1 00:00:02,213 --> 00:00:03,838 - The target is tempting. 2 00:00:03,963 --> 00:00:06,588 A haul that could net over $30 million. 3 00:00:06,713 --> 00:00:09,463 - From the outside, looks like an ordinary bank. 4 00:00:09,588 --> 00:00:12,588 But on the inside it's anything but ordinary. 5 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:15,672 - With ties to big labor, a US president, 6 00:00:15,797 --> 00:00:17,005 and the mafia... 7 00:00:17,088 --> 00:00:21,338 - There's Nixon campaign money in this one remote bank. 8 00:00:21,463 --> 00:00:26,130 - This heist isn't just daring, it's dangerous. 9 00:00:26,213 --> 00:00:28,505 - Outside of the vault they hear footsteps. 10 00:00:28,630 --> 00:00:30,838 Is he Secret Service? Does he work for the bank? 11 00:00:30,922 --> 00:00:33,255 Is he security? Everyone is panicking. 12 00:00:33,380 --> 00:00:34,713 [man coughs] 13 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:35,672 - What the [bleep]? 14 00:00:35,797 --> 00:00:36,797 [man coughs] 15 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:37,797 - Maybe this isn't as easy 16 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,755 as we thought it might be. 17 00:00:42,547 --> 00:00:44,755 ♪ ♪ 18 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,838 - The masterminds behind every great heist 19 00:00:46,963 --> 00:00:50,213 see what most people don't: 20 00:00:50,380 --> 00:00:53,255 risking everything to pull off the score of a lifetime. 21 00:00:53,380 --> 00:00:56,547 It takes a bold plan... 22 00:00:56,713 --> 00:00:58,588 the right team... 23 00:00:58,713 --> 00:01:01,505 and the skill to stay one step ahead of the law. 24 00:01:01,630 --> 00:01:04,588 [jazzy music] 25 00:01:04,713 --> 00:01:08,672 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:12,630 --> 00:01:15,380 [suspenseful music] 27 00:01:15,505 --> 00:01:21,463 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:23,172 --> 00:01:24,630 - [watch out] Watch out. 29 00:01:25,463 --> 00:01:26,463 - This way. 30 00:01:28,463 --> 00:01:29,713 [boom] 31 00:01:36,380 --> 00:01:40,005 - United California Bank in Laguna Niguel. 32 00:01:40,130 --> 00:01:42,463 It's isolated, in a town with a lot of money, 33 00:01:42,588 --> 00:01:44,755 and its vault is filled with the safe deposit 34 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,797 boxes of wealthy locals. 35 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,755 It's also allegedly heist-proof. 36 00:01:52,463 --> 00:01:53,463 [clank] 37 00:01:55,047 --> 00:01:57,880 [surf music] 38 00:01:58,005 --> 00:02:01,588 ♪ ♪ 39 00:02:01,713 --> 00:02:05,213 - The United California Bank was structurally well built. 40 00:02:05,380 --> 00:02:09,338 It had a vault inside about 12 by 15 41 00:02:09,422 --> 00:02:13,630 with very, very thick walls and rebar all the way around it. 42 00:02:14,380 --> 00:02:17,797 - The vault door is fireproof and blast proof, 43 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,463 and weighs nearly 1,000 pounds. 44 00:02:20,547 --> 00:02:23,088 Its time-lock mechanism means that it 45 00:02:23,213 --> 00:02:25,672 can't be opened after hours... 46 00:02:25,755 --> 00:02:29,130 at least not by law-abiding citizens. 47 00:02:29,213 --> 00:02:32,047 - It was significant and state of the art 48 00:02:32,213 --> 00:02:34,005 for that time period. 49 00:02:34,130 --> 00:02:36,213 - But it has a secret that makes 50 00:02:36,380 --> 00:02:39,672 a crew of professional thieves travel 2,400 51 00:02:39,797 --> 00:02:41,755 miles from Ohio to rob it. 52 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,172 - United California Bank, from the outside, 53 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:46,422 looks like an ordinary bank. 54 00:02:46,547 --> 00:02:50,255 But on the inside is anything but ordinary. 55 00:02:50,380 --> 00:02:54,213 The tipster says that there is a $30 million stash 56 00:02:54,338 --> 00:02:56,338 rumored to be dirty money 57 00:02:56,463 --> 00:02:58,505 belonging to President Richard Nixon 58 00:02:58,672 --> 00:03:00,338 inside this bank. 59 00:03:00,505 --> 00:03:04,505 And that's the background that gets this all going. 60 00:03:04,630 --> 00:03:07,047 ♪ ♪ 61 00:03:07,213 --> 00:03:08,713 - It's a few months before Watergate 62 00:03:08,838 --> 00:03:12,505 and Richard Nixon is already known as Tricky Dick. 63 00:03:12,630 --> 00:03:14,547 Nixon is running for reelection 64 00:03:14,672 --> 00:03:16,505 and he's amassing his war chest. 65 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:19,380 And the money is coming in from some interesting sources, 66 00:03:19,505 --> 00:03:21,922 including the Teamsters. 67 00:03:22,047 --> 00:03:24,338 Jimmy Hoffa, who's the president of the Teamsters, 68 00:03:24,422 --> 00:03:26,838 is serving 4 years of a 13-year sentence 69 00:03:27,005 --> 00:03:29,213 for bribery and fraud. 70 00:03:29,338 --> 00:03:33,255 - Hoffa wants out of prison, so he allegedly 71 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:35,880 tries to cut a deal with President Nixon. 72 00:03:36,047 --> 00:03:41,255 As the story goes, Nixon says in exchange for a pardon 73 00:03:41,380 --> 00:03:44,755 he wants $3 million and an endorsement 74 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,338 from the Teamsters Union. 75 00:03:47,463 --> 00:03:50,630 So Hoffa goes along with this agreement. 76 00:03:50,713 --> 00:03:53,338 - But the money comes with a condition. 77 00:03:53,463 --> 00:03:56,005 - The caveat is that Hoffa 78 00:03:56,130 --> 00:03:57,755 cannot serve as the head of the Teamsters 79 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,588 for nine whole years. 80 00:03:59,713 --> 00:04:03,588 - And when he does get out of prison, he's pissed 81 00:04:03,713 --> 00:04:05,797 and he wants his $3 million back. 82 00:04:05,922 --> 00:04:09,672 - Jimmy Hoffa uses his mob ties to figure out 83 00:04:09,797 --> 00:04:11,505 that this money, this fund, is held in a bank 84 00:04:11,630 --> 00:04:13,797 in little old Laguna Niguel. 85 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,422 - And so using his mobster connections, 86 00:04:17,547 --> 00:04:21,255 Hoffa decided to call it the best burglars in the country. 87 00:04:21,380 --> 00:04:24,213 - The question goes out to mobsters everywhere: 88 00:04:24,380 --> 00:04:26,297 who would you use on a bank job 89 00:04:26,422 --> 00:04:29,172 if your life depended on it? 90 00:04:29,297 --> 00:04:33,130 There's one answer: the Dinsio brothers, 91 00:04:33,213 --> 00:04:35,380 out of Youngstown, Ohio. 92 00:04:37,547 --> 00:04:40,005 - Cleveland mafia members, on behalf of Hoffa, 93 00:04:40,088 --> 00:04:43,838 approached Amil Dinsio 94 00:04:44,005 --> 00:04:47,505 and his brother James Dinsio. 95 00:04:48,338 --> 00:04:52,005 The Dinsio brothers, with this $30 million heist, 96 00:04:52,172 --> 00:04:55,547 and of course they can't refuse that. 97 00:04:55,713 --> 00:04:58,755 - The mastermind will be Amil Dinsio. 98 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:03,338 Born in 1936 to Italian immigrant parents, 99 00:05:03,463 --> 00:05:06,422 his father's restaurant hosted backroom gambling 100 00:05:06,547 --> 00:05:08,672 run by local mafiosos. 101 00:05:08,797 --> 00:05:12,255 These men mentored young Amil in the art of the heist, 102 00:05:12,380 --> 00:05:15,380 and he was their star student. 103 00:05:15,505 --> 00:05:18,505 - Amil Dinsio is the brains. He's the mastermind. 104 00:05:18,672 --> 00:05:22,255 He's methodical, his attention to detail is second to none, 105 00:05:22,380 --> 00:05:25,755 and he's exactly who you want in a heist like this. 106 00:05:27,463 --> 00:05:31,172 - I met with Amil Dinsio multiple occasions, 107 00:05:31,255 --> 00:05:32,672 and he made it a point to tell me, 108 00:05:32,755 --> 00:05:34,297 you know, "We never hurt nobody." 109 00:05:34,422 --> 00:05:38,505 - Amil Dinsio is a popular folk hero, 110 00:05:38,588 --> 00:05:41,505 and crimes like this were part of the way of life. 111 00:05:41,630 --> 00:05:44,672 - So not only is Amil the best burglar in the world, 112 00:05:44,755 --> 00:05:47,547 he's also the planner and the recruiter, 113 00:05:47,713 --> 00:05:51,505 and he wants to build the best team to pull this thing off. 114 00:05:51,630 --> 00:05:53,505 So he starts building his crew, 115 00:05:53,672 --> 00:05:57,255 and it starts with his brother James Dinsio. 116 00:05:57,380 --> 00:05:59,213 - James Dinsio, who's Amil's older brother, 117 00:05:59,338 --> 00:06:02,213 is a self-taught explosives expert. 118 00:06:02,338 --> 00:06:03,880 And he has a gift. And we know he has a gift, 119 00:06:04,047 --> 00:06:06,213 because he has all 10 fingers. 