A Charlestown Bank Heist Gone Wrong

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 366 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Charlestown, New Hampshire, to witness the 1850 robbery of the Connecticut River Bank. The bandits made off with all of the money in the vault, but somehow lost it a few hours later. The crime of the year was downright weird.

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0:00.0	So we're heading down Main Street in Charlestown, New Hampshire.
0:06.0	We are.
0:07.0	Main Street follows the Connecticut River and on the other side of the Connecticut River is Vermont.
0:12.0	Yep, we are right on the border.
0:14.6	Okay, so we're gonna make a left right up there
0:16.9	onto Summer Street.
0:18.9	Okay, got it.
0:20.7	And our destination is just ahead.
0:22.8	It's that small brick building right across the street from the town hall. What brings us to this building in downtown?
0:37.0	Shh Shh Shh Shh Shh!
0:39.0	What brings us to this building in downtown Charlestown?
0:42.0	Right, we've come to Charlestown, New Hampshire to rob a bank.
0:47.0	Hello, I'm Jeff Belander and welcome to episode 366 of the New England
0:54.9	Legends podcast and I'm Ray Ocher. Thank you for joining us on our mission to
0:58.1	chronicle every legend in New England one's story at a time. Whether it's true crime
1:02.3	ghosts, monsters, aliens, cryptids, or the just plain
1:05.9	weird, you can reach out to us anytime through our website with story ideas you think we should check out.
1:11.2	Our website is also the place where you can find dates for Jeff's
1:14.4	fall story tour, dates from my band The Pub Kings, and links to everything else we have going on.
1:19.2	So we'll go bank robbing right after this word from our sponsor.
1:29.0	Okay, Jeff, I think this bank robbery thing is a very bad idea. Why?
1:30.0	I mean, how else are we going to get rich?
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