December 10, 1968: The 300 Million Yen Heist

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🗓️ 10 December 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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A clever crook tricked four bank guards into vacating their cash truck. By the time the guards realized what was happening, the truck carrying 300 million yen was gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, December 10th, 2021.
0:07.0	On this day in 1968, a single man used paint, a costume, and a little luck to pull off one of the most lucrative heists in Japanese history.
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0:56.1	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of
1:02.1	these crimes, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes brief discussions of suicide.
1:08.0	We advise extreme caution for children under 13. Today we're covering the 300
1:13.6	million yen heist pulled off by a man with a brilliant, devious plan. Now let's go back
1:20.6	to December 10, 1968, to a suburb of Tokyo, Japan. The holidays were coming soon,
1:29.3	and factory workers throughout Japan were ready for a break.
1:32.3	The economy, especially the tech sector, was booming.
1:36.3	Many employees looked forward to a healthy end-of-year bonus,
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