America’s Dumbest Heist | Real Stories True Crime Documentary

Expanded two-hour true crime story about the 1997 Loomis-Fargo armored car heist in North Carolina and the serio-comic fate of its bumbling underdog perpetrators who fell victim to avarice, mutual betrayals, and false romantic promises.
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[@fenixfp40]

It’s amazing how quickly the law can act when it’s the banks money.

[@soapychikin]

Exactly. When it comes to missing people, there’s cold cases.

[@deadlink1137]

@@soapychikin Heard about a guy who killed a kid in a fight. never went to jail, got arrested a few times after just to be checked up. Then later in life same guy managed to steal some money from the state, cant really remember how, and then the prosecutors bent every law they could to put him in jail for 10 years. Funny world were money means more than the lives of others

[@rochellevanwyk6279]

Agreed, when it's a missing person it's so different right!

[@lexhecf2158]

They acts even faster to ride off public money

[@bustamango863]

The only way they would have solved it quicker would be if Gant and the gang were black.

[@jamesstreet228]

I heard a story of a guy that robbed a convenience store and when he was leaving to get away he backed into a pile of snow that had been pushed out of the parking lot and left a perfect impression of his tag in the snow. The cops were waiting on him when he arrived home

[@spikenomoon]

I would have been fooled because it would be backwards.

[@fishman6377]

1:34:15 They had 17 million and still borrowed a $20 shovel from the neighbour LMAO

[@annea5781]

They are weird. They also ditched 3M n then sent the guy 8k when he asked for 50…

[@StefanMartinec]

​@@annea5781¹free ft tytytyyzvvvfcffffffffffffffffff6⁵⁵ggjhtyvf2fffffffffsfffffffffffsfsfsfsfsfsfsffsffsssssfssswwswd246460. MMB GJ 😊

[@marklittler784]

​@@annea5781Bagman commission?

[@absaly]

pentagon spends this kind of money on office lunch break & yet its unaccounted for too !

[@TopDollaent]

@@marymcquaid7291 they were to stupid to get away with it

[@tm13tube]

I watched this before. He is so gentle I kinda wish he didn’t have to go to jail. Just a humble thief.

[@marianneginalski7564]

I wish the FBI would investigate the fortune of politicians as thoroughly…

[@oldtimer7635]

They will if there´s a proven case. Actually, it happens all the time. Ray Nagin, The Keating Five, Randy Cunningham, Edwin W. Edwards, Paul Powell, Kwame M. Kilpatrick, Warren G. Harding....both parties, mostly GOP, of course. But, you won´t hear about them if your only source for info is Fox or Newsmax....

[@ctr289]

It does. They investigate the fortune of politicians who stand in the way of the establishment politicians that they support

[@norman7527]

Could start with N. Pelosi, the others are in plain sight

[@oldtimer7635]

@@norman7527 What are you wailing for, sue her!

[@boombonic666]

Right!?

[@jeffl6394]

After watching so many of these types of documentaries, I've noticed that the authorities will spend more time and resources to recover money than catch killers. Not sure if I'm surprised.

[@eadweard.]

Approval-seeking nonsense.

[@jasoncleenwerck]

Facts..

[@bumbaclot813]

True

[@BlueBockser]

After watching so many KZbin comments, I've noticed that many of them are populist bullshit with zero footing in reality. I can't even explain how dumb your comment sounds. You drew conclusions based on a few documentaries? And those documentaries were all "of these types"? And you don't realize you might be getting a biased picture? Also, it seems there are always enough gullible fools with confirmation bias that will back up any old made up bullshit.

[@VVVVVeeector22333]

YEAH

[@melaniedawn4256]

I worked for a retailer in Hickory, NC, and encountered David on multiple occasions for cash pickups. He was the kindest, most soft spoken man I've ever met. 30 years later, and I still can't believe he did this.

[@Dude-1689]

And he said he would do it again 😂

[@marklittler784]

He was a very nice man he's never stolen 17 million before 😅

[@charlesosbun9381]

Who was the man who jumped out of an airplane over the midwest?

[@charlesosbun9381]

No, he just stole $16 million! LOL!

[@marklittler784]

@@charlesosbun9381 Well stealing 16 million doesn't prove your not a nice man

[@RetroRogue.]

I don't know why but I absolutely love the early 2000's feel of the presentation.

[@gorillagangebk]

Nostalgia at its FINEST 🎐🏆

[@wildestcowboy2668]

1999

[@vovin8132]

It's because everything has gone downhill since the 90s

[@GirlJay67]

So true.... ​@@vovin8132

[@Lisa-pl6gv]

I really enjoyed this too.

[@jeffcollins1097]

Man, how dumb is that couple buying all that stuff in cash, with 20's, right after a big heist like that in the same town.

[@jumpingman6612]

this, just wow

[@fatpusy1822]

Broke people whole goes from rag to rich are stupid and dum

[@isabellind1292]

Who'd ever pull of a multi-million $ heist and expect they're going to be able to make any big purchases in $20s anyway? It's going to be a little suspish if you're buying a car or a house? Seems like a headache to try & spend.

[@chrisbranch231]

@@BjAn you could tell she was dumb by how she was talking

[@Wassiim1006]

That's why it's called the Dumbest Heist 😂

[@James-bv4nu]

"I don't know your name; but I just stole $17M. And here's the key to the van." "And oh, don't forget to send me my share."

[@robf.9982]

lol

[@SupaFlyMagic]

Exactlyyyy like bruh what?! Over a chick that doesn't give a damn about you. And the fact that it was a vault with non sequential money was the luckiest thing in the world. They deadass coulda got away

[@Chris_Diggity]

@@SupaFlyMagic And Unmarked! 😆

[@Chris_Diggity]

And to top it off the guy put a Hit on his head...

