On January 17, 1950, the Brinks Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts was robbed. Eleven men appeared in Brinks-like uniforms; they entered with copied keys and tied up employees. In about 30 minutes, they left with $2.7 million—the largest robbery in the U.S. at the time. There were few clues, but one of the men was jailed for another crime. He finally talked just before the statute of limitations on the crime would have expired.
