Monica Leech: “Deadly Bank Heist” | MURDERISH Ep. 189

MURDERISH

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

On April 28, 1997 the Thousand Oaks, California branch of Western Financial Savings Bank was robbed at gunpoint. 39-year-old mother of two, Monica Leech, complied with the armed robbers’ demands and assisted with opening the bank vault. Just before the two masked men made their exit, one of them inexplicably shot Monica in the back of the head, killing her. It would take nearly 30 years for investigators to track down Monica’s killer and hold him responsible. Subscribe to Jami’s YouTube channel @JamiOnAir: https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair Follow Jami @JamiOnAir on Instagram and TikTok. Sponsors Flamingo: Visit ShopFlamingo.com/MURDERISH and use code MURDERISH for 25% off your first order. Shopify: Visit shopify.com/murderish to sign up for a $1/month trial. Boulevard: Visit JoinBLVD.com/MURDERISH for 10% off your first year subscription for new customers. ASPCA: Visit ASPCApetinsurance.com/MURDERISH to explore coverage. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. Research and writing by: K. Brant. Want to advertise on this show? We’ve partnered with Cloud10 Media to handle our advertising requests. If you’re interested in advertising on MURDERISH, please send an email to Sahiba Krieger [email protected] and copy [email protected]. Visit Murderish.com to learn more about the podcast and Creator/Host, Jami, and to view a list of sources for this episode. Listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer, it just means you’re murder..ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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