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World Service,16 Jan 2012,9 mins

The Great Brinks Robbery

Witness History

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In 1950 a Boston gang stole over $2.5m and they almost got away with it. It took the FBI nearly six years to catch the criminals. Thomas Richardson, the son of one of the wanted men talks to Witness.

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