Was Brian Wells a criminal… or a disposable pawn?

In this episode, Handy and Maal break down the shocking true crime case of Brian Wells, the pizza delivery driver forced to rob a bank with a bomb collar locked around his neck. What the media called a mastermind was actually a manipulated, intellectually disabled man set up to die from the start.

We unpack the moral dilemma of victim versus accomplice, how media narratives shaped public opinion, and why law enforcement failures sealed Wells’ fate. From the bomb’s design to the role of Marjorie Diehl Armstrong, this case exposes how easily society chooses a villain instead of asking the right questions.

This is a story about perception, manipulation, and a system that failed at every level.