Happy Friday! This week we're taking a deep dive into the notorious bank robber AND prison escape artist, Willie Sutton...his story is wild!

Sources:

Canavan, Kathryn. “75 years later: A look back at Willie Sutton’s infamous prison escape.” Metro Philadelphia, 9 Feb. 2022, metrophiladelphia.com/75-years-later-a-look-back-at-willie-suttons-infamous-prison-escape/. Accessed 6 April 2025.

Kiernan, Joseph and Desmond, James. “Willie Sutton Captured; He Never Left Brooklyn.” New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 1952, www.nydailynews.com/2016/02/18/the-day-willie-the-actor-sutton-prolific-bank-robber-was-arrested-in-brooklyn-in-1952/. Accessed 6 April 2025.

Mongelli, Lorena. “Former cop recalls NYPD arrest of Willie Sutton 60 yrs. Later.” New York Post, 18 Feb. 2012, nypost.com/2012/02/18/former-cop-recalls-nypd-arrest-of-willie-sutton-60-yrs-later/. Accessed 6 April 2025.

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Willie Sutton.” Britannica, www.britannica.com/biography/Willie-Sutton. Accessed 6 April 2025.

“Willie Sutton.” FBI History, www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/willie-sutton. Accessed 6 April 2025.

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