Tim White
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The trunk of the sedan almost touched the asphalt because it was so heavy in the back of the vehicle that it pushed the nose up into the air and the trunk was weighed down in the back.
The trunk of the sedan almost touched the asphalt because it was so heavy in the back of the vehicle that it pushed the nose up into the air and the trunk was weighed down in the back.
Barbara Oliver told me that it was ankle to knee deep with the stuff that they left behind. So imagine what they took. So early on, the estimate was $1 million in cash and jewels and other stuff was stolen. That was the early estimate. Then it was up shortly thereafter to $4 million. But everybody knew that was just the tip of the iceberg. That's just what the government could prove, right?
Barbara Oliver told me that it was ankle to knee deep with the stuff that they left behind. So imagine what they took. So early on, the estimate was $1 million in cash and jewels and other stuff was stolen. That was the early estimate. Then it was up shortly thereafter to $4 million. But everybody knew that was just the tip of the iceberg. That's just what the government could prove, right?
Time has a funny way of letting the truth come out. And we put the conservative estimate at around $30 to $32 million in loot that was taken that day.
Time has a funny way of letting the truth come out. And we put the conservative estimate at around $30 to $32 million in loot that was taken that day.
Well, where does anyone go after a heist? You go to Vegas.
Well, where does anyone go after a heist? You go to Vegas.
One thing you have to know about Chucky Flynn is he had a searing gambling addiction. So Vegas was probably not the best choice for a guy with $64,000 in a paper bag.
One thing you have to know about Chucky Flynn is he had a searing gambling addiction. So Vegas was probably not the best choice for a guy with $64,000 in a paper bag.
And they were a couple. And Chucky Flynn's gambling got so bad that his fiancee begged him to go back to Rhode Island. And she came to Dussault saying, Chucky won't stop. He's gambling around the clock. He's losing money. He already went through all the $500 bills. And that really hit Dussault because...
And they were a couple. And Chucky Flynn's gambling got so bad that his fiancee begged him to go back to Rhode Island. And she came to Dussault saying, Chucky won't stop. He's gambling around the clock. He's losing money. He already went through all the $500 bills. And that really hit Dussault because...
He didn't get any $500 bills, neither did, to his knowledge, any of the other men that took part in that robbery. So it signaled to Dussault that Chucky had pocketed some of the money on his own and had walked away with more than $64,000 that day. But you know what? No honor among thieves. He didn't hold it against Chucky.
He didn't get any $500 bills, neither did, to his knowledge, any of the other men that took part in that robbery. So it signaled to Dussault that Chucky had pocketed some of the money on his own and had walked away with more than $64,000 that day. But you know what? No honor among thieves. He didn't hold it against Chucky.
You got to get out of here. Take what you have left. Head back. I'm going to stick around with Karen Sponheim. We're going to tour the West Coast for a little while. And I'll, you know, I'll check back in with you. And ultimately, that's what Chucky did.
You got to get out of here. Take what you have left. Head back. I'm going to stick around with Karen Sponheim. We're going to tour the West Coast for a little while. And I'll, you know, I'll check back in with you. And ultimately, that's what Chucky did.
He starts calling Chucky and wondering, hey, you know, what about all the other stuff? What about the silver bars and the gold coins, all the gems? Has that been liquidated yet? Like, what's going on? I'm running out of money. I've run out of money.
He starts calling Chucky and wondering, hey, you know, what about all the other stuff? What about the silver bars and the gold coins, all the gems? Has that been liquidated yet? Like, what's going on? I'm running out of money. I've run out of money.
Chucky keeps coming to DeSalt's aid because he loves him. I mean, they're all each other has at the end of the day.
Chucky keeps coming to DeSalt's aid because he loves him. I mean, they're all each other has at the end of the day.