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Podcast: c2stories
Episode: The Serial Robber of Washtenaw County
Description: It was an otherwise quiet summer night on July 11th when 56-year-old Willie Hopkins first struck, bursting into a Mobil gas station in Washtenaw County brandishing a gun and holding the terrified clerk at gunpoint. The perpetrator vanished into the darkness with the stolen cash, leaving the shaken victim behind.Â
Police thought it was an isolated incident, but as investigators dug deeper, a disturbing pattern emerged - Hopkins was connected to no less than 10 other armed robberies across Washtenaw County and in Ohio in less than one month alone. It quickly became clear a serial armed robber w...