[@shashanks550]

They say love is blind but love can turn you into a stupid as well.

[@lalaLAX219]

Two heists in one! Both the bank and David got robbed. I couldn’t help but root for David to get away with it though…I think the FBI agents liked him too 😂

[@Derpherppington]

plus they were about to kill him -kelly was the head of all this and should be charge more than 5 years

[@jeffstewart3342]

David Gant is a likable down to Earth guy, someone I could be friends with. I liked his honesty when asked if he would do it again, sure I would.

[@shitongoogle1132]

The number of times Gant finds out someone else has been brought in without his knowledge is nuts.

[@stephenstead7270]

He was set up from the start. He a fool he lost everything. In life

[@healgoth]

1:01:34“He said we needed to talk and he was glad to see me and I told him the same.” is kind of cute in a Fugitive x Federal Agent Enemies to Lovers fanfiction way

[@tonishathompson7649]

Yea lol

[@shaniseboose9225]

I've watched this episode over Ten Times.1 of the greatest of all time

[@bossup24]

I agree

[@FlipNasty1]

There is a movie The Masterminds based on this.. Zach Galifinakis from the hangover plays David... its pretty funny

[@antisocialatheist1978]

I remember living in N.C when this happened. The local radio stations was making fun of this because these idiots went from living in a single wide trailer to throwing a half a million in cash on a multi million dollar home 🤣. Plus they just burned through money like Rick James in a strip club.

[@GS-zc4sk]

Yeah, just so happened to have $5M here in my Trailer. Think I'll just pick up and move. Nobody will notice

[@jeffhatmaker817]

😅😅.... good one on the Rick James quip.

[@FlipNasty1]

Ever see the movie The Masterminds with Zach Galifinakis? It's based on this actual story

[@jaeloniala4672]

We've had similar heists in Kenya by Wells Fargo employees, and what I have never understood is why the corporate giants would underpay these guys. Its not good to keep a hungry starving lion around young gazelles.

[@samking2094]

yeah right imagine being poor af but being around millions in cash all the time, it would be seriously hard to resist, especially if you were left alone with ALL the keys! lol

[@someotherdude]

In Kenya, when exactly are people not breaking the law?

[@johnc3673]

Impressive analogy!

[@opalfishsparklequasar8663]

Well said! 💖💎🏆

[@carkod]

What I don't like about this entire story is that banks actually get benefited, and they are the biggest stealers

[@dylangrigg8037]

imagine stealing all that money and then giving all of it to people who did nothing to help other than taking it off your hands

[@rjb1987xx]

The the power 😺😺😺 and a man the probably never had luck with women

[@spiderreed350]

No,I can't, I would kill those others for sure.1 by1.

[@spiderreed350]

@@rjb1987xx he was married.

[@79huddy]

@@spiderreed350 But was he happily 🤔

[@tammy5654]

RIGHT !!! 😆😆😆 David Ghantt was an idiot. If I'm the ONLY one on tape stealing the money there's NO WAY I would have to wait on others to send me money I'm the ONLY one on tape stealing. Ghantt was the ONLY one with a KNOWN association to the money and was on tape stealing it. If his accomplices would have knocked him off IMMEDIATELY after he delivered the van with the money, the police wouldn't have had a clue on where to start looking. They knew NOTHING about Ghantt's. accomplices.

[@EdugeBDroN]

How no one found that van and its contents before the FBI is amazing

[@victorial6314]

DAVID:"Yah, I'd do it all over again" Judge watches interview... Early release denied at probation hearing

[@lukemeers9336]

Exactly what I was thinking lol, dumbass.

[@howdydoughty7634]

@@lukemeers9336 i don’t think he care if he doesn’t get out early

[@sophialove5970]

Lol

[@nyreekrikorian]

He probably meant to say he would do it better next time, having learned from his mistakes... maybe only take what he needed for himself to live comfortably for the rest of his new life, without accomplices. If he had been paid enough to live comfortably doing his job, I don't believe he would have committed any crime.

[@ivanorozco4274]

@@nyreekrikorian maybe he wouldn't have. Maybe he would: It was not just that he was poor: He wanted much more than what he could get, even with a well-paid job. He also wanted this gal in his life. Altough low wages make it easier for guards to be tempted, higher wages aren't a safeguard against temptation like that.

[@blackbeard9962]

This is how a documentary should be made!! Great story telling great narration and beautiful job done by the actors!!

[@alisisenia4231]

Yes you're right

[@pewpface9767]

Durrrrrrrrrr

[@fritzelly7309]

Well it is a Discovery Channel series so hardly surprising

[@shanannahgins]

"Mastermind"

[@joecorrero6763]

This was a weekly TV show back in the 90s-early 2000s. We used to watch it every week.

[@crakka5150]

If I had a dollar for ever time I thought to myself, “how stupid”, “what idiots”, “why.. just why”, while watching this… I’d probably have accumulated as much as they stole in this heist.

[@jennamoore3457]

😂😂😂 You are just as comical as Gantt

[@nocomment1212]

$17M heist, and they barely even left town. Real criminal geniuses...

[@ramsesii2196]

Would’ve been in a country that hates the us

[@nocomment1212]

@@ramsesii2196 they could've left the state, at least.

[@ramsesii2196]

@@nocomment1212 fr fr. Should’ve left with out a peep and came back in 10-15 years

[@Bee-ly4gx]

Even worse, they bought a velvet Elvis!

[@nocomment1212]

@@ramsesii2196 or never came back

[@alexistrebexis3195]

Wow, I really felt for this David Gant guy. And I loved his honesty about saying he would do it again if he had the chance.

[@De.D1]

He's out by now...wonder what he's doing? 🤔

[@yellowflowers8858]

Gant mighta been better off keeping his honesty to himself tho bcz if he ever gets another job, which he most likely will at _some_ point, his employer might've saw this video too & will know Mr. Gant is not to be trusted ....

