BOMBINGS Ep. 6 | “Harvey’s Casino, Part 2: No Way Out”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

John Birges’s effort to collect extortion money from Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino does not go well. As he tries to think of another plan, the authorities attempt to disarm his bomb. The result is a TV spectacle that is nationwide news. The FBI begins a year-long manhunt which finally leads to the truth behind the bizarre story of the bomb that could not be disarmed. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.9	The bomb was sitting in a room on the second floor of Harvey's Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino
0:57.2	in Stateline Nevada, the gambling hub of the Lake Tahoe area.
1:02.1	The bomb had been discovered by a staff member at 5.30 that morning, and the bomb squad from
1:07.1	Douglas County, Nevada had arrived in short order.
1:10.7	A three-page extortion letter had been delivered with the bomb, and it contained a number of
1:15.2	dire warnings, not the least of which was that the bomb could never be disarmed, not even
1:21.0	by its creator.
1:23.2	The bomb squad was using every trick in the book to see if the letter was accurate, but it wasn't
1:28.3	easy, especially with the unfolding chaos around them.
1:32.3	Dozens of local law enforcement and fire department personnel were on the scene.
1:36.3	They evacuated the hotel and started to cordon off the area.
1:40.3	Hundreds of FBI agents were rushing to Harvey's casino. Scientists and explosive experts from across the country were hustling to the secluded resort town.
1:50.0	By 10 a.m., the frenzy of activity was being recorded by TV cameras.
1:56.0	The bomb at Harvey's Casino was national news, and it was yet another high-profile nationwide crime
2:02.8	story that summer. In May, five gunmen had robbed a bank in Norco, California, a small community
2:10.3	in Riverside County about an hour outside Los Angeles. The robbery evolved into the largest
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