Sean Flynn

The day of the robbery, he took a train to a different town about 15 miles south of Semm.

And then I went around in the streets. He's looking for a car to steal, one with the keys in it, because Martin doesn't actually know how to steal a car. It took a while.

And then I went around in the streets. He's looking for a car to steal, one with the keys in it, because Martin doesn't actually know how to steal a car. It took a while.

Martin got to the bank, and immediately there's a problem. A taxi, right out front, near a big window with a clear view of the stairway to the vault, where the money Martin ordered should be safely locked up.

Martin got to the bank, and immediately there's a problem. A taxi, right out front, near a big window with a clear view of the stairway to the vault, where the money Martin ordered should be safely locked up.

The bank was about to close, but Martin caught the bank manager just in time.

The bank was about to close, but Martin caught the bank manager just in time.

There were no bullets in the gun. That's intentional. Martin wanted to be scary, not deadly. But he's the only one who knew that.

There were no bullets in the gun. That's intentional. Martin wanted to be scary, not deadly. But he's the only one who knew that.

Again, Martin was the only one who knew his machine gun wasn't loaded. And then I said, I want your money. He tossed a bag to the manager, told her to fill it with cash from the drawers. But the big money, the money he ordered, was downstairs in the vault. And that taxi driver, who could see the stairs to the vault, he was still outside.

Again, Martin was the only one who knew his machine gun wasn't loaded. And then I said, I want your money. He tossed a bag to the manager, told her to fill it with cash from the drawers. But the big money, the money he ordered, was downstairs in the vault. And that taxi driver, who could see the stairs to the vault, he was still outside.

There was no time to raid the vault. So Martin abandoned the quarter million kroner he'd ordered, left with what he got from the drawers. He walked to the car, calmly, and drove away. He hid his gun and the money where he could find them later, ditched the car, then slipped into the woods and lost the disguise. He came out in a tracksuit and jogged home to Tonesburg.

There was no time to raid the vault. So Martin abandoned the quarter million kroner he'd ordered, left with what he got from the drawers. He walked to the car, calmly, and drove away. He hid his gun and the money where he could find them later, ditched the car, then slipped into the woods and lost the disguise. He came out in a tracksuit and jogged home to Tonesburg.

So it wasn't a flawless job, but he did all right. 230,000 kroner. Enough to buy a house, which was the whole point.

So it wasn't a flawless job, but he did all right. 230,000 kroner. Enough to buy a house, which was the whole point.

By the spring of 1975, Martin was broke.

By the spring of 1975, Martin was broke.

He repeated the entire process. He got a new gun because he'd thrown the first ones from a bridge, believing that he wouldn't be committing any more armed robberies. He got a revolver, a .357 Magnum from a mail-order catalog. Then he picked out a bank, cased it, robbed it, and got away clean.

He repeated the entire process. He got a new gun because he'd thrown the first ones from a bridge, believing that he wouldn't be committing any more armed robberies. He got a revolver, a .357 Magnum from a mail-order catalog. Then he picked out a bank, cased it, robbed it, and got away clean.

Well, some people wondered.