[@yellowflowers8858]

@UCdQ46g_x6QInsDnSABp48KA you never lied 🤣 he looked so sad in Mexico holding a huge L for stealing all that money, having to call ASKING for some of it & didnt get the girl eitha 🤣 smdh

[@AntiMasonic93]

Ghantt, not "Gant."

[@coolgirlfrozenfeet]

I can’t believe he said that. He totally didn’t learn his lesson, even though it almost got him killed. What a doofus. Theft is wrong, no matter how easy it might be to just do it. It’s like he has no conscience. I’m glad his wife divorced him. I hope she found a better life after him. I say this as someone who doesn’t have a job or money, so don’t think I haven’t been dirt poor myself.

[@makiletsisegowa7147]

What i love doing is watching thesw documentaries on youtube then go through the comments which are enjoyable and paints a picture of what to expect

[@mnemonichotpocket]

Some times it can spoil it, so you gotta be careful. But I do the same.

[@lafrance18]

Lol me too

[@nicolegeorge3704]

Same

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

Same here.

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

Secret of committing a crime is do it alone and tell nobody not even your mother wife anyone.

[@brentrichards1200]

Just an fyi, the polygraph test has been proven to be completely unreliable in detecting honesty or dishonesty. There is no reason to take it unless you just want to for the fun of it. Realize that if you "fail" it and you are innocent, the inspectors will probably focus more energy on you, and the guilty party will have an advantage.

[@latifgarcia112]

Fact

[@jessiec2220]

I think it’s actually reliable but it’s not submissible in court

[@mrtwister9002]

​​@@jessiec2220_admissible._ There is reason why it isn't admissable in court. Google, the lie behind the lie detector. It isnt reliable.

[@littlezentz]

So funny the FBI had no idea what the pager code 143 meant!! It means "I Love You"

[@annacruz4085]

I'm 38 and I had a pager almost all my teenage years I loved it 143 will always stay in my head as I love you even when I look at the clock I'm like it's I love you time have a good day happy New Year thanks for reminding me of the good old days

[@littlezentz]

@@annacruz4085 You have a wonderful New Year also

[@JustAcommenter29]

When the narrator said they didn't know what it meant, I shook my head. There is NO way the FBI didn't know what that meant.

[@stacischuck3844]

It was The Wonderful "Mr Rodgers" favorite #! I have the numbers tattooed!

[@ventisale1]

My God... the items removed from the Chambers' home shows that money definitely can't buy you taste. Those ridiculous items!

[@themuse11]

I so would have bought that Elvis on black velvet from the auction.

[@John-jz5yv]

What??! That's a beautiful Elvis painting! Shame on you!

[@user-xd4rs6vr4n]

You can, however, hire an interior designer

[@anthonylutz118]

This was a dramatic recreation for the purpose of telling a story. Do you believe that they actually went out and bought all of the furniture, etc. back so they could film this?

[@butteredtoast8666]

A velvet painting of Elvis? seriously?!!?

[@joshuashaw7343]

The fact that he blew approx 30,000 in less than two months is the exact reason why his wife kept him on a strict budget lol

[@versatileduplicity9313]

😂 crazy amount to spend even for today !!!

[@versatileduplicity9313]

@Puerto Rico Vive nah, I’d still budget. I’d be banging mad hookers all over my state, except the big city and going to strip clubs.

[@toyiadecorcreations]

With 17mil I would spent that 30k in one week 😂😂🤣🤣

[@nahh_homi]

Probably why they had 30 years worth of debt too

[@queenashantee1957]

YUP!!! HIS WIFE KEPT HIM ON A DIET AND NOW THE GANG DONE THE SAME THING, ONLY WORSE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BEHAVIOUR. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. ONLY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.....

[@rhvoriginals3083]

Proving, there is no honor among thieves. Being locked out of the van with that key ring and bulletproof glass had me rolling. The three stooges came immediately to mind.

[@quavejacob1483]

I know the guy that called in the van,was kicking himself after finding out what was inside 😂

[@GhostRider-ms1ep]

THE BEST PART WAS, WHEN THEY WERE OPENING THE VAN WITH A BUNCH OF KEYS, THAT WAS SO FUNNY.

[@KandMe1]

yeah just got to that part now. Its hilarious 200 keys one van lol criminals are clowns for sure... they get to the columbian airport and no flights to Mexico

[@tenacious1]

Yeh there were a gazillion keys on that one ring huh lol

[@samking2094]

Could these guys been more stupid? As soon as I saw him with that huge bunch of keys I was wondering why he didn't just take off the key he needed, imagine going through 200 keys in the dark...dumb af

[@rottish]

@@samking2094 well he did all this for a woman he kissed. once.

[@Anonymous-eo2er]

And they tried using rocks to break bulletproof windows 😂😂

[@badass6656]

Better than most thrillers. Moral of the story is you can't trust anyone.

[@neilgibbons2532]

No, the moral is ,thow shall not steal

[@badass6656]

@@neilgibbons2532 What if you steal don't get caught and don't tell anyone?

[@Pyrus335]

Actually the moral of the story is to straight bs your "accomplices" and take more than literally 300 grams of 100 dollar bills to a foreign country...

[@suzievestido2827]

I THINK..WHEN U MAKE BAD.. BAD KARMA ALSO U WILL GET .IF UR MATERIALISTICS U SEE 95% u think Money .David ken is very confused n tired of his life maybe..he have problems in his family /little salary in his works..maybe he sacrifices his self...I think he knows everything..he just did it..

[@tankthearc9875]

@@neilgibbons2532 no, like in goodfellas , no major purchases for a long while

[@jessejohnson3138]

This episode is always worth a watch, I often come back to watch it as well as the Mecklenburg 6 death row Escape, two of my favorites.

