Father’s Day bank massacre: How a former cop may have gotten away with Denver’s deadliest heist

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🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A disguised man enters a Denver bank with a fake name before taking the lives of four unarmed guards and leaving with an estimated $200,000. Authorities identified former police officer James King as the sole suspect, but he was ultimately acquitted by the jury. Did he get away with the city’s deadliest heist, or could the real perpetrator still be out there? Steven Epstein joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong
0:35.9	language. It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it
0:41.7	disturbing.
0:42.7	Hello and welcome to a special edition of True Crime News, the podcast.
0:46.5	I'm your host, Anna Garcia.
0:48.1	Everyone in the world of true crime has a story to tell about a case they worked on or
0:52.9	they lived through.
0:53.8	Some are high profile,
0:55.3	some you've never heard of, but they're all fascinating. Today's case is about a Father's Day
1:01.0	bank robbery that left four men dead and a slew of unanswered questions that remain nearly
1:07.0	30 years later. The perpetrator gained access to the building by posing as a bank official.
1:13.0	He then made his way to the vault, took $200,000, and the lives of four unarmed guards
1:20.0	unfortunate to be on duty that day. A former security guard at the bank, who was also a retired
1:25.8	police officer, was the primary suspect,
1:28.7	but a high-profile trial ended in acquittal, letting the only suspect walk away a free man.
1:35.9	The case is the subject of a new book, Deadly Heist, written by our guest today, Stephen
1:41.4	Epstein, who is also an attorney. Stephen, welcome back to the program.
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