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Criminalia

The Story of Suburban Chicago Booksellers and Bank Robbers, Jeff and Jill Erickson

Criminalia

Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On January 9, 1990, a bank robber nicknamed the Bearded Bandit entered the First Nationwide Bank in Wilmette, Illinois, disguised with a false beard, a baseball cap, dark sunglasses, and driving gloves. He carried a gun and police radio scanner, and threatened bank employees that he'd, ”blow their brains out.” While he collected from the vault, his wife prepared their getaway. The Ericksons, a husband-and-wife bank robbing duo, committed a series of armed robberies in the Chicago area in 1990 andd 1991. And when it ended, it was in a dramatic and desperate way. 

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0:00.0

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0:25.2

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0:35.0

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1:00.0

Listen to the bright side from Hello Sunshine on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome to Criminalea, a Ericsson entered the first nationwide bank in

1:29.5

Wilmet Illinois, disguised with a false beard, a baseball cap, dark sunglasses, and driving gloves.

1:36.8

He carried a gun and a police radio scanner and threatened bank employees that he'd, quote,

1:42.0

blow their brains out.

1:44.0

While Jeff got the loot from the vault, Jill Ericsson prepared their getaway.

1:48.8

The Ericsson's, a husband and wife bank robbing team,

1:52.2

committed a series of robberies in the Chicago area,

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