120 00:06:06,338 --> 00:06:07,547 - James and Amil have been hitting banks 121 00:06:07,672 --> 00:06:09,297 since they were teenagers. 122 00:06:09,380 --> 00:06:10,713 They've worked together, they trust each other. 123 00:06:10,838 --> 00:06:13,505 Together they form the core of the crew. 124 00:06:13,672 --> 00:06:15,422 - The deal is that Hoffa is made whole, 125 00:06:15,547 --> 00:06:18,463 he gets his $3 million back, the mob gets 5%, 126 00:06:18,588 --> 00:06:20,130 and the team splits the rest. 127 00:06:20,255 --> 00:06:21,547 - They've done a lot of heists. 128 00:06:21,713 --> 00:06:23,297 They've done something like 70-plus heists, 129 00:06:23,422 --> 00:06:26,547 but never anything like a $30 million heist. 130 00:06:27,255 --> 00:06:29,713 - The brothers' first step is a scout 131 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,588 to learn all the obstacles standing 132 00:06:31,713 --> 00:06:34,963 between them and $30 million. 133 00:06:35,047 --> 00:06:40,047 That means trading Ohio snow for some California sunshine. 134 00:06:41,755 --> 00:06:43,505 - When you're doing a heist, 135 00:06:43,630 --> 00:06:46,005 you have to case the place, check out the security, 136 00:06:46,130 --> 00:06:47,672 check out the environment. 137 00:06:47,838 --> 00:06:49,505 - They're casing the shopping center day and night. 138 00:06:49,630 --> 00:06:51,672 How busy is it during the day, after it closes? 139 00:06:51,838 --> 00:06:53,922 And what they're finding out is after 10:00 p.m., 140 00:06:54,047 --> 00:06:55,797 it's pretty much dead. 141 00:06:57,547 --> 00:07:00,172 - The lack of nightlife is expected. 142 00:07:00,297 --> 00:07:02,547 But the lack of after-hours security 143 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:05,588 is a welcome surprise. 144 00:07:05,713 --> 00:07:08,005 - Laguna Niguel is essentially Sleepy Hollow. 145 00:07:08,172 --> 00:07:10,672 There was very little in the way of law enforcement. 146 00:07:10,797 --> 00:07:13,297 The Orange County Sheriff's Department had jurisdiction 147 00:07:13,380 --> 00:07:16,588 over the entire county, and at nighttimes 148 00:07:16,713 --> 00:07:20,130 they only had allotted one car for South County, 149 00:07:20,213 --> 00:07:22,838 which was the entire area from Tustin, California, 150 00:07:22,963 --> 00:07:26,505 all the way down to Laguna Niguel. 151 00:07:26,630 --> 00:07:29,422 - They realized that the bank closes Friday evening, 152 00:07:29,547 --> 00:07:31,672 a cleaning crew comes through, and then 153 00:07:31,755 --> 00:07:33,422 they have the whole weekend to do whatever 154 00:07:33,547 --> 00:07:35,547 they want in the bank. 155 00:07:37,755 --> 00:07:39,880 So Amil and James are casing the place. 156 00:07:40,005 --> 00:07:41,505 They are going through the bushes. 157 00:07:41,672 --> 00:07:43,672 It's like the dead of night. 158 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:46,672 They're doing it very, very carefully, very covertly, 159 00:07:46,797 --> 00:07:48,672 hiding behind these bushes. 160 00:07:48,797 --> 00:07:52,005 They're trying to figure out what makes this bank tick 161 00:07:52,130 --> 00:07:53,755 when a car pulls up. 162 00:07:55,547 --> 00:07:58,005 - A car pulls up into the plaza, 163 00:07:58,130 --> 00:08:00,047 right in front of the bank. 164 00:08:00,172 --> 00:08:02,963 A man gets out. He's dressed in dark clothing. 165 00:08:03,088 --> 00:08:06,755 Opens up the back door and a German shepherd gets out, 166 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,963 and the dog starts patrolling the perimeter of the bank. 167 00:08:11,088 --> 00:08:14,130 - The dog, meanwhile, gets closer and closer to them. 168 00:08:14,213 --> 00:08:16,172 - Amil and James are thinking, who is this guy? 169 00:08:16,338 --> 00:08:19,047 Is he just taking his dog out for a midnight stroll? 170 00:08:19,172 --> 00:08:21,713 Or is he some kind of security they didn't know about? 171 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,088 - The Dinsios fear the worst. 172 00:08:25,213 --> 00:08:29,422 If this is a canine patrol, they're dead on arrival. 173 00:08:29,547 --> 00:08:31,880 - And then the dog starts getting closer 174 00:08:32,047 --> 00:08:33,463 and closer to where they're hiding 175 00:08:33,547 --> 00:08:36,172 and then looks directly at them. 176 00:08:36,338 --> 00:08:38,005 [growling] 177 00:08:42,672 --> 00:08:45,130 - With millions on the line, Amil and James Dinsio 178 00:08:45,213 --> 00:08:48,047 are scouting the biggest heist of their careers. 179 00:08:48,172 --> 00:08:50,713 ♪ ♪ 180 00:08:50,838 --> 00:08:54,338 But an encounter with what looks like a canine patrol 181 00:08:54,463 --> 00:08:56,505 could stop this job before it begins. 182 00:08:56,630 --> 00:08:59,338 [suspenseful music] 183 00:08:59,505 --> 00:09:02,755 [dog barking] 184 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,505 - If they get caught, it's all the planning down the drain, 185 00:09:05,630 --> 00:09:07,672 millions of dollars down the drain, 186 00:09:07,755 --> 00:09:09,797 and then having to answer to the Cleveland mob. 187 00:09:11,505 --> 00:09:13,463 - They think, we've been found out. 188 00:09:13,588 --> 00:09:14,505 [dog barking] 189 00:09:14,588 --> 00:09:16,672 [music escalates] 190 00:09:18,922 --> 00:09:20,130 [man whistles, dog barking] 191 00:09:20,255 --> 00:09:22,505 But then the dog leaves. 192 00:09:22,630 --> 00:09:24,922 Gets back in the car and they drive away. 193 00:09:25,047 --> 00:09:26,922 - Even after the man and the dog leave, 194 00:09:27,047 --> 00:09:28,838 there's this wild-card element that 195 00:09:28,922 --> 00:09:30,338 they have to contend with. 196 00:09:30,463 --> 00:09:32,630 Is he security for the plaza? 197 00:09:32,755 --> 00:09:35,713 Is he FBI? Is he Secret Service? 198 00:09:35,838 --> 00:09:39,005 And will it get in the way of them pulling this thing off? 199 00:09:39,130 --> 00:09:41,255 ♪ ♪ 200 00:09:41,380 --> 00:09:43,588 - It's an alarming prospect. 201 00:09:43,713 --> 00:09:45,838 And has the team worried about 202 00:09:45,963 --> 00:09:49,630 what kind of security system the bank has. 203 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:51,505 - What's standard in a bank at this time 204 00:09:51,630 --> 00:09:53,963 is an outside alarm, an alarm that makes a sound, 205 00:09:54,047 --> 00:09:56,838 and an alarm in the vault, a silent alarm. 206 00:09:56,963 --> 00:09:58,838 - Now these guys are pros. 207 00:09:58,922 --> 00:10:00,338 They know there are going to be two kinds of alarms. 208 00:10:00,463 --> 00:10:01,797 They're creeping around the perimeter of the bank 209 00:10:01,922 --> 00:10:03,922 to find that exterior alarm bell. 210 00:10:04,047 --> 00:10:07,130 Amil finds it and he notices the company name. 211 00:10:07,213 --> 00:10:10,630 - Amil looks up and he sees Diebold Alarm, 212 00:10:10,713 --> 00:10:13,838 and a smile is on his face. 213 00:10:13,963 --> 00:10:15,672 He knows a lot about Diebold. 214 00:10:15,797 --> 00:10:19,338 He's robbed a number of bank vaults with Diebold, 215 00:10:19,463 --> 00:10:21,172 so this is the best-case scenario. 216 00:10:21,297 --> 00:10:23,672 - So they have the exterior alarm covered; 217 00:10:23,797 --> 00:10:25,963 it's that silent alarm they need more information on. 218 00:10:26,047 --> 00:10:28,047 And they know there's going to be at least a wire that 219 00:10:28,172 --> 00:10:30,338 goes from the vault to either the police 220 00:10:30,505 --> 00:10:32,005 or the alarm company. 221 00:10:32,130 --> 00:10:35,005 ♪ ♪ 222 00:10:35,130 --> 00:10:36,963 - Amil and James begin to work out 223 00:10:37,047 --> 00:10:39,297 a plan for a two-night heist. 224 00:10:39,380 --> 00:10:42,255 Night one, they'll cut a hole through the roof 225 00:10:42,380 --> 00:10:45,047 and drop a few feet down onto the top of the vault. 226 00:10:45,213 --> 00:10:47,213 They'll disable the loud exterior 227 00:10:47,338 --> 00:10:50,338 alarm and then the interior silent alarm 228 00:10:50,505 --> 00:10:52,338 that alerts the police. 229 00:10:52,422 --> 00:10:55,797 James will then drill holes down into the vault's ceilings 230 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:57,755 and fill them with explosives. 231 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,213 From there, they'll use sandbags to muffle 232 00:11:00,380 --> 00:11:03,672 the sound and direct the blast into the vault. 233 00:11:03,755 --> 00:11:06,505 On night two, they'll use brute force 234 00:11:06,672 --> 00:11:08,505 to bust into hundreds of safe deposit 235 00:11:08,672 --> 00:11:10,963 boxes and get the loot. 236 00:11:11,047 --> 00:11:13,838 It's simple, but it's a lot of work 237 00:11:14,005 --> 00:11:16,255 and the devil will be in the details. 