Bang And Dang

Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber terrorized the nation for 20 years sending bombs to Universities and airlines, killing 3 and injuring 23. Growing tired of teaching, he up and quit his job and moved to a remote cabin where he lived a primitive life. After one of his favorite spots in the wilderness had a road paved through it, he decided he had to get back at those that were advancing technology, and the rest is history. If you have a subject you want us to cover, email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast!

The Symbionese Liberation Army was a left wing group active from 1973-1975 and was considered by the FBI as a terrorist organization. They are probably most remembered for their kidnapping of media tycoon William H. Hearst's daughter Patty Hearst in which they brainwashed her in to becoming a member. Although claiming to want peace in the world, they commited bank robberies, bombings, and murder and were involved in one of the largest police shootouts in history where over 9,000 rounds were fired between them and the police. Got something you want us to cover? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast!

We wrap up our spotlight on Jonestown with Senator Leo Ryan's arrival at the settlement where about a dozen defectors come forward and say that they want to leave with Ryan. We cover the shootings that took place at the airstrip that took Senator Ryan's life and of course the mass suicide that follows. We take a look at the aftermath of the event including some conspiracy theories that the CIA or maybe even the KGB had a hand in taking down Jonestown. Do you have any event you want us to cover? Let us know by emailing bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast!

In the summer of 1977, the People's Temple leader Jim Jones fled to Guyana with his almost 1,000 followers to escape "intense media scrutiny." They formed a settlement called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project commonly known as Jonestown. In part one we go through a little bit of the background of the Peoples Temple and what led up to them going to Guyana and life in the early days of the settlement. We end with the formation of the "Concerned Relatives" which was a group of former members or family members of those currently in Guyana which led to Senator Leo Ryan paying Jonestown a visit setting up the sequence of events that would follow which we will cover in part 2! Got a request on a subject? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast and let us know!

On February 28th 1997 one of the most famous "caught on tape" shootouts occurred. Two heavily armed AND armored bank robbers engaged police in a lengthy shootout outside of a Bank Of America location in North Hollywood. About 1,700 rounds were fired when it was all said and done and this incident paved the way for arming rank-and-file police officers with semi-automatic weapons, previously only issued to swat teams. Got a suggestion for a topic for us to cover? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or let us know on Twitter @OGMMPodcast!

On this episode we have what was then known as "The Crime Of The Century" On March 1st 1932, the son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped. A ransom note was found at the scene demanding $50,000 for the safe return of the boy. Unfortunately 2 months later the child was found dead by the side of the road. We follow the investigation, the search for the kidnapper, the suspect being caught, tried and sentenced to death for murder. However, a few things don't quite add up in this case and we wonder if they got the right guy or it was another typical FBI screw up. Give it a listen and let us know what you think! Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or contact us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast

In this episode we go way back to where we began--The Wild West! In this listener requested episode we take a look at probably the most famous outlaw in history, Butch Cassidy. We go through how he got the name Butch Cassidy, his days with the Wild Bunch gang (and The Sundance Kid), to his time on the run in South America where his story supposedly ends.You can request an episode by emailing bangdangpodcast@gmail.com and also follow us on twitter @OGMMPodcast!

We wrap up the Bombing Of UA Flight 629 with the FBI investigation in full swing. The evidence is stacked against Jack Graham, whose mother Daisie was on board the flight. It turns out that Jack snuck a bomb disguised as a gift into his mother's luggage in order to get her life insurance policy. The case then heads to trial where Jack's fate is decided.

At 6:52 P.M. on November 1st, 1955 United Air Lines Flight 629 exploded over Denver, CO killing all 44 people on board. As the FBI rushed to find out the cause, they soon discovered it was a bomb and now turn their focus onto who planted it. The story they unravel points to criminal Jack Graham, whose mother Daisie was on board flight 629. From there, the case continues to get even more crazy!

Albert Nussbaum and Bobby Wilcoxson were bank robbers in the early 1960's. Although not well known to the general public, they were well known to the FBI. Both of the men made the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list after a string of bank robberies, including one that resulted in a bank guard getting killed. With the 8 banks they robbed between 1960 and 1962 they netted $250,000 in cash---equivalent to $2.3 million today. This is their story.

We wrap up the DB Cooper saga the way we began. With uncertainty and craziness. We run down a long list of suspects, each with a story more unbelievable than the last. We try and sort through the claims made by each suspect and determine if one of them could actually be DB Cooper. This case just keeps getting crazier!

On November 24th, 1971 a man named Dan Cooper boarded a flight in Portland, Oregon, showed a bomb and demanded $200,000 and parachutes. After he got his money, he jumped from the airplane in the dead of night over the Washington wilderness, never to be seen again. Who was this man? What was his motive? We try to figure all that out and more in this crazy part one of a two part series on the mysterioius "DB Cooper"

On September 12th,1983 a Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut was robbed of more than $7 million ($18 million today) in what was, at the time, the largest cash heist in United States history. It was carried out by a guerrilla group seeking Puerto Rican independence from the US called Los Macheteros, in the name of Revolutionary hero, Jose Maldonado Roman a.k.a. Aguila Blanca. We cover it in depth, front to back!

The escape from Alcatraz is one of the most famous mysteries in American history. Did the three prisoners make it across the San Francisco Bay alive, or did they all drown in the frigid waters? The FBI says they drowned, multiple witnesses say they made it out alive and may have even lived in secret until the 2000's. Who do you believe? Listen and see what you think!Follow us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast and on Instagram at outlawsandgunslingers

In this episode we go way back to the 1800s again and take a look at the Hatfield and McCoy feud. A bloody feud between 2 families that caused multiple murders and bloodshed over several years. We will discuss what started it, the many confrontations and the official end of the long running feud.