Today in History: Boston Thieves pull off historic Brink’s Robbery

Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on the
evening of January 17, 1950, a group of armed, masked men emerged from 165
Prince Street in Boston, Massachusetts, dragging bags containing $1,218,211.29
in cash and $1,557,183.83 in checks, money orders, and other securities. These
men had just committed the “fabulous Brinks robbery.” At 7:27 p.m. as the
robbers sped from the scene, a Brink’s employee telephoned the Boston Police
Department. Minutes later, police arrived at the Brink’s building, and special
agents of the FBI quickly joined in the investigation.
After years of searching for the criminals, eight of the Brink's robbers were caught, convicted and given life sentences. Two more died before they could go to trial. Only a small part of the money was ever recovered; the rest is fabled to be hidden in the hills north of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
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