238 00:11:18,213 --> 00:11:20,088 - Now that they've completed their very thorough recon 239 00:11:20,213 --> 00:11:21,880 and have the broad strokes of a plan, 240 00:11:22,005 --> 00:11:23,630 they need to build out the rest of the team. 241 00:11:23,755 --> 00:11:25,713 And that means 242 00:11:25,838 --> 00:11:28,838 going back to Ohio. 243 00:11:29,005 --> 00:11:31,755 - After Amil and James fly home and report in, 244 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,922 their mafia handlers make an offer they can't refuse. 245 00:11:36,047 --> 00:11:39,505 They add a mob-connected alarm specialist to their crew. 246 00:11:39,588 --> 00:11:41,838 ♪ ♪ 247 00:11:41,922 --> 00:11:43,630 - My name is Philip Christopher, 248 00:11:43,713 --> 00:11:46,505 and they call me the Super Thief. 249 00:11:46,588 --> 00:11:49,213 ♪ ♪ 250 00:11:50,963 --> 00:11:53,547 Born and raised Cleveland, Ohio. 251 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,338 Still there to this day. 252 00:11:55,463 --> 00:11:57,422 - Cleveland was home to some of the best 253 00:11:57,547 --> 00:11:59,172 burglars in the world. 254 00:11:59,297 --> 00:12:01,963 Phil Christopher is known as an alarm guy. 255 00:12:02,088 --> 00:12:03,713 They want the best of the best, 256 00:12:03,838 --> 00:12:05,630 so they're going to recruit that. 257 00:12:05,755 --> 00:12:07,380 - They would come to us because they knew 258 00:12:07,505 --> 00:12:09,005 damn well we were the best. 259 00:12:09,088 --> 00:12:11,130 Nobody could beat the alarms like I could. 260 00:12:11,213 --> 00:12:14,130 But I got in there, you know, by hook or by crook. 261 00:12:14,255 --> 00:12:15,630 I was going to get in there because 262 00:12:15,713 --> 00:12:17,797 I wasn't going home empty. 263 00:12:17,922 --> 00:12:19,505 - The next member of the Dinsios 264 00:12:19,588 --> 00:12:22,172 add to the team is Chuck Mulligan. 265 00:12:22,297 --> 00:12:25,880 He'll acquire the specialized gear to get the job done 266 00:12:26,005 --> 00:12:28,255 without leaving a trail. 267 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:30,838 - They go to Chuck Mulligan, who is their brother-in-law 268 00:12:30,922 --> 00:12:31,838 so they trust him. 269 00:12:32,005 --> 00:12:34,088 They've worked with him before. 270 00:12:34,213 --> 00:12:37,338 - Meanwhile, James Dinsio begins building some 271 00:12:37,422 --> 00:12:39,838 of the custom tools they'll need for the job, 272 00:12:39,963 --> 00:12:41,838 including a drill... 273 00:12:42,005 --> 00:12:44,963 one you can't just pick up in your local hardware store. 274 00:12:45,047 --> 00:12:47,213 - This drill runs on 2,500 RPMs 275 00:12:47,380 --> 00:12:50,005 and has a 3/8-inch carbon tip drill bit 276 00:12:50,172 --> 00:12:51,547 that can pulverize concrete. 277 00:12:51,672 --> 00:12:54,047 And it is super, super quiet. 278 00:12:54,172 --> 00:12:55,922 This is a critical element, because not only will they 279 00:12:56,047 --> 00:12:58,338 be able to drill the hole that they need, 280 00:12:58,422 --> 00:13:01,422 it'll be quiet enough that no one else will hear it. 281 00:13:01,547 --> 00:13:05,672 - Busting into safe deposit boxes takes serious muscle, 282 00:13:05,755 --> 00:13:10,088 so the Cleveland mob also adds Charles Broeckel to the team. 283 00:13:10,213 --> 00:13:12,380 He's not just an associate, he's also 284 00:13:12,505 --> 00:13:13,838 Phil Christopher's cousin. 285 00:13:13,963 --> 00:13:15,297 - He's a mobbed-up partner. 286 00:13:15,380 --> 00:13:16,797 He's worked with Phil. 287 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,005 He is someone that Phil trusts. 288 00:13:20,130 --> 00:13:22,047 - So he's not going to let anything happen to me, 289 00:13:22,213 --> 00:13:24,047 you know, because we were close. 290 00:13:24,172 --> 00:13:25,672 - The mob puts two of their guys on, 291 00:13:25,838 --> 00:13:26,963 so when they're splitting up the money, 292 00:13:27,088 --> 00:13:28,713 no one forgets how to do math. 293 00:13:28,838 --> 00:13:31,713 ♪ ♪ 294 00:13:31,838 --> 00:13:33,922 - With an ace team, a great plan, 295 00:13:34,047 --> 00:13:36,047 and custom gear packed and ready, 296 00:13:36,213 --> 00:13:39,005 it's time to fly back to California. 297 00:13:39,130 --> 00:13:42,005 The Dinsios are determined that the biggest heist 298 00:13:42,130 --> 00:13:44,672 of their careers be flawless. 299 00:13:44,755 --> 00:13:47,547 - So Charlie and I got to the airport 300 00:13:47,672 --> 00:13:48,838 and they tell Charlie, Charlie, where's 301 00:13:48,963 --> 00:13:52,505 our driver's license, our phony ID that we had made up? 302 00:13:52,672 --> 00:13:54,713 And he said, oh, I forgot them. 303 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,672 I said, how the hell are we going to get 304 00:13:56,797 --> 00:13:58,463 on a plane with no phony ID? 305 00:13:58,588 --> 00:14:02,797 Because I had to be careful because I was on probation. 306 00:14:02,922 --> 00:14:05,838 - Nobody knows how long the cash will remain 307 00:14:05,922 --> 00:14:08,005 in the bank in California, 308 00:14:08,172 --> 00:14:10,047 so the heist team has to decide, 309 00:14:10,172 --> 00:14:13,172 do they make their move now... 310 00:14:13,297 --> 00:14:16,005 or lie low for one more week? 311 00:14:16,172 --> 00:14:18,797 - When Charlie Broeckel forgets the fake IDs, 312 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,797 they use their real IDs, their real names. 313 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,505 They still got on the planes. 314 00:14:22,630 --> 00:14:24,880 - I didn't want to do it, but I knew the other guys were 315 00:14:25,047 --> 00:14:27,172 on a plane waiting for us and I didn't want to say, 316 00:14:27,297 --> 00:14:28,797 well, we'll catch you on the next flight. 317 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,630 I didn't want to make it seem like we 318 00:14:31,713 --> 00:14:34,172 didn't know what was doing. 319 00:14:34,338 --> 00:14:36,172 - Once they arrive in Laguna Niguel, 320 00:14:36,255 --> 00:14:38,047 they're joined by the last member 321 00:14:38,172 --> 00:14:42,755 of the crew, getaway driver and radioman Harry Barber. 322 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,130 - So Harry Barber is a nephew. 323 00:14:46,255 --> 00:14:48,130 Again, it's mostly a family affair. 324 00:14:48,255 --> 00:14:49,838 These are people he's worked with, 325 00:14:49,963 --> 00:14:51,255 these are people he trusts. 326 00:14:53,172 --> 00:14:55,422 - Chuck Mulligan picks up the last items 327 00:14:55,547 --> 00:14:58,797 on his unusual shopping list, walkie talkies, 328 00:14:58,922 --> 00:15:02,088 nitroglycerine, and a getaway car. 329 00:15:02,213 --> 00:15:05,047 The team gathers for final preparations. 330 00:15:05,213 --> 00:15:06,922 - Harry Barber rented a place down there 331 00:15:07,047 --> 00:15:10,338 at the West Nine in Laguna Niguel, which 332 00:15:10,505 --> 00:15:12,172 is a condominium area about a couple 333 00:15:12,297 --> 00:15:14,713 of miles east from the bank. 334 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,505 - It was like perfect. 335 00:15:16,588 --> 00:15:18,380 The condo's on the edge of the golf course, 336 00:15:18,547 --> 00:15:22,172 so nobody's going to see us approach the bank at all. 337 00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:29,172 ♪ ♪ 338 00:15:31,088 --> 00:15:34,255 - At 10:00 p.m. on Friday, the heist team heads out, 339 00:15:34,380 --> 00:15:37,338 carrying their tools across the golf course... 340 00:15:37,463 --> 00:15:41,172 on the way to a different kind of green. 341 00:15:41,297 --> 00:15:45,005 - Charlie Mulligan takes his position on top of the hill 342 00:15:45,130 --> 00:15:47,505 as we walk down the embankment. 343 00:15:47,630 --> 00:15:50,838 - For the duration of this mission, he's the lookout. 344 00:15:50,922 --> 00:15:52,963 Harry Barber stays back at the condo, 345 00:15:53,088 --> 00:15:55,047 listening to the police scanner, 346 00:15:55,213 --> 00:15:57,130 and he's on standby with the getaway car in case anything 347 00:15:57,213 --> 00:15:58,880 goes wrong. [police radio chatter] 348 00:15:59,047 --> 00:16:00,505 [suspenseful music] 349 00:16:00,672 --> 00:16:05,338 - Friday, March 24, 1972, at 11:00 p.m., 350 00:16:05,463 --> 00:16:09,297 the Dinsio crew is ready to put their plan, their gear, 351 00:16:09,380 --> 00:16:11,755 and their nerves to the test. 352 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,047 The heist starts now. 353 00:16:16,922 --> 00:16:19,630 ♪ ♪ 354 00:16:19,713 --> 00:16:21,838 - Amil, James, and Phil make their way up the ladder 355 00:16:21,963 --> 00:16:23,922 to the roof, leaving Broeckel down 356 00:16:24,047 --> 00:16:26,630 below as a secondary lookout. 