The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

The Pizza Bomber Heist: The Astonishing Story of Brian Wells and the Collar Bomb Conspiracy

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In this episode of The Compendium, I tell Adam the horrifying yet intriguing case of the Pizza Bomber Heist. On August 28, 2003, Brian Wells, a pizza delivery driver in Erie, Pennsylvania, was coerced into robbing a PNC Bank with a bomb locked around his neck as part of a horifying life or death scavenger hunt. This shocking event led investigators into a labyrinth of conspiracies involving Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Bill Rothstein. The case, often likened to a real-life "Saw" movie, remains one of the most intricate in FBI history.​

We give you just the Compendium, but if you want more, here are our resources:

  • Death of Brian Wells - Wikipedia​​
  • Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist (2018) - Directed by Barbara Schroeder
  • Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America's Most Shocking Bank Robbery - by Jerry Clark  and Ed Palattella​
  • The Story Of Brian Wells And The ‘Pizza Bomber’ Bank Robbery - allthatsinteresting​
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