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Oct 17, 2014 a memorial is decorated with flowers during the 31st annual brinks robbery memorial ceremony in nyack oct. The hollywood reporter, a movieindustry insider publication, says that the film. A 1950 robbery of a brinks bank in boston by men in masks sets of a massive search for those responsible. Each man was carrying a pistol, wearing a navytype pcoat, chauffeurs cap and wearing a halloweentype mask. A new book, the curse of brinksmat by wensley clarkson, traces the fate of the men whose lives became entwined with the case. The story of the great brinks robbery, as told by the fbi kindle edition by department of justice, united states. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to six years in federal prison. Aug 16, 2015 the great brinks robbery at approximately 7 p. I am a resident of the boston area and i knew where a lot of the places mentioned in this book are. The great brinks robbery in 1950, in boston, massachusetts.
A new document stemming from the infamous 1950 brinks robbery in boston, correspondence from j. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the story of the great brinks robbery, as told by the fbi. This was an enjoyable read and there is a lot of good info about the dohrn sisters and bill ayers. Pino also recruited a gang to watch the depot for 18 months to figure out when it held the most money. The robbers were later captured, but most of the money was never recovered. The curse of the brinksmat gold bullion robbery mirror online. Sandy richardson and seven other men were convicted of the brinks robbery in 1956, after one of the robbers decided. How the brinks robbers stole millions and the hearts of boston. The great brinks robbery boston, ma infamous crime. This was pretty easy reading and i really enjoyed it. Former radical susan rosenberg told 60 minutes morley safer shes being kept in jail for a crime she never committed the notorious 1981 nanuet, n.
The retelling of the brinks robbery reads like a well plotted action novel and i found myself fascinated that this was all a part of millars unbelievable life experiences. The great brinks robbery, and the 70yearold question. The great brinks robbery was an armed robbery of the brinks building at the corner of prince st. Cuomo commutes sentence of brinks robbery getaway driver. Brinks robber was a wouldbe novelist the boston globe. Gary craig weaves this fascinating story into a book you cant put down. The view from noyes spanish villa it is 17 years since a gang of armed, masked robbers burst into a warehouse near heathrow airport one november night, beat up and poured petrol over the security guards, and made off with the goods they were guarding. This biography is a must read for truecrime fans, noir fans and fans of all types of well written books. A cop, a priest, a soldier for the ira, and the still.
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Today the building is a parking garage located at 600 commercial street. Feb 20, 20 brinks issues statement on robbery at brussels airport. The getaway car used in a daring highway robbery of a brinks truck was found today near the scene of the holdup in rural northern california as police intensified their search for. Jan 06, 2017 evidence from brinks robbery on display at the sheriffs department in new city jan. How the brinks robbers stole millions and the hearts of. Brinks robbery 1981 in rockland county, new york brinksmat robbery in hounslow, london. Curcio born september 1, 1980 is an american author, public speaker, and convicted robber. This parking garage was the site of what was at the time the largest cash robbery in history. Gilbert is currently a prisoner at shawangunk correctional facility, having been convicted of murder during the commission of a robbery he was arrested for his part in the brinks robbery in october 1981, along with members of the black. The great brinks robbery was an armed robbery of the brinks building at the east corner of. For the rockland county community, the brinks robbery rises to that historic standard. Craig was a reporter for the rochester democrat and chronicle and as such he was plugged in to the mania surrounding the heist, and the long follow up to find the guilty. Police said the brinks employee was servicing an atm when a car pulled up with three. Discover site of the great brinks robbery in boston, massachusetts.
Apr 21, 2017 clark, 67 was convicted for her role as the getaway driver in the infamous 1981 brinks robbery in which two nyack police officers and a security guard were killed. Police arrest 3 suspects in armed robbery of brinks truck. The brinks gang planned the robbery for about a year. Brink s provides valueadded services such as armoured transportation, atm cash replenishment and servicing, vaulting and storage. Brinks robbery memorial service is friday nyack, ny patch.
Eventually, someone associated with the mob allegedly hired a hit man to kill joseph specs okeefe, a gangmember who had been grousing that he had been cheated of his proper share of the robbery. Oct 07, 2014 this is an installment in a continuing narrative blog about the 1993 rochester brinks robbery and the subsequent search for ronnie gibbons, a missing man connected to the heist. Mar 01, 2007 even as the authorities spent years trying to figure out who was behind the great brinks robbery, the 11 were falling out among themselves. Gilbert is currently a prisoner at shawangunk correctional facility, having been convicted of murder during the commission of a robbery. Excellent research into the brinks robbery in rochester, ny.
The great robbery is a 1976 american crime drama television film. The event has to be so overwhelming in its substance and scope that it becomes a link between strangers. Great piece of history as it ties in with the city of rochester, ireland and the ira, and england. Oct 18, 2017 brinks robbery memorial service is friday nyackpiermont, ny the nyack entrance to the thruway and mountainview avenue will be closed. After his release from prison, millar wrote on the brinks, a memoir about his time in the ira, his imprisonment in the long kesh prison during the ira hunger strikes, and the robbery of the brinks. Aug 14, 2016 the judge forbade prosecutors to characterize the robbery as i. The curse of the brinksmat gold bullion robbery mirror. The great brinks robbery building the great brinks. Millar in his book makes no connection between the scheme and his proi. The brinks robbery the idea for the heist came from joseph big joe mcginniss, but career criminal anthony fats pino. Brinks secure transportation, cash handling, security. In 2008, curcio was responsible for one of the most elaborately planned armored car heists in u. The great robbery on imdb this article related to an american tv movie is a stub. The great brinks robbery or brinks job is one of the fbis most famous cases.
Oconnor, a security guard at the time, was believed to be the inside man. Armored truck guard killed at atm was getting ready to marry. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This parking garage was once a depository for brinks inc. Obituary for fbi agent who investigated the brinks robbery.
David gilbert born october 6, 1944 was a founding member of columbia university students for a democratic society and member of the weather underground. Nov 20, 1981 the killing of a police officer is a firstdegree murder charge, which technically carries the death penalty. Gribetz said that on the advice of legal authorities, he had decided to press. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the. This crime was the the fifth largest armored car robbery in u. Peter carrthe journal news this was a traumatic event, van cura said. The great brinks robbery description the great brinks robbery was an armed robbery of the brinks building at the corner of prince st. Brink s specializes in the secure transportation of cash and other valuables. The great brinks robbery building the great brinks robbery. In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery, james mcnally is portrayed as the one gang member who maintains his silence in the face of extreme police pressure. Samuel millar, father patrick moloney, former police officer thomas oconnor and charles mccormick.
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