357 00:16:26,713 --> 00:16:28,380 Their first order of business? 358 00:16:28,505 --> 00:16:31,505 To cut a hole in the roof to get to the vault below. 359 00:16:31,630 --> 00:16:35,088 - We were drilling our holes where we estimated 360 00:16:35,213 --> 00:16:37,213 the top of the vault would be. 361 00:16:37,338 --> 00:16:41,588 Then we drilled four holes in the square and then got a saw 362 00:16:41,713 --> 00:16:44,672 and cut it and then made sure we didn't drop it because it 363 00:16:44,797 --> 00:16:48,005 might have a vibration alarm inside the vault. 364 00:16:48,130 --> 00:16:51,505 So we had to be careful not to drop anything on there. 365 00:16:53,297 --> 00:16:55,005 - So once they have the hole cut, 366 00:16:55,088 --> 00:16:57,172 they bring the ladder up from the side of the building 367 00:16:57,338 --> 00:16:59,672 and lower it down above the vault. 368 00:16:59,797 --> 00:17:02,255 - Amil and Phil enter the building to look 369 00:17:02,380 --> 00:17:05,130 for the vault's silent alarm. 370 00:17:05,255 --> 00:17:07,130 As silently as possible. 371 00:17:07,213 --> 00:17:11,255 Any vibrations could land the crew in handcuffs. 372 00:17:14,297 --> 00:17:18,588 - Amil and I, we crawl down on top of the vault. 373 00:17:18,713 --> 00:17:21,505 At this point, we're looking for a junction box 374 00:17:21,672 --> 00:17:24,463 where the alarm was coming from inside the vault. 375 00:17:24,547 --> 00:17:26,838 - They came in through the roof and they 376 00:17:26,963 --> 00:17:28,172 were trying to find the alarm. 377 00:17:28,338 --> 00:17:31,255 They were looking for wires all around. 378 00:17:31,380 --> 00:17:34,505 - Phil and Amil finally find the junction box 379 00:17:34,588 --> 00:17:37,713 that should contain the wires for the silent alarm. 380 00:17:37,838 --> 00:17:42,005 But they can't figure out which ones, if any, 381 00:17:42,172 --> 00:17:44,422 are the actual alarm. 382 00:17:44,547 --> 00:17:45,338 - They were looking for the wires that 383 00:17:45,463 --> 00:17:47,172 will connect to this box that sends 384 00:17:47,297 --> 00:17:49,338 a frequency to the police. 385 00:17:49,463 --> 00:17:52,380 And they could not for the life of them find these things. 386 00:17:52,547 --> 00:17:55,505 - Did they underestimate this suburban bank? 387 00:17:55,630 --> 00:17:57,838 Does it have a kind of silent alarm 388 00:17:57,922 --> 00:18:00,047 system they've never seen? 389 00:18:00,172 --> 00:18:02,463 With millions at stake and the Cleveland mob 390 00:18:02,547 --> 00:18:06,713 expecting results, they need answers...fast. 391 00:18:06,838 --> 00:18:09,172 - So they're thinking, is this bigger than we ever thought? 392 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:10,922 What's going on? Are we in over our heads? 393 00:18:11,047 --> 00:18:12,463 They were freaked out. 394 00:18:17,838 --> 00:18:20,505 - In Laguna Niguel, an elite crew of criminals 395 00:18:20,672 --> 00:18:23,005 is attempting to steal $30 million 396 00:18:23,130 --> 00:18:25,588 from the United California Bank. 397 00:18:25,713 --> 00:18:27,338 But the silent alarm they need to find 398 00:18:27,463 --> 00:18:31,088 might as well be invisible. 399 00:18:31,213 --> 00:18:33,338 - Amil says, there ain't no alarm. 400 00:18:33,505 --> 00:18:35,172 I said, no, there's gotta be an alarm. 401 00:18:35,255 --> 00:18:37,172 I said, move over. 402 00:18:37,297 --> 00:18:40,297 So I'm checking the same way he was doing. 403 00:18:40,380 --> 00:18:42,380 And I said, dang, you're right, what the hell? 404 00:18:42,547 --> 00:18:44,547 It's got to be in here somewhere. 405 00:18:44,713 --> 00:18:48,297 - They're in the middle of this crazy, intense situation. 406 00:18:48,422 --> 00:18:51,672 The clock is ticking and they can't find it. 407 00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:54,172 - Maybe there's another box in here somewhere. 408 00:18:54,338 --> 00:18:56,797 So we looked around, looked around, looked around. 409 00:18:56,922 --> 00:18:58,088 We couldn't find it. 410 00:19:00,255 --> 00:19:02,755 So now we figured we've been in there long enough, 411 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,338 let's get out of here. 412 00:19:04,463 --> 00:19:06,338 - So after hours of searching, they decide 413 00:19:06,463 --> 00:19:08,505 to regroup back at the condo. 414 00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:10,380 - But before they leave on that first night, they make 415 00:19:10,505 --> 00:19:12,630 sure to cover their tracks, which means 416 00:19:12,755 --> 00:19:15,505 the hole that they've cut into the roof, they take it 417 00:19:15,672 --> 00:19:17,963 and they put it back and they seal it with a light layer 418 00:19:18,088 --> 00:19:20,172 of tar, which means people from above 419 00:19:20,255 --> 00:19:22,172 won't know that anything has happened to the roof. 420 00:19:22,338 --> 00:19:23,838 Nobody is the wiser. 421 00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:27,672 [dramatic music] 422 00:19:27,797 --> 00:19:31,422 ♪ ♪ 423 00:19:31,547 --> 00:19:33,255 - This team of elite thieves isn't 424 00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:35,255 feeling very elite right now. 425 00:19:35,380 --> 00:19:36,838 The heist of the century? 426 00:19:37,005 --> 00:19:40,422 Well, it has fizzled after four hours. 427 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:43,838 They retreat to the condo filled with doubt. 428 00:19:43,922 --> 00:19:46,672 If the bank's rumored connection to President Nixon 429 00:19:46,755 --> 00:19:50,672 are true, then its security setup could be something 430 00:19:50,797 --> 00:19:52,672 they've never seen before. 431 00:19:52,797 --> 00:19:57,422 Then, Phil Christopher considers another possibility. 432 00:19:57,547 --> 00:20:00,380 - It dawned on me after a lot of thinking, 433 00:20:00,547 --> 00:20:03,047 could it be possible they got it the old way? 434 00:20:03,213 --> 00:20:04,922 I mean, no, they can't have it... 435 00:20:05,047 --> 00:20:06,422 I mean, can they have it? 436 00:20:06,547 --> 00:20:08,755 - Phil suspects that the silent alarm 437 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,422 might be the simplest kind there is, 438 00:20:11,547 --> 00:20:14,088 a configuration so out of date 439 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:15,755 that they can't imagine a well-protected 440 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,588 bank would still use it. 441 00:20:18,797 --> 00:20:20,297 - They're unsure. 442 00:20:20,380 --> 00:20:23,463 It looks almost too simple for what this heist is. 443 00:20:23,588 --> 00:20:25,672 - At this time, they expected the bank had the kind of alarm 444 00:20:25,838 --> 00:20:28,547 that they would need all their sophisticated tools to jump. 445 00:20:28,713 --> 00:20:31,630 But what if it has the old style of alarm? 446 00:20:31,755 --> 00:20:34,505 - And Amil and James, they look at one another, 447 00:20:34,588 --> 00:20:38,588 and look back at me--you know, it's possible, you know? 448 00:20:38,713 --> 00:20:40,505 ♪ ♪ 449 00:20:40,630 --> 00:20:43,338 - After dark on day two, the crew 450 00:20:43,463 --> 00:20:45,338 hikes back across the golf course 451 00:20:45,463 --> 00:20:48,505 to the bank to see if they can salvage the job. 452 00:20:48,672 --> 00:20:50,380 - Considering the Cleveland mob indicates 453 00:20:50,505 --> 00:20:52,005 that there might be Nixon campaign funds 454 00:20:52,172 --> 00:20:53,963 in the bank, 455 00:20:54,047 --> 00:20:56,463 they're thinking to themselves, can it really be this simple? 456 00:20:56,588 --> 00:21:00,172 - The team is risking 30 million on Phil's guess, 457 00:21:00,297 --> 00:21:03,422 but before he tries to jump or bypass 458 00:21:03,547 --> 00:21:07,338 the interior vault alarm, Amil Dinsio needs 459 00:21:07,463 --> 00:21:09,380 to disable the exterior one. 460 00:21:09,547 --> 00:21:12,338 To do this, he takes some inspiration 461 00:21:12,422 --> 00:21:14,630 from the local surf scene. 462 00:21:16,088 --> 00:21:18,172 - To beat the exterior alarm, 463 00:21:18,255 --> 00:21:22,505 Amil uses this liquid surf foam 464 00:21:22,672 --> 00:21:25,505 that is used to prepare surfboards. 465 00:21:25,588 --> 00:21:27,380 ♪ ♪ 466 00:21:27,505 --> 00:21:30,713 - Amil drills a hole in the audible alarm and injects 467 00:21:30,838 --> 00:21:34,755 a fast-setting foam that causes the alarm bell 468 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,672 to seize up and not gong. 469 00:21:38,547 --> 00:21:40,547 - So they have the exterior alarm covered; 470 00:21:40,672 --> 00:21:43,255 it's that silent alarm they need to jump. 471 00:21:43,380 --> 00:21:44,672 It looks like Phil was right; 472 00:21:44,838 --> 00:21:46,463 it looks like a closed-loop circuit alarm. 