Victor manuel gerena bank robbery
Victor manuel gerena bank robbery
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1 fugitive left in $7 million armored-car heist
Michael Melia | The Patriot Ledger
One by one, and as recently as this week, the suspects in a 1983 heist that netted $7 million for a militant group have been tracked down.
All 17 of them – except for the part-time armored car guard accused of playing the central role in what was then the biggest cash robbery in U.S. history.
And if Victor Manuel Gerena is in Cuba, as the FBI believes, there’s little hope that authorities will catch him anytime soon.
He’s charged with ambushing fellow guard James McKeon, hog-tying him and jamming a needle into his neck before loading the money into a rented Buick and driving off from the West Hartford armored car depot.
Gerena could have left with twice as much money, McKeon said, but the rest apparently wouldn’t fit in the car.
With a coat smothering his head, McKeon listened as Gerena stuffed the cash into duffel bags. “I thought he was going to kill me,” McKeon said.
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