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Podcast: PRETEND
Episode: The Norco Bank Heist part 1
Description: This is the story of the 1980 Norco bank robbery—one of the most violent bank heists in U.S. history. Remarkably, only three people died. However, 30 police cars and one helicopter were torn apart by bullets.In this episode, you’re going to hear from some of the people who were there that day at the Security Pacific Bank.This wasn’t your typical bank robbery. George Smith, the mastermind behind the heist, believed the rapture was coming.His gang of bank robbers was armed with military-grade weapons. The police never stood...