[@cheyennedavis6450]

Cc

[@jewdollaz305]

Just my type🥰🥰

[@ogiefernando3080]

@@cheyennedavis6450 y0

[@FlipNasty1]

Go watch the movie based on this story. The Masterminds with Zach Galifinakis... it's funny af

[@robertpowell4845]

That was a great story. I don't hardly ever watch something so long. This was the best I have seen in years. Thank you.

[@ellarazumi9508]

With all the millions, I wonder why the security at the warehouse was worse than that of a supermarket?

[@norlelarazali5281]

@Barry Baz yeah.. i also watched about the other robbery.. they never learned!!!

[@willshedo]

Because they try to save costs at the wrong end - same old story.

[@robinsinpost]

I don't think supermarkets have safes as big as that. This was an inside job.

[@agustincai]

insurance

[@BenState]

90's

[@TheBoostedDoge]

"apparently it didn't occur to them that armored vans have bullet proof glass" narrator straight up calling them dumb

[@rikmcdik6662]

That whole scene they looked like cavemen 😂

[@andwelovearpsychopat7820]

In the uk we would call them dickheads

[@timh3576]

LOL

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@JDMHaze]

they're from charlotte, NC lol

[@yiy3429]

A crime story told in an intriguing way.

[@chuckabutty888]

They had more keys than sense. I like the nice cop screaming "GET DOWN ON THE GROUND" as he throws him on the comfy bed !

[@mnemonichotpocket]

My favorite has always been that cartoon of the cop yelling, " FEEEZE, GET ON THE GROUND!" And the criminal casually says while standing still, "Wellz what is it officer? Do ya want me to freeze? Or get on the ground?" America in a nutshell

[@jamesmitchell1738]

Instructions can have more than 1 step. 1. Freeze (stop what you are doing) 2. Get down on the ground. (Now get down on the ground) Not that fucken complicated. Guess what usually comes next. 3. Hands behind your back 4.Stand up "But officer... you said Feeze" 😆

[@eliasdeleone7059]

To get away with a heist and then get caught up making excessively large cash purchases when the FBI is looking for you has to be the dumbest thing imaginable. The fool deserved to get caught.

[@Ninosfunnyshorts]

Don’t think they knew they was being watched but def woulda left America to a country that can’t extradite u

[@shandoolie]

@@Ninosfunnyshorts lol ok

[@jamesm3471]

Yeah, total idiot. I’d have spent it all on lotto tickets asap, and when I won, everyone would win!!

[@8DIBa]

@@JenBee1 if it was me, i would give them money and a plane ticket or would send them far far away as quickly as possible..

[@raymaharaj4502]

@Nino. Yeah and just pack all the money in your luggage……… Eeeediot!!!

[@OG213LA]

How stupid can you be to take all the risk and trust someone else to hold on to your money and believe that they’re going to send you money as needed????

[@larryg9137]

LOL What your seeing is the evidence of being married from the age of 14, this idiot can't deal with anything without a list of instructions! If it's not on the list, it's not important.

[@Dalauan_Sparrow]

your solution?

[@marcusmphotography]

@@Dalauan_Sparrow working a real job

[@nobody7817]

Love is blind. Love is a man-made emotion... the world would be far better off without it.

[@christopherkinsella3912]

Like a bank?

[@Psiros]

This feels like Unsolved Mysteries. The nostalgia.

[@juliemitchell3794]

The law should be this diligent in finding missing people even if they are poor. Any life is priceless.

[@friendo777]

are you going to pay for it?

[@ivanorozco4274]

@@friendo777 we are already paying for it, they just don't do some tasks they should

[@tailbrain2313]

I have never been allowed to smoke period! I'm going to try for 20mil

[@samanthaob87]

@@friendo777 yes I would happily pay for it with my taxes. Just like we pay to do this.

[@smackoholick]

Murder isn't a federal crime. This was investigated by the fbi. Missing persons and murders are typically handled by the state and local police.

[@homegrownluv8106]

If You steal over $17 mil In unmarked cash and stay in the same country You deserve to get caught

[@jewdollaz305]

He only took $30,000 🙄 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@heatheryoung9254]

@@jewdollaz305 the other guy and his wife. They stole the money too.

[@rhondaallan4680]

@Jew Dollaz No, he stole 17.3M. The FBI recovered 88% of that money, leaving 1.32M that wasn't recovered. There were 8 co-conspirators plus Ghantt. Divide 9 into that 1.32M and each one got 205,000 and some change.

[@jewdollaz305]

@@heatheryoung9254 I'm talking about the simp guy who got finesse by the girl... That was his only cut didn't you watch the story?

[@jewdollaz305]

@@rhondaallan4680 the dude got finesse by his female coworker is the one that only received 30 grand...wth were you watching

[@incomingVIBES]

Skip to the end of video and start it over again and not have to deal with all those ads if you don’t use adblocker. Once video starts tab screen and drag bar to the end of video and wait 1 second. Then drag back to start NO ADS. You are welcome

[@buenavistalawnlandscape3523]

Thanks didn't know that trick

[@nicholashoitsma1484]

Ow ow, Colorado? ! Haha. I'm in the same spot.

[@sd906238]

How about when watching this on my TV? Is there some kind of adblocker for a Roku?

[@truthtree7887]

Thanks man

[@frankfurttaunus3395]

thanks!!

[@vissitorsteve]

That velvet painting of Elvis was a dead giveaway...🤣

[@davidulrichldj6140]

The real crime? The Elvis painting

[@BennyM_]

I laughed so much throughout this video. That velvet Elvis...OMG. You can take the people out of the trailer but'cha can't take the trailer out of the people. At least not those particular people.