473 00:21:46,588 --> 00:21:48,880 - And a closed-loop circuit alarm can 474 00:21:49,005 --> 00:21:51,505 be bypassed by creating a loop that keeps 475 00:21:51,672 --> 00:21:53,338 the circuit from breaking. 476 00:21:53,463 --> 00:21:55,005 - And the alarm system thinks that 477 00:21:55,130 --> 00:21:56,838 it's still guarding the vault. 478 00:21:56,963 --> 00:21:59,755 - Because if you cut it, it'll be an open circuit; that's 479 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,755 when the alarm goes off. 480 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,672 - So they have to keep the circuit going 481 00:22:03,797 --> 00:22:05,172 while they're both cutting the wire, 482 00:22:05,338 --> 00:22:07,255 soldering it almost instantaneously. 483 00:22:07,380 --> 00:22:10,172 [suspenseful music] 484 00:22:10,338 --> 00:22:13,963 ♪ ♪ 485 00:22:14,047 --> 00:22:17,505 - They retreat to the nearby bushes to watch and wait. 486 00:22:17,630 --> 00:22:19,505 If they're right about the silent alarm, 487 00:22:19,630 --> 00:22:21,630 they'll be heading back into the bank. 488 00:22:21,713 --> 00:22:25,588 If they're wrong, they might be heading to jail. 489 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,047 After 20 minutes, Harry radios them. 490 00:22:33,713 --> 00:22:37,255 No alarms, no police, no problem... 491 00:22:37,380 --> 00:22:38,672 except one-- 492 00:22:38,838 --> 00:22:40,755 Time. 493 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,963 - So they're behind schedule, the clock is ticking, 494 00:22:43,088 --> 00:22:45,880 they're under pressure, there is a lot at stake. 495 00:22:48,463 --> 00:22:51,838 - The next step involves backbreaking work. 496 00:22:51,963 --> 00:22:54,838 Before they can bring bags of loot down from the roof, 497 00:22:54,922 --> 00:22:58,130 they need to bring bags of sand up to it. 498 00:22:58,255 --> 00:23:01,922 - The sandbags not only serve as a way to muffle the sound, 499 00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:05,380 but also to direct the energy downward as they 500 00:23:05,505 --> 00:23:07,463 explode into the vault. 501 00:23:07,588 --> 00:23:11,505 - That is intensive work that requires some muscles. 502 00:23:11,630 --> 00:23:13,755 They definitely had muscle with them. 503 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,047 - With sandbags in place, the team 504 00:23:16,172 --> 00:23:19,797 is ready to blast down through steel-reinforced concrete. 505 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,713 It's the part of the plan that separates the pros 506 00:23:22,838 --> 00:23:25,505 from the amateurs, and if they're not careful, 507 00:23:25,630 --> 00:23:27,797 limbs from torsos. 508 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,005 - So James, our explosive expert, gets 509 00:23:30,130 --> 00:23:32,963 to work drilling holes in the roof of the vault 510 00:23:33,047 --> 00:23:35,630 and filling it with nitroglycerin putty. 511 00:23:35,755 --> 00:23:38,505 There's a very delicate balance filling these holes. 512 00:23:38,630 --> 00:23:41,922 You need enough nitroglycerin putty to get into the vault, 513 00:23:42,047 --> 00:23:45,255 but not too much so everything crumbles or anyone hears you. 514 00:23:45,380 --> 00:23:47,172 - People think it just blows up, but no. 515 00:23:47,297 --> 00:23:49,838 You put the dynamite cap in and then 516 00:23:49,922 --> 00:23:52,005 put the wires together to bring them 517 00:23:52,130 --> 00:23:53,838 all up to the top of the roof. 518 00:23:53,922 --> 00:23:56,672 This is a good way of blowing the concrete out. 519 00:23:56,838 --> 00:23:58,380 - And then when that's all hooked up 520 00:23:58,505 --> 00:23:59,838 together, got to know what they're doing 521 00:24:00,005 --> 00:24:01,255 or they're going to meet their maker. 522 00:24:01,380 --> 00:24:02,797 [muffled boom] 523 00:24:04,547 --> 00:24:06,255 [exciting music] 524 00:24:06,380 --> 00:24:08,588 - So this is the moment of truth. 525 00:24:08,713 --> 00:24:11,005 They have these giant sandbags, they've placed 526 00:24:11,130 --> 00:24:15,005 the explosives in the holes. 527 00:24:15,088 --> 00:24:18,588 - They're very excited to get this going. 528 00:24:18,713 --> 00:24:21,130 They want this to be a one-shot deal. 529 00:24:21,255 --> 00:24:24,463 - James looks at Amil, nods. 530 00:24:24,547 --> 00:24:27,297 James flips the switch. 531 00:24:27,380 --> 00:24:28,713 [click] 532 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,547 Boom! 533 00:24:35,922 --> 00:24:38,422 - Sometimes the phrase "blowing the roof off a place" 534 00:24:38,547 --> 00:24:41,005 is a figure of speech. 535 00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:43,047 On this job, it's real. 536 00:24:43,172 --> 00:24:47,505 The Dinsio's explosive charges breach the vault roof 537 00:24:47,672 --> 00:24:50,505 of the United California Bank in Laguna Niguel 538 00:24:50,588 --> 00:24:52,255 and they're in. 539 00:24:52,380 --> 00:24:53,755 - And it's incredible. 540 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,088 You expect to hear this loud explosion, 541 00:24:56,213 --> 00:24:57,963 and they felt it in their bodies 542 00:24:58,047 --> 00:25:01,047 but all they heard was a muffled thud. 543 00:25:01,172 --> 00:25:02,422 - And it's exciting. 544 00:25:02,547 --> 00:25:03,797 And it's great. 545 00:25:03,922 --> 00:25:05,005 But they're also worried that maybe 546 00:25:05,130 --> 00:25:06,880 they've tripped something. 547 00:25:07,005 --> 00:25:08,005 So they have to make sure that there's no alarms that 548 00:25:08,130 --> 00:25:09,547 are sounded, that nobody has been 549 00:25:09,713 --> 00:25:11,755 notified of this explosion or otherwise. 550 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:13,838 They check in back at the condo, 551 00:25:13,963 --> 00:25:17,005 make sure the police scanner hasn't heard anything. 552 00:25:18,213 --> 00:25:20,463 - No one hears it. 553 00:25:20,547 --> 00:25:22,213 No one calls the police. 554 00:25:22,338 --> 00:25:25,047 No car alarms are going off. 555 00:25:25,172 --> 00:25:26,963 - So now it's showtime. 556 00:25:27,047 --> 00:25:29,213 They have to cut through a few pieces of rebar 557 00:25:29,380 --> 00:25:30,463 and they're in the vault. 558 00:25:30,547 --> 00:25:32,880 ♪ ♪ 559 00:25:33,005 --> 00:25:35,922 - Dinsio's crew is now inside what some mobsters call 560 00:25:36,047 --> 00:25:38,088 Nixon's vault. 561 00:25:38,213 --> 00:25:41,172 They still have to contend with 500 safe deposit boxes, 562 00:25:41,297 --> 00:25:43,463 but they're so close now 563 00:25:43,547 --> 00:25:46,088 they can practically smell the money. 564 00:25:46,213 --> 00:25:47,963 ♪ ♪ 565 00:25:48,088 --> 00:25:50,713 - Whenever you got into a vault or a safe 566 00:25:50,838 --> 00:25:53,547 was always exciting because you find out what 567 00:25:53,672 --> 00:25:55,922 reward you had coming to you. 568 00:25:56,047 --> 00:26:00,172 - They see these 500 pristine security boxes, 569 00:26:00,297 --> 00:26:04,088 just Nixon's money waiting for them to take it. 570 00:26:04,213 --> 00:26:07,672 ♪ ♪ 571 00:26:07,838 --> 00:26:09,630 Now, this is really tough work. 572 00:26:09,755 --> 00:26:12,505 They have so many safety deposit boxes to bust into, 573 00:26:12,672 --> 00:26:15,255 and not a lot of time. 574 00:26:15,380 --> 00:26:17,672 They're in this tiny vault. The clock is ticking 575 00:26:17,755 --> 00:26:20,255 and they've got to get as many of these as they can 576 00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:22,297 before their time is up. 577 00:26:22,422 --> 00:26:23,755 - Rocco comes in. He's the muscle, 578 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,338 and he's going to help them open those 579 00:26:25,422 --> 00:26:27,172 500 safety deposit boxes. 580 00:26:27,297 --> 00:26:30,422 - There was a special tool that was used on this job, 581 00:26:30,547 --> 00:26:33,588 and that tool was a snout nose hammer, 582 00:26:33,713 --> 00:26:35,505 in which the end of the hammer 583 00:26:35,630 --> 00:26:37,505 was milled to the circumference 584 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:39,838 of the lock boxes. 585 00:26:39,963 --> 00:26:42,922 So you place that hammer up against the lock, 586 00:26:43,047 --> 00:26:46,380 you take a sledge, and you pound the lock through. 587 00:26:46,505 --> 00:26:48,630 And then you're in. 588 00:26:48,713 --> 00:26:51,213 [dynamic music] 589 00:26:51,380 --> 00:26:52,922 - Charlie and I started working, 590 00:26:53,047 --> 00:26:57,005 hammering, beating on these boxes, popping them open. 591 00:26:57,130 --> 00:26:59,338 - They're finding money, they're finding jewelry, 592 00:26:59,463 --> 00:27:01,338 they're finding valuables. 