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The Bobbed-Haired Bandit of NYC
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New York City, 1924. The speakeasies were buzzing, the bobbed hair was flying, and jazz wasn’t the only thing making headlines. A string of brazen, gunpoint robberies begins sweeping through Brooklyn—each more daring than the last. But what really sets this spree apart? It’s not the cash stolen, or even the growing pile of NYPD shame. It’s who seems to be behind the pistol.
As police scramble for answers, the press turns the mysterious bandit into a full-blown sensation. She’s described as petite, stylish, pregnant—and terrifyingly efficient. While cops chase their own shadows, she robs stores across the borough, leaves taunting notes behind, and sparks a media frenzy that flips gender expectations—and the police commissioner’s blood pressure—completely upside down.
In this episode, we dive into one of the most unforgettable crime sprees of the Jazz Age. It's a story filled with trench coats and cloche hats, bad guesses and worse arrests, and a woman who just wanted a better life—and was willing to aim for it.
So... what do you do when the most wanted man in New York turns out to be a five-foot-tall woman with a .25 automatic and zero patience? You listen. And you learn. Because this? This one’s legendary.
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