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The Beatle Bandit, a serial bank robber's deadly heist, a cross-country manhunt, and the insanity plea that shook the nation, Nate Hendley

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The Beatle Bandit, a serial bank robber's deadly heist, a cross-country manhunt, and the insanity plea that shook the nation, Nate Hendley

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Beatle Bandit

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bibliography

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1225975781

Responsibility statement

Nate Hendley

Sub title

a serial bank robber's deadly heist, a cross-country manhunt, and the insanity plea that shook the nation

Summary

"The sensational true story of how a bank robber killed a man in a wild shootout, sparking a national debate around gun control and the death penalty. On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario. The intelligent but troubled son of a businessman and mentally ill mother, Smith was a navy veteran with a young Indigenous wife and a hazy plan for violent revolution. Outside the bank, Smith was confronted by Jack Blanc, a former member of the Canadian and Israeli armies, who brandished a revolver. During a wild shootout, Blanc was killed, and Smith escaped -- only to become the object of the largest manhunt in the history of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. Dubbed "The Beatle Bandit, " Smith was eventually captured, tried, and sentenced to hang. His murderous rampage had tragic consequences for multiple families and fuelled a national debate about the death penalty, gun control, and the insanity defence."--, Provided by publisher

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