On December 21, 1995, a routine bank pickup in Columbus, Georgia, turned into a bloodbath. Brink’s guard John Hamilton, a Vietnam veteran and family man, was ambushed outside a SouthTrust Bank. The shooter? An outsider flown in from Los Angeles. The plan? An armored truck robbery that ended in chaos, gunfire, and death.

In this episode of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise takes you inside the heist, the courtroom battles, and the lasting scars left on a community just days before Christmas. From the triggerman’s violent past to the family’s grief, this is a Southern true crime story that shows just how far greed will go.

💀 What do you think? Was this always meant to end in murder, or could Hamilton have survived if things went differently? Share your thoughts with me on socials @VividNightmaresPodcast.