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Could you just start by introducing yourself?

Could you just start by introducing yourself?

Well, let's just start then with 19 bank robberies. Why did you rob 19 banks?

Well, let's just start then with 19 bank robberies. Why did you rob 19 banks?

Martin Pedersen is sort of a legend in Norway. People don't recognize him on the street. It's more of a trivia question fame. Who is Norway's biggest bank robber? It's him, Martin. In fact, that's the title of a Norwegian documentary that he just mentioned, Norges Storste Bankraner. This is a judgment call, by the way.

Martin Pedersen is sort of a legend in Norway. People don't recognize him on the street. It's more of a trivia question fame. Who is Norway's biggest bank robber? It's him, Martin. In fact, that's the title of a Norwegian documentary that he just mentioned, Norges Storste Bankraner. This is a judgment call, by the way.

The biggest bank robbery in Norway was pulled off by a guy named David Tosca in 2004, $13.5 million. But Tosca had 12 people working with him, and a cop got killed. Martin never killed anyone, and he worked solo for most of his criminal career. Between September 1974 and May 1980, Martin robbed, at gunpoint, 19 banks. And he got away with the equivalent today of almost $10 million.

The biggest bank robbery in Norway was pulled off by a guy named David Tosca in 2004, $13.5 million. But Tosca had 12 people working with him, and a cop got killed. Martin never killed anyone, and he worked solo for most of his criminal career. Between September 1974 and May 1980, Martin robbed, at gunpoint, 19 banks. And he got away with the equivalent today of almost $10 million.

But when Martin tells me this story, he starts with his father.

But when Martin tells me this story, he starts with his father.

Martin's father was a grocer, also sold insurance. Did very well. He also came from money. The family lived in a big house that Martin's grandfather had built, and it was filled with antiques and art. Martin was the baby of the family. His father doted on him.

Martin's father was a grocer, also sold insurance. Did very well. He also came from money. The family lived in a big house that Martin's grandfather had built, and it was filled with antiques and art. Martin was the baby of the family. His father doted on him.

When Martin was 20 years old, his father died. It was unexpected, a heart attack, and for Martin, shattering. Not long after, his mother, worried about her finances, sold the house, Martin's childhood home. Martin was feeling lost, alone. So he got married.

When Martin was 20 years old, his father died. It was unexpected, a heart attack, and for Martin, shattering. Not long after, his mother, worried about her finances, sold the house, Martin's childhood home. Martin was feeling lost, alone. So he got married.

Martin, however, did not want to be a teacher. In his heart, he was still an actor. And then one day, he heard about this amazing character.

Martin, however, did not want to be a teacher. In his heart, he was still an actor. And then one day, he heard about this amazing character.

Munch is a Norwegian icon and one of the most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. If the name is unfamiliar, that's probably because it's pronounced Munch, but spelled like Munch. You definitely recognize his most iconic work, The Scream, even if you only saw it on a coffee mug or in an internet meme.