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October 24, 2004
The Many Faces of a Serial Bank Robber
The Courier-Journal, Kentucky, 13 October 2004
The first time David Brankle robbed a bank, he was so nervous and ill-prepared that he had to stuff handfuls of cash into his jacket because he forgot to bring a bag. "I didn't have much finesse," he would later say. "I wasn't very good." By the time he robbed his 27th bank, Brankle said, he was giving advice to a teller. "I've never done one of these before," she told him. "What do I do?" "Well, you give me all your money, and I put it in this bag, and then I leave," Brankle replied. Part-time developer and self-admitted con man, Brankle always had ideas for striking it rich. But by the spring of 2002, all had failed or were failing. So he began robbing banks. A lot of banks. In a 20-month spree that ended just before Christmas 2003, Brankle held up 43 of them in six states. He hit eight times in Indiana and 11 in Kentucky. Police dubbed him the Interstate Bank Mart bandit, reflecting his penchant for robbing banks inside supermarkets and near interstate highways. Four part series Part one - Self-proclaimed 'gentleman bandit' from Indiana led police on a 20-month chase across six states http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/10/13ky/A1-bankone1013-17313.html
Part two - Self-taught bandit rolled along as police arrested the wrong suspect. http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/10/14ky/A1-banktwo1014-19503.html
Part three - The investigation's turning point is marked by a robbery that the Interstate Bank Mart bandit did not commit. http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/10/15ky/A1-bankthree1015-18227.html
Part four - A routine traffic stop leads to the capture of the serial bank robber, and he begins to tell his story. http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/10/16ky/A1-bankfour1016-13543.html
Postscript - What became of the players in this tale... http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/10/16ky/A04-postscript.html
Posted by Emma at October 24, 2004 07:09 AM
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