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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Lootin'

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Things would honestly be a lot less curious if we could just get our facts straight. At least, that's what these two tales demonstrate for us today.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed Human.

0:08.1

Welcome to Aaron Menke's Cabinet of Curiosity's, A Production of IHeart Radio and Grim and Mild.

0:16.7

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:20.6

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

0:29.2

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:47.5

On a sunny Texas afternoon in 1992, an old cowboy in a wide-brimmed white hats and gray suit walked into the Mesquite Nation's bank.

0:50.2

The town was so small, only one teller was working.

0:53.5

She smiled at the old man when she saw him in line and beckoned him to the window.

0:58.5

How can I help you today?

1:00.8

Cowboy Bob hold the brim from his hats a little lower, knowing without having to look

1:05.8

that someone would review this moments later when they checked the security cameras.

1:10.9

The teller smiled again while she waited for a response.

1:14.4

Cowboy Bob stayed calm, never fidgeting, only sliding a note on the counter between them.

1:21.0

The teller's face paled when she read the message.

1:24.4

She turned, shaking, and placed every last bill from her cash drawer, a grand total of

1:29.6

$5,317, inside a bag from the side of her desk. When the teller handed the bag over,

1:37.3

she watched horrified as Cowboy Bob dug inside and removed a hidden dye pack from a stack of bills. He handed it back to her

1:45.8

with the tip of his hat and strode back out of the bank. Former FBI agent Steve Powell was

1:51.9

stumped. The nation's bank of Mesquite was the third in a line of robberies all committed

1:57.1

by the mysterious cowboy bob. Steve looked over the footage again. By the thief's

2:02.9

calm demeanor, Powell knew that he was looking for a professional. Cowboy Bob's gray beard and

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