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It was a seemingly normal afternoon at the PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. Clients shuffled in line as tellers deposited checks and dispensed money.

And at 2.27 PM,

a stocky bald man walked in looking dishevelled.

It was 46 year old Brian Wells.

He wore blue jeans and two t-shirts.

The one underneath was gray, while the one on top said

guess jeans. His chest bulged as if it was concealing something. And above his

collar he seemed to be wearing a neck brace. In his hand, he carried

what appeared to be a cane.

Brian Strode confidently passed the line of customers and straight up to the chief teller.

She told him he needed to get in line and wait his turn.

Without hesitating, he handed her a white envelope.

She immediately understood this was a robbery.

Shakely she pulled out a letter from inside the envelope and read.

Then she looked up at Brian. He wasn't wearing a neck brace. It was a bomb.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, host of Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast.

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