The Pizza Bomber Heist with Symon from Gogglebox

Just the Gist

On a summer afternoon in 2003, a man named Brian Wells walked into a bank in Pennsylvania with a bomb strapped to his neck & calmly demanded $250,000. Within the hour, the bomb exploded, Brian was dead, and investigators spent the next decade trying to figure out who was responsible. The investigation revealed a frozen body in a freezer, an impossible-to-solve scavenger hunt, and a convoluted web of co-conspirators who all died before revealing the truth of what really happened.

Jacob shares the story with guest host Symon Lovett. Follow Symon on Instagram @symonlovett and @adamandsymonshow and listen to his podcast The Adam & Symon Show. We recommend you start with their episode 'Seven Apples and Two Lasagnes'.

Skip straight to the story: approx 10:00

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

Watch the Netflix doco Evil Genius to see Marjorie talk on camera and how the documentarian Trey helped crack the case https://www.netflix.com/search?q=EVIL%20GENIUS&jbv=80158319

Check out the lead investigator’s website & maybe get your hands on his books about the case“Mania” and “Pizza Bomber” https://pizzabomber.com

Read the notes Brian was given here thanks to People mag https://people.com/crime/evil-genius-read-handwritten-instructions-pizza-bomber-brian-wells/

It’s hard to find the video of the Dateline episode about the case, but you can listen to an audio version here https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VEi27ZdADK43yTENEXpHv

This episode includes a brief reference to suicide. If this brings anything up for you and you would like to speak to someone about it, Lifeline is available for 24/7 crisis support on 13 11 14.

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