593 00:27:01,463 --> 00:27:03,588 - It was the score of a lifetime. 594 00:27:05,213 --> 00:27:06,713 - There's so much money in this place, 595 00:27:06,838 --> 00:27:08,255 you know our hearts are pounding, 596 00:27:08,380 --> 00:27:10,755 we're sweating there. 597 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,713 I mean, there's so much that it's burning our eyes 598 00:27:13,838 --> 00:27:18,797 and because of the adrenaline, the heat, and the work. 599 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,547 - With less than five hours to go before sunrise, 600 00:27:21,672 --> 00:27:26,005 the Dinsio gang works hard to bag as much loot as possible. 601 00:27:26,130 --> 00:27:29,005 But delays have run out the clock, 602 00:27:29,130 --> 00:27:33,338 and they still haven't found the so-called Nixon cash. 603 00:27:33,463 --> 00:27:36,005 As dawn approaches, 604 00:27:36,088 --> 00:27:39,630 they have a $30 million decision to make. 605 00:27:39,713 --> 00:27:41,672 - It comes to a point where they have to decide, 606 00:27:41,755 --> 00:27:44,713 should we keep going or should we get out while we can? 607 00:27:44,838 --> 00:27:46,963 - And by dawn, even though they didn't get all the boxes 608 00:27:47,047 --> 00:27:49,755 they call it-- it's time to get out of there. 609 00:27:51,130 --> 00:27:53,172 - The Dinsio crew retreats through 610 00:27:53,255 --> 00:27:56,630 the diminishing darkness to the safety of the condo. 611 00:27:56,713 --> 00:27:59,047 The team spends all day Sunday debating 612 00:27:59,172 --> 00:28:01,713 whether to take the loot already in hand 613 00:28:01,838 --> 00:28:05,380 or risk one more night in the vault for more. 614 00:28:05,505 --> 00:28:07,838 - The guys are on edge, but they listen to the police 615 00:28:07,922 --> 00:28:09,255 scanner the whole next day. 616 00:28:09,380 --> 00:28:11,047 Nothing. 617 00:28:11,172 --> 00:28:14,005 Laguna Niguel is blissfully unaware that their bank 618 00:28:14,130 --> 00:28:16,130 is being robbed. 619 00:28:16,213 --> 00:28:18,213 - They have a great crew and they have a great opportunity, 620 00:28:18,338 --> 00:28:19,963 so they make their way back. 621 00:28:20,088 --> 00:28:24,130 [edgy music] 622 00:28:24,213 --> 00:28:27,880 - The crew decides going back into the vault on Sunday night 623 00:28:28,005 --> 00:28:32,880 is less risky than going back to the mob empty-handed. 624 00:28:33,838 --> 00:28:35,880 - There's no more cutting, there's nothing left 625 00:28:36,005 --> 00:28:39,172 to blow up--they just spend the whole night 626 00:28:39,255 --> 00:28:42,005 going through those boxes and getting that loot. 627 00:28:42,088 --> 00:28:43,713 ♪ ♪ 628 00:28:43,838 --> 00:28:45,672 - They found a treasure trove. 629 00:28:45,755 --> 00:28:50,213 - It's euphoric and sweaty, and then all of a sudden they get 630 00:28:50,338 --> 00:28:51,380 a call on the walkie talkie. 631 00:28:51,505 --> 00:28:54,713 ♪ ♪ 632 00:28:54,838 --> 00:28:55,922 - James says, quiet, quiet. 633 00:28:56,047 --> 00:28:57,922 We all stop, what, what? 634 00:28:58,047 --> 00:29:00,005 He's pointing to the walkie. 635 00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:02,005 And Mulligan says, somebody just 636 00:29:02,130 --> 00:29:03,963 pull up in front of the place. 637 00:29:05,838 --> 00:29:07,547 - It gets worse. 638 00:29:07,672 --> 00:29:10,213 Mulligan lets them know that somebody got out of the car 639 00:29:10,338 --> 00:29:12,338 and is heading towards the bank. 640 00:29:12,463 --> 00:29:13,630 And they're thinking the worst. 641 00:29:13,713 --> 00:29:16,130 - I said, oh s***. 642 00:29:16,213 --> 00:29:19,005 Then Charlie says, he's coming inside. 643 00:29:19,088 --> 00:29:21,880 We're just beside ourselves now. 644 00:29:22,005 --> 00:29:23,880 What are we going to do here? 645 00:29:24,005 --> 00:29:27,005 He comes inside and we're all listening 646 00:29:27,172 --> 00:29:29,463 because we don't understand. 647 00:29:29,547 --> 00:29:32,755 We've got the alarms shut down and everything. 648 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:34,755 What the hell is going on here? 649 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,255 - And outside of the vault they hear footsteps, 650 00:29:37,380 --> 00:29:40,755 footsteps walking slowly around the bank. 651 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,422 They are trying to make no sound 652 00:29:43,547 --> 00:29:45,213 at all if at all possible. 653 00:29:45,338 --> 00:29:46,463 [coughing] 654 00:29:46,588 --> 00:29:47,755 - It's so quiet. 655 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,338 Next thing we know, Charlie coughs. 656 00:29:50,422 --> 00:29:52,380 We turn to look at him. 657 00:29:52,505 --> 00:29:54,380 [coughing] 658 00:29:54,505 --> 00:29:56,630 ♪ ♪ 659 00:29:56,713 --> 00:29:58,172 What the [bleep]? 660 00:30:02,213 --> 00:30:04,005 - Dinsio Crew is finally getting their hands 661 00:30:04,088 --> 00:30:08,755 on the real money when an uninvited visitor arrives. 662 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,838 And at the most pressure-packed moment 663 00:30:11,005 --> 00:30:14,713 of the heist, Charlie Broeckel chokes, 664 00:30:14,838 --> 00:30:16,838 literally. 665 00:30:16,963 --> 00:30:19,755 - Amil and James look at him, too, in disbelief. 666 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,922 Coughing--now we're listening real hard. 667 00:30:22,047 --> 00:30:24,380 We're listening to see if the guy might have heard us. 668 00:30:24,505 --> 00:30:28,213 [suspenseful music] 669 00:30:28,338 --> 00:30:30,338 - Keep in mind, they're in a confined space, 670 00:30:30,463 --> 00:30:33,672 and there's particles of dust, particles of concrete, 671 00:30:33,838 --> 00:30:37,047 and he cannot stop coughing. 672 00:30:37,172 --> 00:30:38,880 - Then Charlie coughs again. 673 00:30:39,005 --> 00:30:40,338 I was in disbelief. 674 00:30:40,422 --> 00:30:42,505 I look at him, get the [bleep] outta here. 675 00:30:42,630 --> 00:30:44,088 You know? 676 00:30:44,213 --> 00:30:46,797 He's trying to climb around to get up on the stool 677 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:48,755 to get up on top of the cabinets 678 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,755 so he can go up out of the hole. 679 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:53,505 And he put his feet in our hands 680 00:30:53,588 --> 00:30:57,255 and we just like threw him all the way up to the hole 681 00:30:57,380 --> 00:30:59,172 to get him out of there, you know? 682 00:30:59,297 --> 00:31:01,380 ♪ ♪ 683 00:31:01,505 --> 00:31:05,172 - And then they wait for 30 agonizing minutes. 684 00:31:05,297 --> 00:31:06,963 ♪ ♪ 685 00:31:07,047 --> 00:31:08,838 Finally, Mulligan gets on the walkie. 686 00:31:08,963 --> 00:31:11,297 The person has left. 687 00:31:11,380 --> 00:31:14,797 Harry chimes in, there's no chatter on the police scanner. 688 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:16,380 They gather up as much loot as they can, 689 00:31:16,505 --> 00:31:18,838 and they get out of there. 690 00:31:18,922 --> 00:31:22,172 - So after the guy came out and he got in his car 691 00:31:22,255 --> 00:31:25,755 and he took off, well, we figured we were good to go. 692 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,713 - The heist team has miraculously pulled off 693 00:31:28,838 --> 00:31:31,172 the biggest haul of their careers. 694 00:31:31,297 --> 00:31:33,463 With sunrise minutes away, 695 00:31:33,547 --> 00:31:37,880 it's time to make those millions disappear. 696 00:31:38,005 --> 00:31:40,130 - They give themselves extra time 697 00:31:40,213 --> 00:31:43,172 by giving a coup de grace to the vault door. 698 00:31:43,297 --> 00:31:46,005 They disable the door by driving something 699 00:31:46,088 --> 00:31:47,922 into the locking mechanism. 700 00:31:48,047 --> 00:31:50,422 - Amil Dinsio showing his expertise, 701 00:31:50,547 --> 00:31:53,672 he's able to damage the vault lock from the inside, 702 00:31:53,755 --> 00:31:55,713 so that when Monday morning arrives 703 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,005 and employees return to work, they're not going to be able 704 00:31:58,130 --> 00:32:00,505 to get inside this vault right away. 705 00:32:00,630 --> 00:32:01,922 ♪ ♪ 706 00:32:02,047 --> 00:32:03,380 The gang is cutting it close, 707 00:32:03,505 --> 00:32:05,755 so this is going to buy them more time 708 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,672 to hopefully get away safely. 