MIAMI SHOOTOUT Ep. 1 | “Who are these guys?”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, History

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In October of 1985, two armed robbers, Michael Platt and Bill Matix, begin targeting banks and armored cars in broad daylight in South Miami. They wear masks and army fatigues, and they have no problem opening fire in public places. Platt and Matix aren’t the most successful robbers in criminal history, but they have no fear, and they leave behind no clues for investigators. Thanks to our sponsor, Quince! Use this link for Free Shipping and 365-day returns: Quince.com/infamousamerica 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 or @blackbarrelmedia on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Probably the most classic set-up line for a joke is the old, a guy walks into a bar routine.
0:16.0	Now, this one won't have a funny punchline, and it doesn't have the rhythm of the classic,
0:21.0	but it almost sounds like the beginning of a joke.
0:23.4	A bank teller and a guard walk out to a drive-through window.
0:27.1	It was a little before 10.30 in the morning on Friday, November 8, 1985 in South Miami, Florida.
0:34.4	Florida National Bank was on South Dixie Highway, and today it's a Wells Fargo.
0:39.3	Then, as now, the bank operated two separate facilities.
0:43.3	There was the main bank building where customers could park their cars in the lot, walk inside, and see a teller or a banker.
0:50.3	Across the parking lot from the main building was a separate smaller building with a teller window for drive-through customers.
0:57.6	The female bank teller and the male guard were walking from the main building to the smaller drive-thru building to get the drive-thru window set up for the day's business.
1:07.3	The teller carried a bag with $10,000 in it, and they had probably done the walk dozens or maybe hundreds of times without incident.
1:15.5	It was about 200 feet from the main building to the drive-through building, and most of the short walk would have been pleasant.
1:22.5	The morning was mild and sunny, with the temperature rising toward 80 degrees Fahrenheit, which would have been
1:28.1	a big rebound from the cold snap that had hit Miami earlier in the week.
1:32.9	As the bank teller and the guard neared the drive-through building, the morning turned from pleasant
1:37.7	and routine to terrifying.
1:43.9	A 1977 gold Chevy Monte Carlo screamed into the parking lot and stopped a few feet from the teller and the guard.
1:51.2	Two men wearing ski masks, or balaclavas as they're called elsewhere,
1:55.4	and army fatigues jumped out of the car and pointed guns at the teller and the guard.
2:00.3	They shouted for the guard to
2:01.6	hand over his weapon and for the teller to hand over the bag of money. Both did as instructed.
2:07.6	The robbers ordered the teller to unlock the door to the drive-through building so they could steal
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