They say that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is foolish... and maybe that's true. But it did work for a time as the Barefoot Bandit swept through various states stealing cars, planes, and boats. The bandit turned out to be an unlikely suspect who ended up with a Robin Hood-esque reputation. <br /><br />Music:<br />Swelling - Night II<br />This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.<br /><br />Sources:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.historylink.org/File/22562" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">True Crime: The Barefoot Bandit - </a><a href="http://historylink.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HistoryLink.org</a></li><li><a href="https://hhsclarionnews.com/feature-stories/2024/05/22/how-a-16-year-old-evaded-the-fbi-for-2-years/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Colton Harris-Moore: The Barefoot Bandit – The Clarion</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100711164707/http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/alert/moore_ch.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Alert - Colton A. Harris-Moore</a></li><li><a href="https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/274832-colton-harris-moore-psychological-evaluation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Colton Harris-Moore Psychiatric Evaluation | DocumentCloud</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110629064402/http://www.katu.com/news/local/63636867.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Teen burglar's mom: 'I hope he stole those planes' | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon | Local &amp; Regional</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100620204301/http://www.kirotv.com/news/23939095/detail.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">'Barefoot Bandit' Leaves Note, $100 At Raymond Vet Clinic - News Story - KIRO Seattle</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/08/bahamas.barefoot.bandit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Possible sighting of 'barefoot bandit' reported in Bahamas - </a><a href="http://cnn.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CNN.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2016/12/21/barefoot-bandit-forced-to-quit-washington-state-flight-school-fundraiser-i-feel-like-my-dream-has-been-crushed/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘Barefoot Bandit’ forced to quit Washington state flight school fundraiser: ‘I feel like my dream has been crushed’ – New York Daily News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/29574" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Colton Harris-Moore AKA "The Barefoot Bandit" Sentenced | DOT OIG</a></li><li><a href="https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/seattle/press-releases/2012/camano-island-man-sentenced-to-78-months-in-prison-for-multi-state-crime-spree" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FBI — Camano Island Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Multi-State Crime Spree</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/barefoot-bandit-colton-harris-moore-gets-movie-deal-but-his-mom-doesnt-like-it/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore gets movie deal, but his mom doesn't like it - CBS News</a></li></ul>