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America's First Great Bank Robber: George Leonidas Leslie

When people speak of the first American bank robber, typically, they think of Jesse James. While he may have been the first world famous bandit and bank robber, he was not the most prolific. That was a man named George Leonidas Leslie, the first truly great American bank robber. He was an underground figure, an outlaw folk hero who made his living robbing the original robber barons.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Napoleon of Crime: Adam Worth

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  The Johnny Cash Jamaican Christmastime Miracle

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  The Fundamental Magical Element [from Very Special Episodes]

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  You Better Listen to the Radio: Operation Ostrich

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  The Zambian Plot

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  Don't Mess with the Big Dog: Martha Stewart

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  The King of Counterfeiters: Jeff Turner

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  There Ain't No Cure for the Varsity Blues: Rick Singer

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  The Flapper Bandit: Rebecca Bradley Rogers

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  Someday We'll Find It: The Pizza Connection

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  Welcome to the Dollhouse: Velvalee Dickinson

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  Warmest Regards, The Leopard: Betty Grable Extortion Letters

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  Lord Buckingham, I Presume: Charles Stopford

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  Say It Ain't So, Joe: The 1919 Black Sox Scandal

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  Billy Don't Be a Hero: Fyre Fest