[@sunnydelight1196]

He has roadside assistance on his Homeowners Insurance policy, I'll bet!

[@bellaleu7782]

Kinda rude, not everyone can afford what is deemed a standard home...

[@jaimesantiago1751]

Bet you live in a palace 💩

[@williamkirk7781]

Elvis Presley is the greatest performer of all time. The man been dead since 77 and still brings in 45 million annually. He is a national treasure.

[@Paulo20057]

Me too, their not the sharpest tools in the shed especially that David lol

[@normanham6142]

I was a Security Manager in a casino. Rule #1- No one has all the keys. It was always a two-key, two individuals from different departments to enter any secured rooms. Vault, main bank, card & chips room. Surveillance always notified prior to approaching. Then, we could not enter until notified by Surveillance. Never entrust a single individual with all keys!

[@flomccanuck8095]

I was flabbergasted by the number of keys on that key ring, that detail just struck me as insane stupidity😵‍💫. Yes, security has improved for the better. Thanks for the update

[@gorguan1167]

7 years? Lol no wonder he said he would do it again.

[@raesjourney1160]

Exactly I mean why not that’s light time.

[@joxepojoxepin2752]

It's a non violent robbery to a bank. It's a harsh sentence if you ask me.

[@luisbarrueta8207]

He probably parolled in 4 or 5 years..

[@mrtwister9002]

​ 7 years is light time? The average person lives to be about 75. Thats about 1/10 of your life.... Do you know what its like in prison? I bet not.

[@stephendacey8761]

@@raesjourney1160Although, he'll be paying restitution his whole life. If he doesn't pay, I'm sure the feds will take it from his paycheck. I mean that's the American way unless the person has power or money in the USA.

[@woodgrainstudios7321]

Dude was in another country calling back to ask for money like: "Its my money and I need it NOW!!!😂😅🤣😂😆🤪

[@trishazechel8402]

When you have this many people involved, as well as being so greedy, they were bound to get caught.

[@delbertosborne2390]

The real mindless part about it is, that he didn't even know them and that he said that he would do it again 🤯 Actually it took me back when Florida Mega millions lottery a bunch of years ago. This Guy took $15,000 out of his Son's collage fund and spent it on lottery tickets and paid. others to check them. Absolutely mindless. The lottery at that time was about $140,000,000. I've got the ticket, hear it is🤯 Wright😏 The same mind set🤪

[@stevewhite9905]

He at least send some money home for his wife

[@wb6csh]

trisha zechel; if all, or most of the involved had any brains (IQ), they could have gotten away with it! They almost did!

[@omegaseamaster1550]

@@@wb6csh three can keep a secret if two are dead.....

[@xanlysphynx8839]

Trisha Zechel try to do your dirt all by your lonely (own). That way ensures only you to make sure no one talks. Loose lips 💋 or drunk night of questions is would .

[@dominickim1855]

I can’t help but feel so sorry for Gant. He was a straight shooter all his life until his low-life accomplices tempted him at the perfect time to convince him to do this. They give Gant a meager $30K while they hold $17 million, then gets irritated when he asks for more several months later, and decides to hire a hit man to kill him. That’s so freaking despicable.

[@rhondaalbrecht]

Yep, if they hadn't been so greedy, they ALL would have gotten away with it.

[@DyreStraits]

Seriously? He showed no remorse in the prison interview.

[@bradleykarae2113]

Greed was their undoing. I agree if they had only just given Gant his share.......hahaha what idiots, especially Chambers now that's one idiot of all idiots 🤣🤣🤣

[@carolyntirado2159]

I don't feel sorry for Gant one bit- he said at the end he'd do it again. He's just got it in him.

[@tofaanshinwari6431]

🚘👒🚘👒👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYm1c6iirc6gf9k💰

[@rameshrolla1574]

It's nice to see late 90's era.. those cars..those dresses..that VCR s 😀 just 20 mins into the video n I'm feeling nostalgia.. wanna go back to my childhood

[@GirlJay67]

'143' and they don't know what it means!! 😂😂😂 Oldest pager code ever! I Love You

[@jebvoorhees125]

Gotta love the end when dude was asked if he would do it all over again. At least he's honest.

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

I would think the parole board wouldn’t like that

[@kathrynn3936]

Shows his true criminal mind, or just stupid🤣

[@pamelamorris3148]

@@BrianSmith-yq7ys he's been out of prison for year's now.

[@tomdallas3690]

Tremendously produced documentary. Bravo. The story flowed so smoothly.

[@jasoncutshaw8401]

Who are you to give life advice to people you don't know.. unless you're a preacher..TOM DALLAS😀.. I'm joking good comment

[@fatnano]

It didn’t have to be almost 2 hours I had to skip around because it dragged out…

[@egregiousqueef7781]

And yes - he totally looks like Boris Becker

[@yonasamman6886]

@@jasoncutshaw8401 169 likes for Tom Dallas for your 1 like. That 1 like is probably your own too.

[@reds1325]

This is a popular tv show.

[@sharonb.7867]

Wow what an awesome job telling this story!! Thanks for a great listen.

[@metalmamasue3680]

I love how the FBI makes it sound like they wanted Gant's safety above all else and the money last. Sure, we believe that. 🙄🤦‍♀️ I mean I'm glad they saved his life but I don't believe that was their #1 priority except as a means to get to the truth and to be able to punish him for exposing weak links in the system and exploiting that. It was always about the money first and everything else after that.

[@nicklibby3784]

Well yeah, it makes sense. It is the governments money in a war since the banks are insured by the federal government up to $250,000 per customer.

[@bobb74ysmith]

Just life and the reality of it. People do not matter when it comes to money, power. All for selfish reasons. But the law well that is how it works if we like it or not.

[@darecoaster9086]

They had us in the first half not gonna lie. This was looking like the best heist in American history.

