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The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

[Bonus] The Tale of Bank Robbers 'The Stopwatch Gang' [Part 1]

The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

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True Crime, Killers, Non-fiction, Mystery, Justice System, News, Podcast, Criminal, Murder, California, Law Enforcement, Discussion, Crime

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The Story 'Stopwatch Gang' Who Robbed More Than 140 Banks In Canada And California [Part 1]

**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**

For this special pair of bonus episodes of Killafornia Dreaming we are headed north to Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s, a trio of friends began their own little criminal enterprise, targeting shipment containers, cargo, and delivery systems throughout Ottawa. Eventually their exploits landed them in prison, but each one of them managed to escape from prison, eventually winding up in California where they graduated to Bank Robbery, earning themselves the moniker, the Stopwatch Gang: Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright, and Stephen Reid. They successfully robbed more than 140 banks from 1974-1980.

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0:00.0

Hi Dreamers and welcome to the Special Vacation Series Bonus of California Dreaming.

0:06.0

For this we are traveling to visit our neighbors to the north, Canada.

0:11.0

This is where one of your Facebook group admins, Gen T, resides,

0:16.2

specifically in the province of Ontario.

0:19.2

And this

0:25.0

last week or so I just want to let her know that I love her and I just want to let her know

0:29.0

that I love her and I care about her are all of our admins and our group do and I want to

0:36.5

thank her for her contribution and support of the group and the show.

0:47.6

Now this isn't going to be the episode that we had voted on a few weeks back which was the shed-in massacre.

0:50.1

The case, as it turns out, is very long and complicated.

0:55.0

And over the past couple of months that I've been trying to tackle that story,

0:59.0

I simply haven't been able to dedicate the time it's going to take to get a put together for you in a meaningful way.

1:06.0

Not only that, a few listeners have indicated that massacres aren't a favorite topic of discussion. though I don't intend to shy away from those

1:15.7

types of cases. It just didn't seem like that particular story was going to come

1:20.7

together well for me. at least not right now.

1:26.1

So for now, I found a case that not only ties into our vacation

1:30.2

destination of Ontario, Canada, but part of the story also takes place in California and Arizona as well.

1:38.0

And it's a pretty good follow-up to episode 92, the tale of Nixon's dirty millions. So without further ado,

1:47.4

California Dreaming proudly presents this latest installment of our show's vacation series.

1:54.0

Straight out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,

1:58.0

The Tale of the Stop Watch gang.

2:10.0

Stephen Reed is one of the most infamous bank robbers Canada had ever known. If you listen to episode 92, then you recall we discussed the fall of the bank robbery.

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