After two armored car robberies, Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu graduate to bank robberies. They have an arsenal of high-powered weapons at their disposal, and they show no fear of confrontation with police. They execute two successful robberies . . . and then enter a Bank of America location in North Hollywood on February, 28, 1997, and everything goes wrong.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 2 | “Two-Eleven In Progress”

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Willie Sutton and a small group of inmates execute an improbable escape from Holmesburg Prison. In the process, Willie cements his legacy as an escape artist. But his notoriety lands him a spot on the FBI’s new Ten Most Wanted list. Willie hides in various places in New York and plans his next big robbery, but his time is running out. A young man named Arnold Schuster recognizes the most wanted fugitive in America and makes a fateful report to police.

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WILLIE SUTTON Ep. 5 | “Most Wanted”

Willie Sutton and his crew execute their most dramatic robbery, but the success proves to be short-lived. Willie finds himself a guest of the Pennsylvania prison system and promptly starts scheming ways to break out of Eastern State Penitentiary. He and a group of inmates use a classic escape idea, but it backfires in comical fashion. After Willie is transferred to Holmesburg Prison, he dreams up his most daring escape plan.

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WILLIE SUTTON Ep. 4 | “Maximum Security”

Willie Sutton is back in Sing Sing prison and it doesn’t take him long to develop a plan to escape. But when the plan hits an unexpected snag, Willie teams up with a fellow inmate for a new idea that is even more audacious. The second plan works, and Willie restarts his career as a bank robber. Willie targets branches of a bank in Philadelphia and New York and pulls off his most lucrative heist to date.

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WILLIE SUTTON Ep. 3 | “Escape Artist”

Willie Sutton survives his first stint in prison and tries to go straight after his release. But before long, he’s back in the bank robbing business. This time, he discovers the perfect strategy to rob a bank with ease and without violence. Willie and his new partner, Marcus Bassett, go on a spree, but all good things come to an end. Bassett’s lifestyle leads Willie into a police trap.

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WILLIE SUTTON Ep. 2 | “Man of Many Faces”

Willie Sutton grows up in a tough Irish neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York where he idolizes the gangsters who run the local docks. At the age of 10, he commits his first serious theft. Future crimes and false accusations force him to go on the run before he joins a gang of professional thieves. When he’s 24, he makes his debut as a bank robber. But his first attempt produces less than stellar results.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 2 | “Two-Eleven In Progress”

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