[@tomdallas3690]

Misleading title. This was a great heist. If they hadn't tried to kill him they likely get away with it.

[@darecoaster9086]

@@tomdallas3690 I agree, the actually heist was very good. But what they did after is what screwed it up.

[@TheAdarkerglow]

The follow up, hiding the ill-gotten goods and converting it to wealth you can invest with, is the hardest and most important part of the heist. Any idiot can drive off route with a truck full of money and park in a concealed location. But if you can't spend it without getting caught, you haven't really gotten away with anything. Also, the best heist, Chambers would've gotten someplace for Gant to park the truck, like a warehouse or an old barn, not a field near his work. Should've emptied it and dumped it in a river as many miles away as they could've gotten.

[@ggurks]

@@tomdallas3690 They would get away with it if they waited with spending the money for a year or two. Trying to kill him was not why the FBI got them. Actually killing him makes some sense as he was the only link to the heist, but of course it's not a nice thing to do

[@deconteesawyer5758]

Got to admire Wells Fargo for saving investors money by entrusting 17 million dollars in untraceable cash to one guy, a guy who is having trouble making the payments on a used single wide trailer on what they pay him, and has been recently written up for leaving bundles of cash out unattended. The best part is they only find out the money is gone when his wife gets pissed he didn't show up with her midnight snack after work.

[@darkblack7317]

Good old white privilege. It truly does pay to be white in this country. A black man with perfect credit and a clean record would have never gotten a job like that with that much freedom.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

@@darkblack7317 OH my. The racist in the back raises his hand and pukes out his usual bile. "Math is racist. I could make change for a dollar today if ya all waddent racist."

[@sharonrigs7999]

@@darkblack7317 You sure seem to enjoy feeling sorry for yourselves

[@darkblack7317]

@@sharonrigs7999 you know what I enjoy? That thousands and thousands of your people are dying in the Ukraine war and plenty more are going to be dead in the coming months. Savages

[@connorcraig1598]

@@darkblack7317 OK so your trying to say there's not a single black or ethnic person working in a bank or cash depot in USA 🤣🤣👎

[@_Nonplussed]

It’s like the end of Good Fellas lmao

[@handreaalexandru1446]

Better than any movie

[@Nedula007]

All that ..... just to sit by the pool, read comic books and go home to a sad and lonely hotel room.

[@robertfuller6170]

I'd love it

[@jasoncutshaw8401]

That's a peaceful life man..new name for you;The Sling Blade Mind!!

[@mnemonichotpocket]

Some people only want "enough" and nothing more.

[@irabrook]

At least he could smoke in bed now

[@ronangelox]

Don't forget the Eagles CDs

[@AbdisalamFarah391]

If people could have earned a degree in watching true crime videos on KZbin, I would by now be a Phd holder in crime investigation. Who else love watching true story crime files? It really opened my eyes about how people are unpredictable.

[@thatgurl__]

I would have also earned that degree and I agree these are eye openers.

[@mikehunt3746]

They really don't show any investigation doh, just small parts.

[@circusshizshow]

@@mikehunt3746 At least you realize KZbin U is BS.

[@mikehunt3746]

@@circusshizshow KZbin U? I'm sorry but I don't know what that means?

[@circusshizshow]

@@mikehunt3746 KZbin University

[@MrTravelWriter]

This was very well done.

[@georgehill3087]

You got all of that money and didn't even leave town? Some geniuses they were.

[@rext8949]

Stealing is easy , spending safely is the difficult part .Many criminals and lottery winners learn that the hard way .

[@jek93milani]

Yeah stealing 17 mil is soo easy right?

[@rext8949]

@@jek93milani If you had watched the vid you would have understood . They got caught while spending it . It's comparative .

[@brn2bwild2001]

I can tell you the feds track large cash purchases. As someone who has experience with BTC transactions, very little escapes their notice.

[@mikerogers2271]

shoulda waited a few years to start spending and launder it through the casinos

[@birdymaniac]

tell me how to get it the rest i will findout myself

[@DannyB_7]

43:00 “the FBI fear if they got too close” as they sit opposite the front door day and night with binoculars 😂

[@JoanneLG1960]

Inside a gated community!!!

[@sugaredwards6207]

😂😂😂

[@kevinlewis9151]

I notice if there is more than the usual cars in my neighborhood and I don't do anything illegal. I just watch out for theives because if they will hit my neighbors they will hit me next

[@theres1500]

Just to help you out guys, the footage on the documentary wasn’t CCTV of the actual FBI carrying out surveillance. It was a dramatic recreation so you could watch a documentary. 😂

[@DannyB_7]

@@theres1500 Right, its just funny how that was overlayed them literally sitting on his door step. They had to have done it intentionally!

[@djreggieduffleduffle3488]

That guy cutting grass must be pissed he didn’t see that cash

[@my11badkids78]

David Gantt only received 7.5 years and was paroled after 5, considering they only recovered 88% of the money it may have worked out for him in the end lol.

[@charleswhite758]

He only made 38K out of it. Not much to show for 2.5 years of jail, losing your wife, fantasy g/f and any future prospects of employment. He has no clue as to where any more might still be buried.

[@zackwooden474]

Bro barley got a percent of the 17.3M he stole

[@clioflano421]

His name ( and I am sure those that come after him) is besmirched forever

[@foxboy72006]

Sure it did! He saw less than a half percent of what he stole from his job!!! He lost his wife and everything else along with it!!! He'll be struggling for the rest of his life and has a criminal record to boot!!! He even said he'd do it again if he got the chance!!! I don't call that working out for him lol. He had 0 remorse for the crime at all!!!

[@darkblack7317]

@@charleswhite758 He's white. He'll be alright. He'll find a job and stable income in no time.

