Tim White

He felt a lot worse when he started meeting the people that he, the team he was going to lead, meeting the other thieves in this job. This was not Ocean's Eleven here. These were not sophisticated thieves that could crack a safe, you know, and use expert tools to pull off a big heist.

He felt a lot worse when he started meeting the people that he, the team he was going to lead, meeting the other thieves in this job. This was not Ocean's Eleven here. These were not sophisticated thieves that could crack a safe, you know, and use expert tools to pull off a big heist.

And the men were all stuffed into a van. There was no air conditioning in the van. They were in full jumpsuits. And it was very hot. And a lot of the guys started worrying. You know, cops were already on them. Somebody's going to rat them out. This doesn't feel right. Let's not do this.

And the men were all stuffed into a van. There was no air conditioning in the van. They were in full jumpsuits. And it was very hot. And a lot of the guys started worrying. You know, cops were already on them. Somebody's going to rat them out. This doesn't feel right. Let's not do this.

And Dusselt just told the guys, I'm walking in that building, and you're going to come in five minutes later, and we're starting this job.

And Dusselt just told the guys, I'm walking in that building, and you're going to come in five minutes later, and we're starting this job.

And he said, I'm looking for the safe deposit boxes of these four names. And the next thing Dussault did is he pulled out a handgun and he pushed it into the face of the owner. And the guy responded, you don't know what trouble you bring me. You have no idea what trouble you bring me.

And he said, I'm looking for the safe deposit boxes of these four names. And the next thing Dussault did is he pulled out a handgun and he pushed it into the face of the owner. And the guy responded, you don't know what trouble you bring me. You have no idea what trouble you bring me.

But there was a problem.

But there was a problem.

He puts it between the hinge of one of the doors and the door next to it and just gives it a pop. And it turns out the hinges on the doors were pretty brittle. And with some brute strength, you could just pop the doors off. And that's exactly what they did. They popped off 146 out of 148 doors in that room that day.

He puts it between the hinge of one of the doors and the door next to it and just gives it a pop. And it turns out the hinges on the doors were pretty brittle. And with some brute strength, you could just pop the doors off. And that's exactly what they did. They popped off 146 out of 148 doors in that room that day.

And one of the hostages, Barbara Oliva, who I interviewed, told me it sounded like manhole covers were hitting the floor. And they'd hear hoots and hollers from the room back there. Every time another door revealed the treasures behind it, they would go crazy, right? Because they realized they've hit the jackpot.

And one of the hostages, Barbara Oliva, who I interviewed, told me it sounded like manhole covers were hitting the floor. And they'd hear hoots and hollers from the room back there. Every time another door revealed the treasures behind it, they would go crazy, right? Because they realized they've hit the jackpot.

So they, of course, went for the cash first, and they couldn't be bothered with the small bills. They left behind the ones and the fives and the tens. They took the $500 bills. They took the $100 bills, so on and so forth. That was first and foremost. They identified silver bars that someone had a stack of in their safe deposit box. They took raw gems, diamonds and and uncut stones.

So they, of course, went for the cash first, and they couldn't be bothered with the small bills. They left behind the ones and the fives and the tens. They took the $500 bills. They took the $100 bills, so on and so forth. That was first and foremost. They identified silver bars that someone had a stack of in their safe deposit box. They took raw gems, diamonds and and uncut stones.

They took a lot of gold coins as well. Once they were able to open the doors and see just how much they were able to get, I think it was stunning to them. They had... There's no way they could have conceived the amount of wealth that was hidden in that room. All the loot was just spilling on the floor and the men were stuffing it into, you know, giant duffel bags like hockey players use.

They took a lot of gold coins as well. Once they were able to open the doors and see just how much they were able to get, I think it was stunning to them. They had... There's no way they could have conceived the amount of wealth that was hidden in that room. All the loot was just spilling on the floor and the men were stuffing it into, you know, giant duffel bags like hockey players use.

And they had to make a choice because they didn't bring enough bags.

And they had to make a choice because they didn't bring enough bags.