The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it was figured out, another layer appeared. Tune in to this classic episode to hear Josh and Chuck detail this very odd and twisty story.
# Summary
This Stuff You Should Know episode dives into one of the strangest true crime cases ever: the 2003 collar bomb bank robbery in Erie, Pennsylvania, where pizza delivery driver Brian Wells was forced to rob a bank while wearing a homemade explosive device locked around his neck. The hosts explore the bizarre details of the crime, including the scavenger hunt left for Wells, the shadowy figures behind the plot like alleged mastermind Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and handyman Bill Rothstein, and the lingering questions about whether Wells was an unwilling victim or a willing accomplice who got double-crossed. With multiple conflicting accounts, several suspicious deaths, and key players already gone, the episode examines whether justice was truly served or if the real story died with the conspirators.
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