Martin Pedersen
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And I felt like, I felt in the clouds, really, because I was out of it. So how did you get caught? I didn't know that they didn't need all those 35,000 bills in Switzerland. They didn't buy those bills to sit on them. It was a business deal for them, you know, so they bought it from me for a certain price and they sold it. To whom? The Central Bank of Norway. Okay, I should have thought of that.
And I felt like, I felt in the clouds, really, because I was out of it. So how did you get caught? I didn't know that they didn't need all those 35,000 bills in Switzerland. They didn't buy those bills to sit on them. It was a business deal for them, you know, so they bought it from me for a certain price and they sold it. To whom? The Central Bank of Norway. Okay, I should have thought of that.
And then the people working in the Central Bank of Norway, they recognized the bills and
And then the people working in the Central Bank of Norway, they recognized the bills and
Two policemen went to Switzerland, and they went from bank to bank. They asked, how does it look?
Two policemen went to Switzerland, and they went from bank to bank. They asked, how does it look?
And they made these phantom drawings. It didn't look so much like me, but my nose was there in a way. And they described the man as very polite and all that, you know. And then they put this drawing out in the newspapers in Norway, the television. Who is this? There was this woman in Tönsberg. And she was the one who thought, oh, Martin Peterson, he has spent a lot of money.
And they made these phantom drawings. It didn't look so much like me, but my nose was there in a way. And they described the man as very polite and all that, you know. And then they put this drawing out in the newspapers in Norway, the television. Who is this? There was this woman in Tönsberg. And she was the one who thought, oh, Martin Peterson, he has spent a lot of money.
Can it be Martin Peterson? And she gave my name to the police.
Can it be Martin Peterson? And she gave my name to the police.
Mine was brand new. Uh-oh. And then, one day, the police turned out to my house.
Mine was brand new. Uh-oh. And then, one day, the police turned out to my house.
They were not hard. They were not violent. They didn't have guns even. They said, we have to take you to Drummond to question you about the robbery there. Oof, it was one of the worst moments of my life. I couldn't believe it. Like my brain didn't accept this. What did you say? No, then when I came there. No, before then, when the police are standing at your door saying, we have to take you.
They were not hard. They were not violent. They didn't have guns even. They said, we have to take you to Drummond to question you about the robbery there. Oof, it was one of the worst moments of my life. I couldn't believe it. Like my brain didn't accept this. What did you say? No, then when I came there. No, before then, when the police are standing at your door saying, we have to take you.
Yeah, I said, what is it? I don't know anything about that. But yeah, but anyway, you have to come with us. And they put me in the back seat of an ordinary car. I think it was a Volvo. And the two policemen in civil and without any uniform sitting in front. They drove me to police in Drummond. And then I had made up my mind to tell them the truth straight away. I said that to the police.
Yeah, I said, what is it? I don't know anything about that. But yeah, but anyway, you have to come with us. And they put me in the back seat of an ordinary car. I think it was a Volvo. And the two policemen in civil and without any uniform sitting in front. They drove me to police in Drummond. And then I had made up my mind to tell them the truth straight away. I said that to the police.
There were six, seven policemen there. And I told them I robbed 19 banks. They smiled and they laughed. So I had to prove it. They didn't believe it at all. Because 19 banks is a lot of banks. So I told them about what happened down to the smallest detail.
There were six, seven policemen there. And I told them I robbed 19 banks. They smiled and they laughed. So I had to prove it. They didn't believe it at all. Because 19 banks is a lot of banks. So I told them about what happened down to the smallest detail.