riots and the tipping point that was the Rodney King beating video and the acquittal of the officers involved. We go inside the riots...

We wrap up our OKC Bombing series with the investigation and trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. We take a look at what new legislation the bombing inspired and safety precautions put in place to help buildings handle a large blast like the OKC one. We also take a look at some conspiracy theories surrounding the case including that it was an inside job by the government. Any questions, co...

In part 2 of this 3 part series on the OKC bombing, we take a look at how McVeigh and Nichols gathered the materials to make the bomb and how they made it. We then cover the actual bombing, the search and rescue efforts and reaction around the world. Be sure to check out part 1 where we profiled both McVeigh and Nichols and in part 3 we will cover the investigation and trials of both men. Find us...

In part one of this 3 part series on the tragic Oklahoma City Bombing, we take a look at the background of the two perpetrators of the event, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. When they met in the Army they realized they had a lot in common, most notably their hatred for the Government. After the events of the Waco siege they decided they had to get back at the Government--at any cost. Be sure to...

Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber terrorized the nation for 20 years sending bombs to Universities and airlines, killing 3 and injuring 23. Growing tired of teaching, he up and quit his job and moved to a remote cabin where he lived a primitive life. After one of his favorite spots in the wilderness had a road paved through it, he decided he had to get back at those that were advancing technology, a...

The Symbionese Liberation Army was a left wing group active from 1973-1975 and was considered by the FBI as a terrorist organization. They are probably most remembered for their kidnapping of media tycoon William H. Hearst's daughter Patty Hearst in which they brainwashed her in to becoming a member. Although claiming to want peace in the world, they commited bank robberies, bombings, and murder a...

We wrap up our spotlight on Jonestown with Senator Leo Ryan's arrival at the settlement where about a dozen defectors come forward and say that they want to leave with Ryan. We cover the shootings that took place at the airstrip that took Senator Ryan's life and of course the mass suicide that follows. We take a look at the aftermath of the event including some conspiracy theories that the CIA or...

In the summer of 1977, the People's Temple leader Jim Jones fled to Guyana with his almost 1,000 followers to escape "intense media scrutiny." They formed a settlement called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project commonly known as Jonestown. In part one we go through a little bit of the background of the Peoples Temple and what led up to them going to Guyana and life in the early days of the settlem...

On February 28th 1997 one of the most famous "caught on tape" shootouts occurred. Two heavily armed AND armored bank robbers engaged police in a lengthy shootout outside of a Bank Of America location in North Hollywood. About 1,700 rounds were fired when it was all said and done and this incident paved the way for arming rank-and-file police officers with semi-automatic weapons, previously only is...

On this episode we have what was then known as "The Crime Of The Century" On March 1st 1932, the son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped. A ransom note was found at the scene demanding $50,000 for the safe return of the boy. Unfortunately 2 months later the child was found dead by the side of the road. We follow the investigation, the search for the kidnapper, the suspect being caugh...

In this episode we go way back to where we began--The Wild West! In this listener requested episode we take a look at probably the most famous outlaw in history, Butch Cassidy. We go through how he got the name Butch Cassidy, his days with the Wild Bunch gang (and The Sundance Kid), to his time on the run in South America where his story supposedly ends. You can request an episode by emailing bang...

We wrap up the Bombing Of UA Flight 629 with the FBI investigation in full swing. The evidence is stacked against Jack Graham, whose mother Daisie was on board the flight. It turns out that Jack snuck a bomb disguised as a gift into his mother's luggage in order to get her life insurance policy. The case then heads to trial where Jack's fate is decided. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

At 6:52 P.M. on November 1st, 1955 United Air Lines Flight 629 exploded over Denver, CO killing all 44 people on board. As the FBI rushed to find out the cause, they soon discovered it was a bomb and now turn their focus onto who planted it. The story they unravel points to criminal Jack Graham, whose mother Daisie was on board flight 629. From there, the case continues to get even more crazy! Bec...

Albert Nussbaum and Bobby Wilcoxson were bank robbers in the early 1960's. Although not well known to the general public, they were well known to the FBI. Both of the men made the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list after a string of bank robberies, including one that resulted in a bank guard getting killed. With the 8 banks they robbed between 1960 and 1962 they netted $250,000 in cash---equivalen...

We wrap up the DB Cooper saga the way we began. With uncertainty and craziness. We run down a long list of suspects, each with a story more unbelievable than the last. We try and sort through the claims made by each suspect and determine if one of them could actually be DB Cooper. This case just keeps getting crazier! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gun...

On November 24th, 1971 a man named Dan Cooper boarded a flight in Portland, Oregon, showed a bomb and demanded $200,000 and parachutes. After he got his money, he jumped from the airplane in the dead of night over the Washington wilderness, never to be seen again. Who was this man? What was his motive? We try to figure all that out and more in this crazy part one of a two part series on the myster...

On September 12th,1983 a Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut was robbed of more than $7 million ($18 million today) in what was, at the time, the largest cash heist in United States history. It was carried out by a guerrilla group seeking Puerto Rican independence from the US called Los Macheteros, in the name of Revolutionary hero, Jose Maldonado Roman a.k.a. Aguila Blanca. We cover i...

The escape from Alcatraz is one of the most famous mysteries in American history. Did the three prisoners make it across the San Francisco Bay alive, or did they all drown in the frigid waters? The FBI says they drowned, multiple witnesses say they made it out alive and may have even lived in secret until the 2000's. Who do you believe? Listen and see what you think! Follow us on Twitter @OGMMPodc...

In this episode we go way back to the 1800s again and take a look at the Hatfield and McCoy feud. A bloody feud between 2 families that caused multiple murders and bloodshed over several years. We will discuss what started it, the many confrontations and the official end of the long running feud. Check out patreon.com/bangdang for unedited video versions of Outlaws & Gunslingers with extra content...

We wrap up the Brinks Robbery series with a huge breakthrough for the FBI in the 5 year investigation. One of the robbery gang members feels that the gang has turned their back on them and decides to talk. Hear his testimony plus another break in the case when they find some of the money from the robbery in Baltimore. Plus the fate of all the suspected robbers and the aftermath. Follow us on Twitt...

Part one of this two part series on The Great Brinks Robbery focuses on the robbery and the hunt for the perpetrators. Also known as "The Perfect Crime" the robbers got away with more than $1.4 million in cash and another $1.4 million in money orders and bonds--at the time it was the largest robbery in American history. We cover the FBI's 5 year long search for who could have pulled this off, with...

George Metesky aka the Mad Bomber, was an American electrician and mechanic who terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries and offices. Hear all about why he did it and how he got caught! Follow us on twitter @OGMMPodcast and on instagram at outlawsandgunslingers! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spr...