[@leebee5361]

His boss said that he'd recently been promoted to 'Vault Superviser' but that he wasn't very good at the job.. Really?.. Seems to me that he took the job so seriously he even took it home with him!!

[@900108Chale]

ROFL! Comment of the day]!

[@nodangles6983]

YESSSS!!!!

[@cleombangi3081]

😂😂😂

[@yaadise7en636]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@magdalenamezydlo1271]

Lol good one!

[@josephramirbacea4243]

Magnificent story telling and the actors gave justice to the story. Well done.

[@boobookitty1441]

The comedy movie Masterminds was based on this robbery 😂…. It’s hilarious.

[@authenticufo4822]

LOL because this is from an actual TV show…not a YT doc

[@commiezombie2477]

Steve's actor was so good at playing Mastermind douchebag 😎🤣☺️

[@arcticchihuahua6513]

I love the part they are waiting on AMW and eating like for real. Even the guy that throws his napkin at the TV. I do that when watching a game. 😂

[@jakeervin6558]

@@commiezombie2477 k

[@HebuTheLoneWolf]

some ppl rly dont know the term: "keep it down low until heat dies down." but nooh, these ppl are "oh, i just robbed a bank. let me go on a spending spree. no one will totally put 2 and 2 together"

[@chadhill7891]

Love the auto generated subtitles. "Suspenseful music" when there is none.

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

what a shocker that the woman that set all of this up gets the lightest sentencing.

[@semsho1071]

i suppose that's not the way we should see it, for breaking the law each and every one bears his/her oneself responsibility

[@voornaam3191]

She did not kill him. She did not steal the money herself. Wow, what a surprise she got the lightest.

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

@@voornaam3191 every person there is equally responsible

[@just_saying_facts3856]

@@voornaam3191 She initiated the heist and help commit it. Plus she conspired to commit murder on tape. Yeah she should of got life in prison.

[@evoluna3056]

@@just_saying_facts3856 Thank you for the info

[@DMWBN3]

"Yes I'd do it again" That will sound good at any parole hearing.

[@ReverendHowl]

They say that honesty is the best policy.

[@Nick-mm5ml]

I bet the police got dna off the poo stains off the stockings the theives wore

[@valmadison9748]

No parole when doing fed time

[@birdi3beez]

He got like 7 years that’s nothing. He doesn’t care😩Also,The doc looks old he’s probably already out

[@schizy]

That was a Federal sentence. There is no "parole". 'Ya does all the time.

[@troyano6548]

Great recreation, about was happened. I like the narrator's voice 👍

[@msannthrope1863]

“Would I do it again?….. Um, yeah.” Hilarious.

[@GS-zc4sk]

Wonder if they would rehire him??

[@angelreed3493]

These are the dumbest criminals I ever seen. Spending money with no way of accounting for any of it. Stay in a small town where you stand out like a sore thumb. Seen with the other criminals so the FBI can connect you together. Fools!

[@ppo1394]

When fools steel they start show off.

[@bart4543]

How about the stupid part where they try depositing thousands of dollars of cash to the bank and mentioning to the teller its bot drug money

[@momshiejane9243]

I thought the chaos of the keys were hilarious. Twas really a dumb moment🤣 All the actors were really good in re enacting the events.👏

[@lexipersephone4880]

Wild to know if they had spent the money more intelligently and pulled off killing gant without leaving clues they would have gotten away with it.

[@gabrielrogers3757]

I don't know about that the Noel Johnson guy who robbed 18 mil 7 months earlier stashed the money and left to Mexico and still got caught

[@JUDALATION]

@@gabrielrogers3757 Mexico?

[@eddysfootballwaffle5975]

Or just don't kill gant and things could have been cool lol

[@lexipersephone4880]

@@eddysfootballwaffle5975 lol no. they would have found gant eventually.

[@edisontesla3932]

Really tough spending money in small denominations to pay for big stuff because the feds were on the lookout for that. If being a smart spender means they should not have spent big to arouse suspicions, then that would defeat the very purpose of stealing all that cash, and that is to have money to spend on things they couldn't afford. Even gradually turning those small bills into 100s would still be risky as the feds would be on the lookout for that angle too. The only safe thing they could have done was to spend for their daily needs as normal and keep a job for the rest of their lives and gamble in casinos from time to time with little seed money and hope to win big from time to time so they'd have legal cash to spend on big items. Afterall, they still have money in small bills to fall back on to everytime they lose in the casino. As to the simp guy, he was a plain and simple liability for the rest of the gang.

[@Merjacevi]

This was a wild ride omg I can't believe I'd never heard about this before

[@mlilo5184]

There is a funny movie about it. You should check it out

[@JustAcommenter29]

Watch the movie, Masterminds. It's about this story. It's pretty funny.

[@DaveMartinCanuck]

In the 90s a guard made around $5 /hour. Today it is around $11 per hour. Low pay doesn't justify crime, but I wonder if it contributes to someone, who has no criminal history, in choosing to rob their employer.

[@joanbaczek2575]

It don’t matter how much you make the more you make per hour the higher inflation.

[@coryczerwinski5432]

In 1997 made $7.25 an hour cleaning cars at age 18. So I think you're wages are a little off but I see your point.

[@tankthearc9875]

@@joanbaczek2575 they brainwashed you folks to keep your pay low . no one can pay rent on $7 an hour in 2021

[@just_another_gearhead]

@TANKTHEARC it's not brainwashing...it's people in need of money to live and the greedy employers that don't pay. There's two ways to make money, earn it or steal it. Employers know they can pay low because if you don't want the job, there'll be someone else desperate, enough to do it for cheap.

[@just_another_gearhead]

@joan baczek it's not inflation, it's taxes...the more you make, the more they take. Mafias use extortion against business to allow the business to work in an area/field...The Feds extort it's citizens via taxes, and not only the citizens but the businesses they work for as well. It's a scheme, it's disgusting and it's one of the big problems in America...because it doesn't just stop with the Feds, some States, and even cities also tax the money you make, on top of what the Feds are taking.

