Every Friday, join us for a quick dive into the intriguing world of true crime with our 'Did You Know' short fact episodes. In this weeks' episode we explore the Great Brink's Robbery.

In the crisp, early hours of January 17, 1950, the streets of Boston lay cloaked in darkness—a veil that masked the impending chaos about to unfold. As the city slumbered, a group of daring criminals orchestrated one of the most audacious heists in American history—the Great Brink's Robbery.

The target was the Brink's Armoured Car Depot in the North End of Boston—a fortress-like facility thought to be impervious to theft. Guarded by armed personnel and fortified with state-of-the-art security measures, the depot was considered impenetrable. But the gang of thieves, led by mastermind Anthony "Fats" Pino, had other plans.