709 00:32:08,838 --> 00:32:12,922 - I felt like Santa Claus when I was going back to the condo. 710 00:32:13,047 --> 00:32:14,130 - So they get back to the condo, 711 00:32:14,213 --> 00:32:18,338 and it's the first time seeing what they got. 712 00:32:18,422 --> 00:32:20,047 And it is a fortune. 713 00:32:20,172 --> 00:32:22,172 And according to Amil Dinsio, 714 00:32:22,255 --> 00:32:24,338 they got the Nixon millions and more. 715 00:32:24,463 --> 00:32:28,047 - When I pressed Amil for details, he smiled. 716 00:32:28,172 --> 00:32:30,588 - It proved out to be a great job. 717 00:32:30,713 --> 00:32:33,047 It was $30 million, 718 00:32:33,172 --> 00:32:34,922 you know, can't ask for more than that 719 00:32:35,047 --> 00:32:36,338 when you're a burglar. 720 00:32:36,463 --> 00:32:39,213 By the time I went to lay down to sleep, 721 00:32:39,338 --> 00:32:41,755 Charlie already had $20 million, 722 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,130 and there was that much more, if not more, 723 00:32:44,213 --> 00:32:46,005 left to be tabulated. 724 00:32:46,088 --> 00:32:47,838 There was around $30 million to $40 million 725 00:32:47,922 --> 00:32:49,297 that I could see. 726 00:32:49,380 --> 00:32:54,630 ♪ ♪ 727 00:32:54,713 --> 00:32:57,255 - And by the time the bank opens on Monday morning, 728 00:32:57,380 --> 00:33:00,380 the crew is not even in Southern California. 729 00:33:00,505 --> 00:33:02,922 The Cleveland guys are flying home, 730 00:33:03,047 --> 00:33:06,338 and Amil, James, and Chuck are heading to Vegas 731 00:33:06,463 --> 00:33:07,463 to fence the loot. 732 00:33:07,547 --> 00:33:09,213 [phone ringing] 733 00:33:09,338 --> 00:33:11,172 - I recall sometime around mid-morning, 734 00:33:11,338 --> 00:33:13,130 my partner at the time says, 735 00:33:13,213 --> 00:33:16,172 I just got a call from United California Bank. 736 00:33:16,297 --> 00:33:18,588 He said, they told me they can't get into their vault. 737 00:33:18,713 --> 00:33:20,172 We think we need you down here. 738 00:33:20,297 --> 00:33:23,380 There's a hole in the roof. 739 00:33:23,505 --> 00:33:25,047 Jim says, don't touch anything. 740 00:33:25,172 --> 00:33:27,130 We'll be right down. 741 00:33:27,255 --> 00:33:29,338 I drove down to the bank. 742 00:33:29,422 --> 00:33:31,797 I go over to the vault, and I'm looking down. 743 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:35,005 You looked right into the vault down below. 744 00:33:35,172 --> 00:33:38,172 You knew right then and there, this is a career case. 745 00:33:38,297 --> 00:33:41,505 ♪ ♪ 746 00:33:41,630 --> 00:33:45,630 - Initially, investigators fear the thieves stole $50,000. 747 00:33:45,755 --> 00:33:50,005 But reported losses soon passed $2 million, 748 00:33:50,088 --> 00:33:53,297 $4 million, $8 million. 749 00:33:53,422 --> 00:33:56,255 That's when the FBI realizes 750 00:33:56,380 --> 00:34:01,047 this heist is unlike any they've ever seen. 751 00:34:01,213 --> 00:34:02,755 - We told them it was going to be a big one. 752 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:05,130 We're going to have to have manpower. 753 00:34:05,255 --> 00:34:09,338 - I was working bank robberies in the Los Angeles office 754 00:34:09,463 --> 00:34:12,213 at the time the Laguna Niguel burglary occurred. 755 00:34:12,380 --> 00:34:14,588 And I got involved shortly thereafter 756 00:34:14,713 --> 00:34:19,172 when we realized that the loss was substantially greater. 757 00:34:19,255 --> 00:34:21,005 - The FBI realizes this is a big deal, 758 00:34:21,130 --> 00:34:23,338 so they put eight agents on the case. 759 00:34:23,422 --> 00:34:25,755 - J. Edgar Hoover is the boss of the FBI 760 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:27,338 during this time period. 761 00:34:27,422 --> 00:34:30,755 Mr. Hoover was a very motivated guy, 762 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,463 and therefore he motivated us. 763 00:34:33,547 --> 00:34:35,255 - Then J. Edgar Hoover gets involved 764 00:34:35,380 --> 00:34:37,172 and the number of agents jumps from eight 765 00:34:37,297 --> 00:34:40,505 to 125 in the first few weeks. 766 00:34:40,588 --> 00:34:43,755 - Hoover personally committing the FBI to the case 767 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,713 stokes rumors about what might have been stolen 768 00:34:46,838 --> 00:34:49,505 from the sleepy little bank in Laguna Niguel. 769 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:52,088 2,000 miles away, 770 00:34:52,213 --> 00:34:55,172 the crew is confident they made a clean getaway. 771 00:34:55,255 --> 00:34:58,213 So when a Amil Dinsio gets a new tip, 772 00:34:58,338 --> 00:35:00,463 it's too tempting to pass up. 773 00:35:00,547 --> 00:35:02,797 - They decide to do another heist. 774 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,130 This one is in Lordstown, Ohio, 775 00:35:05,255 --> 00:35:08,172 at a bank across the street from a GM factory. 776 00:35:08,297 --> 00:35:09,755 I talked to Dinsio about this, 777 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:12,005 and I was like, why would you do this at this point? 778 00:35:12,130 --> 00:35:13,338 You just got all this money. 779 00:35:13,463 --> 00:35:15,005 They decided a haul like this 780 00:35:15,172 --> 00:35:17,588 doesn't come around often, let's do it again. 781 00:35:17,713 --> 00:35:20,172 - I don't believe we should have made another move 782 00:35:20,338 --> 00:35:22,922 on that Lordstown bank 783 00:35:23,047 --> 00:35:25,005 because we had so much already, 784 00:35:25,088 --> 00:35:27,922 we didn't need that job. 785 00:35:28,047 --> 00:35:29,922 I had a bad feeling about it. 786 00:35:30,047 --> 00:35:32,672 - There's a lot of similarities in ammo, 787 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:34,880 method of operation, between the two. 788 00:35:35,047 --> 00:35:36,797 So much so that it was pretty clear 789 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,005 that our players were involved in that bank burglary. 790 00:35:41,088 --> 00:35:44,297 ♪ ♪ 791 00:35:44,380 --> 00:35:46,672 I concluded that we needed to figure out 792 00:35:46,797 --> 00:35:50,297 how the bad guys got to Laguna Niguel, California. 793 00:35:50,380 --> 00:35:53,005 We had identified a large group of people. 794 00:35:53,130 --> 00:35:55,380 We asked the major hubs for airlines 795 00:35:55,547 --> 00:35:58,880 to run all of these names through their system. 796 00:35:59,005 --> 00:36:01,963 We found subsequently the five names 797 00:36:02,088 --> 00:36:05,713 we were looking for within a couple of days. 798 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:07,380 - I admired the job they did. 799 00:36:07,505 --> 00:36:09,172 They were fantastic bank burglars 800 00:36:09,338 --> 00:36:11,838 but lousy criminals. 801 00:36:12,005 --> 00:36:16,380 - The phone records gave us a witness named Earl Dawson 802 00:36:16,547 --> 00:36:19,005 who turned out to be living in Tustin, California, 803 00:36:19,088 --> 00:36:22,047 and a friend of Mulligan's. 804 00:36:22,213 --> 00:36:24,338 - I got the call late in the afternoon 805 00:36:24,422 --> 00:36:27,338 to check out Earl Randall Dawson. 806 00:36:27,422 --> 00:36:30,005 But the thing that really hit me is his place of birth 807 00:36:30,130 --> 00:36:31,422 was Youngstown, Ohio. 808 00:36:31,547 --> 00:36:35,505 And you don't have to be an FBI agent to say that's a clue. 809 00:36:35,630 --> 00:36:39,047 - Frank Calley and his partner go to Earl Dawson's residence 810 00:36:39,213 --> 00:36:42,422 and show him photos of the usual suspects. 811 00:36:42,547 --> 00:36:45,380 He immediately picks out Chuck Mulligan 812 00:36:45,505 --> 00:36:48,297 and says his old friend from Ohio asked 813 00:36:48,422 --> 00:36:52,088 if he could park a car in Earl's garage for a few weeks. 814 00:36:52,213 --> 00:36:54,088 [phone ringing] 815 00:36:54,213 --> 00:36:55,755 - While I'm talking to him, the phone rings 816 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,297 and he picks it up. 817 00:36:57,380 --> 00:36:58,338 He looks at me, and he-- 818 00:36:58,463 --> 00:37:00,172 just a sec, I'll be right with you. 819 00:37:00,338 --> 00:37:01,838 He says, it's Mulligan. 820 00:37:01,922 --> 00:37:05,588 ♪ ♪ 821 00:37:09,588 --> 00:37:10,922 - June 1972, 822 00:37:11,047 --> 00:37:12,630 more than nine weeks after one 823 00:37:12,713 --> 00:37:14,422 of the largest heists in history, 824 00:37:14,547 --> 00:37:17,047 the Feds get one of the most implausible 825 00:37:17,213 --> 00:37:18,255 breaks of their careers. 826 00:37:18,380 --> 00:37:19,672 [phone ringing] 827 00:37:19,755 --> 00:37:21,422 They're interviewing an associate 828 00:37:21,547 --> 00:37:25,005 of Dinsio's gang when Chuck Mulligan phones 829 00:37:25,130 --> 00:37:27,547 to discuss getting rid of evidence. 