How To Rob A Bank: The Thief & The Agent Who Caught Him

They were on opposite sides of the law - one robbing banks, the other hunting him. In this extraordinary interview, bank robber Steven Meyers and former FBI agent Shawn Johnson sit down with Tim & Xanthe to share their side of the case and the chase. In 1990s Seattle, Meyers was part of a crew that pulled off 19 bank heists alongside the elusive mastermind known as “Hollywood”. Johnson spent four years tracking them, analysing their every move and eventually setting a trap that would bring the crime spree to a violent end. This episode, the two men reveal the inside story of the robberies, the FBI chase and the shocking final heist. Their high-stakes game of cat and mouse has been retold in the Netflix documentary How to Rob a Bank. Find Steven Meyers’ book ‘The Treehouse’ here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.