The Unusual Suspect
How to Rob a Bank and (Nearly) Get Away with It
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The Unusual Suspect
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Narrated by:
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David Linski
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Written by:
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Ben Machell
About this listen
Stephen Jackley was a young British geography student with Asperger's syndrome. When the global financial crisis hit in 2007, he became obsessed with the idea of Robin Hood. With no prior experience, he resolved to become a bank robber. He would steal from the rich and give to the poor. Against all likelihood, his plan actually worked.
Jackley used disguise, elaborate escape routes and replica pistols to successfully hold up a string of banks, making away with thousands of pounds. He committed 10 robberies in Southwest England over a six-month period. Bank notes marked with 'RH' - 'Robin Hood' - began finding their way into the hands of the homeless. The police, despite their concerted efforts, had no idea what was going on or who was responsible. That is until Jackley's ambition got the better of him.
This is his story.
©2021 Ben Machell (P)2021 Random House AudioWhat the critics say
"Meet Stephen: university student, bank robber, modern Robin Hood, human being. He was only good at one of them, thankfully it was the only one that mattered. A truly remarkable story." (Terry Hayes, author of I Am Pilgrim)
"Stephen Jackley, the 'Robin Hood' bank robber, is an Asperger's student with an incredible, increasingly dark, story, which Machell tells with Hollywood box-office wit, compassion and brio. With every page, you find yourself screaming 'Oh my god - what are you doing, Stephen?', all the way to him ending up in US jail. How one young British man's misguided plan to save the world went increasingly, dangerously wrong." (Caitlin Moran, author of How to Be a Woman)