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The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good
Manage episode 409223708 series 3284695
On a moonless Summer night in June of 1866 three robbers made a mad cash grab reminiscent of a spaghetti western. While they skedaddled away from with their cash prize, can they lose the authorities in the Big Apple?
If you got story suggestions or questions for us to answer on the pod, hit us up at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or on the instagram @homegrownhorrorpod
Sources:
"Bank Robbery, 1866", Bowdoinham Historical Society, https://www.bowdoinhamhistoricalsociety.org/article/bank-robbery-1866
"Examination of Bowdoinham Bank Robbers- Second Day Proceedings", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 27, 1866.
"McGuire (one of the Bowdoinham Bank Robbers)- not yet arraigned, Interesting Particulars", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 26, 1866.
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Manage episode 409223708 series 3284695
On a moonless Summer night in June of 1866 three robbers made a mad cash grab reminiscent of a spaghetti western. While they skedaddled away from with their cash prize, can they lose the authorities in the Big Apple?
If you got story suggestions or questions for us to answer on the pod, hit us up at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or on the instagram @homegrownhorrorpod
Sources:
"Bank Robbery, 1866", Bowdoinham Historical Society, https://www.bowdoinhamhistoricalsociety.org/article/bank-robbery-1866
"Examination of Bowdoinham Bank Robbers- Second Day Proceedings", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 27, 1866.
"McGuire (one of the Bowdoinham Bank Robbers)- not yet arraigned, Interesting Particulars", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 26, 1866.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support176 episodes
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