The Beatle Bandit [1]
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
A two-part series —The unbelievable but true story of a bizarre-looking bank robber who terrorized 1964 Toronto as Beatlemania was gripping the nation. One heist went terribly wrong, ending in a wild shootout that sparked a national debate around gun control, mental health and the death penalty.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm currently out of office. |
| 0:04.4 | An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break. |
| 0:14.4 | So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science. |
| 0:22.4 | Yours, Toby. |
| 0:24.2 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday. |
| 0:29.0 | Atul protected. |
| 0:30.7 | Superdrug offers more than just beauty trends. |
| 0:33.3 | It can be the first stop for your health too. |
| 0:35.7 | Superdrug's pharmacies offer the NHS Pharmacy First Service. |
| 0:39.6 | Get fast help for things like UTIs, sore throats and sinusitis with no appointment. |
| 0:44.8 | And if suitable, prescription-only medication on the same day. |
| 0:48.2 | Learn more at superdrug.com slash pharmacy first. |
| 0:51.3 | Subject to consultation with a superdr drug pharmacist available in England only. |
| 0:54.9 | Age restrictions may apply. This service is NHS funded. Rescription charges may apply if treatment |
| 0:59.4 | is supplied. Hi everyone and welcome to the podcast. Just a couple of things before we begin. |
| 1:07.5 | Apple Podcasts is currently featuring Canadian True Crime on their Canadian home page. So if |
| 1:13.2 | you're new here, hi, my name is Christy. I moved here from Australia almost 13 years ago, can you |
| 1:19.1 | believe it? And this podcast is my independent creative passion project where I explore the dark |
| 1:24.8 | underbelly of Canada through the lens of true crime. So if you're |
| 1:28.6 | interested in joining me, welcome. That brings us to today's episode. It is a doozy, the start of a |
| 1:35.4 | two-part series. Part two will be released to everyone in a week on Tuesday, March 22nd. And if you're |
| 1:42.5 | subscribed to one of our premium feeds, both parts are available |
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