News & Politics
April 5, 2019
What Drove Houston’s Armored Car Robber to Cold-Blooded Crime?
New insights about Redrick “Red” Batiste emerge after his accomplices are found guilty.
Robbery
True Crime
April 18, 2018
The Doting Boyfriend Who Robbed Armored Cars
Beginning in 2015, Houston was plagued by a series of brutal armored car robberies that bewildered FBI agents for nearly two years. To finally bring down the unassuming mastermind behind it all, the agents had to stage an elaborate trap—and catch him in the act.
True Crime
February 1, 2004
Family Man
To his suburban Dallas neighbors, Todd Becker was a doting husband and devoted father. They had no clue that he led a secret, lucrative life as a safecracker.
True Crime
January 1, 2001
Outlaw Country
Rick Sikes and the Rhythm Rebels could have been bigger than Willie Nelson—if only bank robbery hadn't been on the playlist.
True Crime
March 1, 1997
The Last Ride of the Polo Shirt Bandit
William Guess seemed to be an ordinary man: He had a wife and three children and owned his own business. So why did he become the most prolific bank robber in Texas history?
True Crime
February 1, 1995
Shoot-out at Shamrock
On a sleepy day last September, two women came barreling down Route 66 with five police cars in hot pursuit. A tiny Panhandle town will never be the same.
True Crime
July 1, 1989
How Not to Rob a Bank
Two nice guys with financial troubles thought they found the perfect solution to the bust. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.