Heist Podcast

Robert St. John always wanted to be famous, but after moving from D.C. to LA he struggled to become an actor and stand up comedian. That's when he entered a decade long journey of dealing drugs, pimping and robbing banks with his crew of prostitutes. 

During the 1980s The Pennsylvania Lottery was one of the most popular state lotteries in the country, the live pick show which routinely had over a million viewers, was hosted by a man named Nick Perry. Even though Mr. Perry lived a nice cushy life as a local celebrity, he decided he wanted more. And maybe the lottery numbers he drew each week could help him out with that.   

George Wellford and Willie Richard Short were just two best buds working at a Mitsubishi plant in Mobile, Alabama. When their 401K's got toasted after the 2008 banking crisis they devised a plan to get back what had been stolen from them. Over the course of five years they slowly snuck out 43 tonnes of high grade silicon in their lunchboxes. How does one sell silicon on the black market? And how d...

Yeah it's a real wild episode. We cover a crazy Russian dude named Kamo, that pulled off a old timey cash in transit heist that helped fiance Stalin to overthrow the Russian government. It's a real gruesome one, so beware. 

We had some slight technical difficulties this week and the episode we recorded was lost due to a faulty SD card. But we didn't want to just post nothing, so we thought this would be a good opportunity to re-post one of our favorite heists we've cover, the story of a gentlemen thief by the name of Vincenzo Pipino. WE WILL BE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE NEXT WEEK. www.heistpodcast.com

On this VERY special Episode we are covering the crazy, infamous Barefoot Bandit. As well as welcoming on guest Kevin McMullen Director of the new heist film Low Tide (out October 4th.)  Colton Harris Moore AKA The Barefoot Bandit, was famous for dodging the police, FBI, bounty hunters, and even Homeland Security for years by joyriding cars, hiding in the woods and most importantly stealing planes...

Over the course of years unknown hackers syphoned off 7.3 Billion dollars of bitcoins from the exchange site Mt. Gox. That's right Billion with a "B." It's a great lesson in the double edged sword that is cyrtocurrency. Also in heist news: A 14k solid gold toilet titled America that you can take a dump in.  www.heistpodcast.com  

This is the story of one of the most prolific bank robbers in American History and a master class in bank robbery [Don't rob banks] Check it out, it's a wild drug fueled ride.   www.heistpodcast.com

On this episode the unique case of Luke Sommer. His military resume sounds like exposition in a Steven Seagal movie.  this guy was a real life action hero. Sommer had a bright future in the military so why did he rob a bank? And even more puzzling why did he claim he wanted to get caught all along? www.heistpodcast.com

January 25th 2009, three men broke into the KaDeWe department store in Berlin and made off with 6.8 mil in luxury watches, jewellery and other fancy goods. It's a great story with a great twist. Also in Heist News a mother and daughter crab leg heist.  HEEEIST! www.heistpodcast.com "True Crime without the Murder"  

In this episode we're telling the story of Jeffrey Lundrum, a man who spent years stealing and smuggling falcon eggs into the UAE to sell them to the incredibly lucrative Falcon Racing Industry, yeah it's a wild story. And it just so happened that our heist news was all animal related too, so enjoy Heist Podcast's first all animal episode.  www.heistpodcast.com

May 9th 1980, Two doomsday preppers and some buddies attempted to rob the Norco branch of the Security Pacific bank in riverside county. It was supposed to be your classic,   everyday heist to pay for an apocalypse fortress in Utah. But the insane shoot out that transpired during the robbery completely changed how police officers are armed and operate in the US. It's a wild story.   Check it out....

France, 1772 Louis the 15th commissions the finest diamond necklace the world has ever seen. Before it's finished Louis dies and the jewelers are now stuck with a 14 million dollars necklace that no one can afford. That is until a certain scheming confidence woman hears about it and convinces a real dumb dumb to buy it in order to win over Marie Antoinette.   France was a weird lace back then. It'...

On August 22nd 1972 John Wojtowicz  AKA lil' John Baso robbed The Chase Manhattan Bank in Brooklyn. Why? To pay for his wife's sex change. You have probably heard about the movie Dog Day Afternoon but trust us there is a whole lot about this story that is not in the film. It's a real wild ride so buckle up. And in Heist news a $10 million dollar Amazon crime ring is busted, these weren't your ever...

The Central Bank of Bangladesh keeps billions of dollars at The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in 2016 hackers attempted to move one of those billions to accounts in the Philippines and Sri Lanka. They didn't get all of it but they did get a nice chunk and what did they do with that chunk? The went to the casino baby!! It's old school meets new school on this very layered and crazy episode. Als...

On this very crazy, extra special episode of Heist Podcast we hand the controls over to you, the listeners aka HEIST NATION and dedicate an entire episode to all your wild personal heist confessions. For listener special number three our listeners really up'd their game. Were talking some legit, get thrown in jail for a long time, kind of heists. Also the same hilarious more innocent shenanigans y...

A French Canadian priest in training becomes a famous montreal playboy and then masterminds one of canada's biggest bank heists. It has everything, party boys, Jailbreaks and the clerical error that ended up getting him caught. Check it out. Also one last roll call for you to send in your heist confessional for Listener Special number Three. It's gonna be a big one, we have tons of voice mails, wh...

December 23 2010, Eddie Tipton wins 14 million dollars in the Hot Lotto jackpot but he never comes forward to claim the prize. Why would someone sit on a winning lottery ticket? Tune in to find out.  www.heistpodcast.com Send in your heist confessionals now for the listener special!

This action packed episode features amazing guest Dave Arnold (AKA Mr. Sign) Together we cover the tale of Jim Hayes.  It's a roller coaster ride with ups and down and lefts and rights. And it all starts with Jim Hayes winning 13 million dollars in the lottery. Also a get heist confessional about dave's company "DaveCo" and the Heist News you know and love. It's a good one.   Www.heistpodcast.com

You may have heard about the Bling Ring before or saw the really bad movie by Sofia Coppola about a group of high-school kids that robbed from Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson. But this isn't your everyday B&E, these kids were stealing millions! Check it out, as well as some sweet heist news and a big announcement for an upcoming listener event.   www.heistpodcast.com    

January 17th 1950 , 6 Men broke into the Brinks Boston Head Quarters on Commercial Street . They got away with over 12 million dollars today, in what may have been the best planned Heist we have ever covered. www.heistpodcast.com    

November 7th 2000, A crew of heisters drove a JCB earth digger through the wall of London's Millenium Dome. The plan was to steal the Millenium Star a $200 million dollar diamond and then escape on speed boat. What they didn't know was that Scottland Yard was already there waiting for them. www.heistpodcast.com  

Stuntman Casey Adams (Guardians of the Galaxy, Dunkirk, Once upon and time in Hollywood) joins us to cover the totally insane Harvey's Wagon Wheel, craziest bomb ever made, Casino heist that went down in the early 80s. It might just be one of the craziest stories we've ever covered.

July 27th 1987, 60 million dollars was stolen from London's Knightsbridge Security Deposit. This was the bank of choice for the richest people in London. And it was robbed by an Italian bad boy who loved Scarface. In Heist news we cover a recent ridiculous heist by none other than Dennis Rodman. www.heistpodcast.

Comedian J.J. Whitehead and Max Kerman of the Arkells join us for our all Canadian heist episode. It's The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist just in time for May 2-4 and it's a wild one eh? Plus all Canadian heist news. It's a real hoser-fest on this very special episode fo heist podcast. www.heistpodcast.com