On january 17, 1950, employees of the security firm brinks, inc. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The planning and practice had a military intensity to them. The petty criminals who robbed the brink s garage in boston s north end nearly 60 years ago are among the citys favorite folk heroes. The morning of march 25, 1952, a threemancrew of the u. The great brinks robbery or brinks job is one of the fbis most famous cases. Archivist looks back at the 1952 brinks robbery in danvers. The notorious brinks robbery of 1950 has intrigued writers and hollywood producers, ever since masked bandits crept into the brinks headquarters in the north end and escaped with millions of dollars. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The great brinks robbery was an armed robbery of the brinks building at the east corner of. Big stickup at brinks the inside story of the gang who.
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The notorious brinks robbery of 1950 has intrigued writers and. It was a bold, and a meticulously planned heist, and for six years the culprits managed to evade capture. Filling 14 canvas bags with cash, coins, checks and money ordersfor a total weight. Maffie died sunday at brigham and womens hospital after a long illness. The robbers were later captured, but most of the money was never recovered. In 1941, he was sent to reform school, but later had his sentence cut for joining the army, where he served in the italian campaign as an army ranger. A 1950 robbery of a brinks bank in boston by men in masks sets of a massive search for those responsible. It happened in 1950 at the brinks armored car depot in bostons north end. In this story elmer trigger burke plays a supporting role in the brinks job. This parking garage was the site of what was at the time the largest cash robbery in history. Brinks is robbed in boston again the new york times. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading big stickup at brink s the inside story of the gang who pulled off boston s greatest robbery.
Behn also wrote for television and served as a creative consultant on the acclaimed series homicide. Medford resident to discuss brinks robbery news medford. The great brinks robbery the armed robbery of the brinks building in boston, massachusetts went down on january 17, 1950. Archivist richard trasks history of the event dates back to 1952. A riveting and frequently hilarious insider account of one of the twentieth centurys most outrageous capers. The robberies baffled both police and fellow outlaws for decades, and most of the crimes remain unsolved today.
The men who robbed brinks the inside story of one of the. This book relates the events before, during and after the famous brinks robbery in. Sixtytwo years ago tuesday, boston was rocked with the news that the brink s armored car company had been robbed of more than a million dollars then the biggest armed robbery in us history. On the evening of january 17, 1950, armed robbers wearing captain marvel masks entered the brinks armored car building in boston, massachusetts.
The dictionary says a heist is a robbery from an institution such as a bank or a museum with the objective. The great robbery 1976 the fbi spends years tracking the masterminds darren mcgavin, cliff gorman of the infamous 1950 boston armory heist. Elmer burke was a hit man during the midtolate 1940s in new york. The great brinks robbery, as it quickly became known, was nearly known as the perfect crime, but only. The petty criminals who robbed the brinks garage in bostons north end. Federal bureau of investigation to the other members of the gang in the widely publicized 1950 brinks robbery in. Mastermind of the legendary brinks armored truck robbery and a string of countless other highstakes heists, he stole more than ten million dollars in escapades that often were breathtakingly daring and at times marvelously inventive.
Each man was carrying a pistol, wearing a navytype pcoat, chauffeurs cap and wearing a halloweentype mask. The first history in thirty years of bostons most celebrated heist details the. The great brinks robbery was a famous armed robbery of the brinks building in boston, massachusetts on january 17, 1950. Larkin for my book and was quoted in the globe obituary. The building is now a parking garage, but in the 1950s it was the brinks building of the brinks company. Big stickup at brinks the inside story of the gang who pulled off bostons greatest robbery kindle edition by behn, noel. I see the brinks robbery as a story of boston life and decided to go for it. North terminal garage in boston, site of the great brinks robbery in 1950. Top ten heist novelsjoseph finder has the list when the strand asked me to put together this list, i realized that my definition of heist was both more and less flexible than the dictionarys. It happened in 1950 at the brinks armored car depot in boston s north end. Big stickup at brink s the inside story of the gang who pulled off boston s greatest robbery kindle edition by behn, noel. The crime of the century by stephanie schorow goodreads. I am a resident of the boston area and i knew where a lot of the places mentioned in this book are.
The fbi states the men involved had just committed the crime of the century, the perfect crime fbi. Best bank robbery books a list of books about bank robberiesreal or fiction. The great brinks robbery boston, ma infamous crime. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Discover site of the great brinks robbery in boston, massachusetts. Okeefe cooperated with writer bob considine on the men who robbed brinks, a 1961 as told to book about the robbery and its aftermath. Brinks robbery suspects thomas francis richardson and james faherty hid out at 87 coleman street in dorchester. Brinks robber was a wouldbe novelist the boston globe. Today the building is a parking garage located at 600 commercial street. Dubbed the crime of the century, the heist was the work of an 11man gang who used copied keys to gain entry into the brinks building. Loved this account of the famous brinks robbery of january 1950 in boston. The gang of 11 that stole the money after two years. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
This is his version of the brinks robbery that happened right here in danvers. Evidence from brinks robbery on display at the sheriffs department in new city jan. The almost perfect crime news metrowest daily news. The daring great brinks robbery is carried out in boston. The bullion was the property of johnson matthey bankers ltd, which collapsed the following year after making large loans to frauds and insolvent firms.
A gang of 11 men set out on a meticulous 18month quest to rob the brinks headquarters in boston, the homebase of the legendary private security firm. A gang that allegedly held up armored cars and banks around new england before killing two guards in a brazen daylight robbery was the target of five indictments yesterday. The inside story of the gang who pulled off bostons greatest robbery. Author stephanie schorow, formerly a reporter at the boston herald, enlivens her book with new material from police archives and her own hunt for the money still missing.
The great brink s robbery was an armed robbery of the brink s building at the east corner of prince st. This was pretty easy reading and i really enjoyed it. In january of 1950, the great brinks robbery occurred in the same location as the large building pictured behind me. The best book about criminals ever written, a rich and beautiful depiction of their lives. Learn how the robbery went down and the medford connection. How the brinks robbers stole millions and the hearts of boston. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading big stickup at brinks the inside story of the gang who pulled off bostons greatest robbery. Only days before the statute of limitations was set to expire on the crime, the culprits were finally caught. Schorow, a former journalist for the boston herald and the associated press, has written several local history books, including inside the combat zone, the boston mob guide, drinking boston, boston on fire, and the cocoanut grove fire.
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