The Beatle Bandit
ONTARIO, CANADA
The unbelievable but true story of a bizarre-looking bank robber who terrorized 1964 Toronto as Beatlemania was gripping the nation. One heist went terribly wrong, ending in a wild shootout that sparked a national debate around gun control, mental health and the death penalty.
True Crime Book Recommendation:
This series was written by Nate Hendley based on his new book,
The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber’s Deadly Heist, a Cross Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation, released in November 2021 by Dundurn Press,
ABOUT NATE: Nate Hendley is a Toronto-based journalist, speaker, and author of many books.
PURCHASE: The Beatle Bandit is available in paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats at: Amazon Barnes and Noble Chapters-Indigo
Credits:
Primary research and writing: Nate Hendley
Creative direction, additional research, writing, editing: Kristi Lee
Sound design: Kristi Lee
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams
Disclaimer voiced by the host of True
Music credits:
Soularflair - selected tracks
Blue Dot Sessions - Sal’s Place, Uncertain Ground, Gathering Stasis
Swelling - Night 1, Night 2, Day 1, Day 2
Vitus Von Degan - Black Gloves
Kevin McLeod / Incompetech - Dark Times
Kai Engel - Nothing Lasts Forever, Oneieri
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams, CTC Guitar Ambiance
Main Information Sources:
Archival research and original interviews with author’s permission from book:
The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber’s Deadly Heist, a Cross Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation by Nate Hendley.
Additional Sources:
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/09/07/live-maple-leaf-gardens-toronto-canada/
https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents/schizophrenia/