830 00:37:27,713 --> 00:37:30,297 - I said, do you mind if we listen in on the conversation? 831 00:37:30,380 --> 00:37:33,338 Mulligan says, hey, Earl, how you been? 832 00:37:33,463 --> 00:37:36,255 Then he said, I'm flying out to LA tonight, get there late, 833 00:37:36,380 --> 00:37:37,963 and then I'm going to come down to your house. 834 00:37:38,047 --> 00:37:40,672 I got to get rid of the car in the garage, he says. 835 00:37:40,755 --> 00:37:42,505 Have the FBI or anybody been around? 836 00:37:42,630 --> 00:37:44,922 And he said, no, nobody's been around down here. 837 00:37:45,047 --> 00:37:45,838 He says, are you sure? 838 00:37:46,005 --> 00:37:47,047 He said, no, nobody's come around. 839 00:37:47,172 --> 00:37:48,588 [suspenseful music] 840 00:37:48,713 --> 00:37:52,005 And I said, this guy we can trust. 841 00:37:52,130 --> 00:37:54,172 - Could the car in the garage 842 00:37:54,255 --> 00:37:56,380 Mulligan is coming to get rid of 843 00:37:56,505 --> 00:37:59,088 be the vehicle used in the heist? 844 00:37:59,213 --> 00:38:01,463 Calley tells the FBI bosses 845 00:38:01,547 --> 00:38:03,588 that a suspect is coming to him, 846 00:38:03,713 --> 00:38:06,838 and he quickly gets a warrant to search the vehicle. 847 00:38:06,963 --> 00:38:08,505 ♪ ♪ 848 00:38:08,672 --> 00:38:11,088 - They pop open the trunk and they find ski masks, 849 00:38:11,213 --> 00:38:13,422 they find guns, and they find the tools 850 00:38:13,547 --> 00:38:16,088 that were used in the Laguna Niguel heist. 851 00:38:16,213 --> 00:38:18,797 - It was clear that everything in the car, 852 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,005 everything in the trunk had been wiped down significantly, 853 00:38:23,172 --> 00:38:26,547 with the exception of a fingerprint behind the mirror 854 00:38:26,713 --> 00:38:30,213 when somebody apparently was adjusting the mirror. 855 00:38:30,338 --> 00:38:31,797 - Mulligan shows up. 856 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,005 I walked up, said, Mulligan? And he said, yes. 857 00:38:34,088 --> 00:38:35,505 The FBI. 858 00:38:35,630 --> 00:38:38,172 He said, what? I said, you're under arrest. 859 00:38:38,255 --> 00:38:39,713 - A true professional, 860 00:38:39,838 --> 00:38:42,505 Mulligan doesn't rat out his crew. 861 00:38:42,588 --> 00:38:47,255 Even when FBI agents locate the condo Harry Barber rented, 862 00:38:47,380 --> 00:38:49,380 the heist team isn't worried. 863 00:38:49,547 --> 00:38:51,797 They're confident they've made quite literally 864 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,505 a clean getaway. 865 00:38:53,672 --> 00:38:57,880 - That place was wiped from ceiling to floor 866 00:38:58,005 --> 00:39:01,755 of anything that could possibly be evidence, 867 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:05,963 anything, with the exception of the dishwasher. 868 00:39:06,047 --> 00:39:07,880 ♪ ♪ 869 00:39:08,005 --> 00:39:10,005 Five people were identified from the fingerprints 870 00:39:10,172 --> 00:39:13,338 on dirty dishes, in that someone forgot 871 00:39:13,422 --> 00:39:15,338 to push the Start button. 872 00:39:15,463 --> 00:39:17,588 Fingerprints will get you every time. 873 00:39:17,713 --> 00:39:19,338 [laughing] 874 00:39:19,463 --> 00:39:21,713 - They knew who did it, they knew. 875 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:25,338 They just couldn't figure out how they were going to jam us. 876 00:39:25,422 --> 00:39:27,463 And that's why they were on this like night and day. 877 00:39:27,588 --> 00:39:28,547 - They had a great plan. 878 00:39:28,672 --> 00:39:30,838 They had the appropriate team players. 879 00:39:30,922 --> 00:39:34,213 They had the right bank. They had everything. 880 00:39:34,338 --> 00:39:35,547 However, they were above it all. 881 00:39:35,672 --> 00:39:37,797 Now let's go to Lordstown. 882 00:39:37,922 --> 00:39:41,713 - FBI agents in Ohio arrest Amil Dinsio, 883 00:39:41,838 --> 00:39:43,463 and in a search of his house, 884 00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:45,880 find rare coins belonging to one 885 00:39:46,005 --> 00:39:49,172 of the United California Bank customers. 886 00:39:49,255 --> 00:39:52,172 Agents also find cash they can trace 887 00:39:52,297 --> 00:39:54,088 to the Lordstown bank job. 888 00:39:54,213 --> 00:39:58,047 From there, they focus on the so-called super thief, 889 00:39:58,172 --> 00:39:59,463 Phil Christopher. 890 00:39:59,547 --> 00:40:01,505 - The FBI come to my home, 891 00:40:01,672 --> 00:40:05,713 and they came there to arrest me for a probation violation. 892 00:40:05,838 --> 00:40:07,963 And sure enough, because I didn't have 893 00:40:08,088 --> 00:40:10,630 the phony ID that day I went on the airplane-- 894 00:40:10,755 --> 00:40:12,088 they would have never got me. 895 00:40:12,213 --> 00:40:14,713 Never would have got me. 896 00:40:14,838 --> 00:40:20,505 - In October 1972, 215 days after the heist, 897 00:40:20,630 --> 00:40:23,213 trials are held for both the Laguna Niguel 898 00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:25,422 and Lordstown jobs. 899 00:40:25,547 --> 00:40:27,630 For all their meticulous planning, 900 00:40:27,713 --> 00:40:30,297 the Dinsio crew didn't plan on this. 901 00:40:30,422 --> 00:40:33,213 - Amil Dinsio, Charles Mulligan, 902 00:40:33,338 --> 00:40:35,505 and Phil Christopher are convicted 903 00:40:35,588 --> 00:40:37,838 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. 904 00:40:37,963 --> 00:40:40,838 James is convicted and gets sentenced to 15 years. 905 00:40:41,005 --> 00:40:43,005 Harry Barber is a fugitive for eight years 906 00:40:43,130 --> 00:40:44,838 before he's caught. 907 00:40:44,963 --> 00:40:46,672 - But what about the huge haul taken 908 00:40:46,797 --> 00:40:48,922 from the United California Bank? 909 00:40:49,047 --> 00:40:51,922 Whatever happened to what Amil Dinsio insisted 910 00:40:52,047 --> 00:40:53,672 were Nixon's millions? 911 00:40:53,755 --> 00:40:55,672 ♪ ♪ 912 00:40:55,755 --> 00:40:58,755 - After a heist of $20 million, even $30 million or more, 913 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,630 only a small fraction was ever recovered. 914 00:41:01,713 --> 00:41:03,838 - I don't think there's a good final estimate. 915 00:41:03,963 --> 00:41:07,547 I personally believe it's $50 million, plus or minus. 916 00:41:07,672 --> 00:41:09,088 - But the feds, they recovered 917 00:41:09,213 --> 00:41:11,630 somewhere between $2 million and $4 million. 918 00:41:11,755 --> 00:41:13,755 There is a lot more money out there. 919 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:15,463 According to the burglars, it's something 920 00:41:15,547 --> 00:41:17,172 between $12 million and $30 million. 921 00:41:17,297 --> 00:41:20,338 Where's the rest of the money? 922 00:41:20,463 --> 00:41:22,505 - Somebody out there got rich off this heist. 923 00:41:22,588 --> 00:41:25,172 [jazzy music] 924 00:41:25,297 --> 00:41:28,880 - For some, the missing money just reinforces 925 00:41:29,005 --> 00:41:31,130 the Dinsio gang's reputation... 926 00:41:31,213 --> 00:41:32,713 [explosion blasts] 927 00:41:32,838 --> 00:41:34,922 As the best heist crew ever. 928 00:41:35,047 --> 00:41:37,630 - I haven't seen anybody compare to us. 929 00:41:37,713 --> 00:41:39,838 You tell me if we're the best. I know we are. 930 00:41:39,922 --> 00:41:42,880 Even the FBI said we were the best. 931 00:41:43,005 --> 00:41:45,547 - That burglary just blew everybody away. 932 00:41:45,713 --> 00:41:47,463 They were meticulous. 933 00:41:47,547 --> 00:41:49,630 This is the biggest bank burglary in history 934 00:41:49,713 --> 00:41:51,672 at that time in America 935 00:41:51,797 --> 00:41:55,838 with a very sophisticated plan and some major bad guys. 936 00:41:55,963 --> 00:41:59,505 ♪ ♪ 937 00:41:59,588 --> 00:42:02,672 - In the case of the United California Bank burglary, 938 00:42:02,797 --> 00:42:04,963 there are still unanswered questions. 939 00:42:05,047 --> 00:42:08,547 Was labor leader Jimmy Hoffa really the catalyst? 940 00:42:08,672 --> 00:42:12,422 Was he trying, as mastermind Amil Dinsio insists, 941 00:42:12,547 --> 00:42:15,338 to get back what he considered his money? 942 00:42:15,463 --> 00:42:17,755 Whatever the answers, the ingenious plan, 943 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:21,380 bold execution, and millions of dollars associated 944 00:42:21,505 --> 00:42:24,255 with the United California Bank job place it 945 00:42:24,380 --> 00:42:26,838 among history's greatest heists. 946 00:42:26,963 --> 00:42:32,797 ♪ ♪