[@Flakko92]

I know David Ghantt personally. He dated my mom back in the 90s. He lives in Florida now doing outside construction work living a normal life. He likes to make jokes about this heist. And he also wrote a book about his life and the heist.

[@kennethholder8412]

Unfortunately Gant was the more sensible thief, he actually thought to separate himself from the crime scene by over a thousand miles. Unfortunately for him Kelly & Chambers were greedy and senseless with their cash and spent freely while planning to kill him all along. This is the crime that was made into a film starring Zach Galifianakis.

[@TheGoldenGlizzy]

@@80sCrazyCatDadNGunAddiction how is it as far from the truth like reno 911? Explain to me the differences other than the comedic bits.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

The only reason he left the country is because he was only one who would obviously be connected to the heist. Even without the video, he would have been a prime suspect.

[@_.LifeOfSunShineee]

What’s the name of the film?

[@kennethholder8412]

@@_.LifeOfSunShineee Masterminds

[@kerimeyer9779]

??.. Really...? What was the name of the movie????

[@markemerson8399]

WOW! This is better than any movie I've ever seen.

[@MS-ep2cq]

Every time I fall asleep with KZbin on this specific video is played almost immediately.

[@jeanroeder5534]

Kelly should have gotten the most years since she started the ball rolling and planed it out while deceiving David.

[@MrSimondaniel3]

EXACTLY ! thank you. It was her idea.. she conned Dave in a sexual way... she put the various players in touch.. she cooordinated communications between all... she was part of the conspiracy to commit murder. It shouldnt work that way, where the criminal who betrays their cohorts gets less time.

[@GeneralZod99]

She smoothed it out to a level surface while deceiving David?

[@sionk5909]

Ikr she's definitely a smooth talker and a smooth conspiracy to kill not only did she smooth her way into deceiving David but she did it with the FBI agents just to get a lighter sentence!? She should've gotting the more time than she did, talking about forgiving the guy she was setting up to kill what a bummer!!

[@sionk5909]

@@MrSimondaniel3 She's definitely the mastermind on the whole deal but then get off with a slap on the wrist probably because she didn't go out all lavished like the reat that's her being cooperative with the FBI!! The mean thing is she was on borad to kill David even though he was the one who stolen all the cash they didn't wanna shared it with him then apologise to him for setting him up!? Talk about a bumper!!

[@eyal4463]

And she assisted planned murder

[@chrisivanchev]

LOL The guy was so honest, "Sure, I'd do it again!" It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, isn't it 🤔😂🤣

[@ellarazumi9508]

"They're the only one who doesn't notice the FBI surveillance in that neighbourhood" 😂😂 The FBI boss is damn handsome though 😘

[@MarcNash]

then it would be a twice in a lifetime opportunity wouldn't it?

[@jameskid81]

bang goes his parole

[@chrisivanchev]

@@jameskid81 LOL I never thought about that

[@dominiquehoward2067]

Great watch. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@Allyourbase1990]

Honestly this is too funny . Especially after watching the movie about this 😂😂😂 dude almost got away

[@approachingetterath9959]

imagine being such a brainlet that you go to a bank, show off a briefcase of money, declare it is not drug money and then ask a suspicious question about how much you can deposit without leaving a signature

[@shawnschully5918]

right and leave the money wrapped with bands from the robbery. thats like a a bankrobber trying to deposit blue stained money from the dye packs bursting. God damn, people are so freaking dumb

[@RoyalCaymanian]

Rookie141 Supposedly they were to deposit the money in my country, as many do... well, they’ve could done that here without suspicion but doing it in the States... plain stupid yeah!

[@josephsvennson5694]

That's what too much TV will do to you. Sometimes I *do* blame the parents.

[@jordangodobe2056]

literally begging to get caught sm

[@wavular]

lol no need to imagine,i'm sure it happens a lot lol

[@brianjumba3188]

I really love the narrator's voice in all crime scenes...it is what makes me watch him in ...real response, the new detectives, wonder, and more😁😁😁😁👍👍

[@rarasworld1679]

I love his voice too .. better voice than any Hollywood actor imo

[@sunnya8]

The movie “Masterminds” about this is great! And the real David Ghantt even consulted on the set.

[@marieburke54]

So right, this is the subject folks keep quite about. Thanks for letting the truth be told.

[@user-fl5ge6sx6n]

The ones that wanted to KILL Gant should spend more years locked.

[@brodiemcfadyean893]

Does she get the death penalty

[@murtithinker7660]

correct

[@stevenmichaelcunningham4760]

The death sentence. Known as life incarcerated without parole.

[@j50wells]

I want to see the people who plotted Gant's elimination to get ten years added to their sentences....

[@petetherealrelentless6542]

Yeh that’s crazy but at least the scumbags will be paying the bank back for the rest of their lives.

[@joequeer3385]

"The first thing we noticed is there was nothing noticeable". With that guy on the job you knew it would take a while to solve this one.

[@lpr5269]

All the money was gone. That was noticeable.

[@mnemonichotpocket]

It would appear a crime has taken place. Wonderful, Sherlock. Ty.

[@user-xo3jw3hc6d]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@retiredkidbuck]

With 17 million bucks in cash missing they are scratching their heads wondering what the motive was.

[@Smaugette]

@@retiredkidbuck 🙈😆😆 total buffoons

[@largebiff1743]

Whoever said that criminals were smart? In the end they all went to jail. 😃😀😄😆😄

[@katycarnell9769]

I'm a huge fan of crime podcasts and shows about crimes that actually happened in the past.. I don't understand how bad this crew did this crime..