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EP. #1219 The Bank Robber Who Outsmarted the FBI: Joe Loya’s Tale of Trauma, Crime, and Redemption

Joe Loya, once California’s most daring bank robber, shares his raw, riveting story on Strange Planet. From a violent East L.A. childhood under an abusive preacher father to stabbing his dad at 16, Joe’s rage fueled over 30 audacious bank heists, outwitting the FBI with disguises and body doubles. Solitary confinement nearly broke him, but a transformative correspondence sparked redemption.

Now a writer and Hollywood consultant (Baby Driver, Taken), Joe unpacks

GUEST: Joe Loya is a former bank robber turned acclaimed writer and Hollywood consultant. Growing up in East L.A. under a violently abusive Christian minister father, Joe’s trauma culminated in stabbing his father at 16, igniting a path to crime.

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, he robbed over 30 banks with cunning disguises and high-speed escapes, earning notoriety as California’s most elusive outlaw.

After two years in solitary confinement, a correspondence with author Richard Rodriguez sparked his transformation. Loya’s memoir, The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, and his work on films like Baby Driver and Taken showcase his storytelling, rooted in his youth as a Bible preacher.

Featured in The Guardian and CNN, Joe’s journey from rage to redemption raises questions about trauma, criminality, and the system’s role in shaping both. Joe’s remarkable story is the subject of  Season Four of the podcast series, The Burden:  Get the Moey and Run.

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