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Episode 354:

Heist You Up

Heather Tallchief, One of the Largest Vegas Heists

Georgia

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Karen

Episode 354: Heist You Up

This week, Georgia tells Karen the story of Heather Tallchief and one of the largest Vegas heists in history.

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Heather Tallchief, One of the Largest Vegas Heists Notes:

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"Before she became America’s most wanted woman, Heather Tallchief moved to Las Vegas. It was 1993—the year of the World Trade Center bombing, the Rodney King trial, and Nirvana’s benefit gig for Bosnian sex abuse victims at Cow Palace. She was 21 years old and short on money, but the decision to leave San Francisco still surprised her family and friends. A charismatic poet, 27 years her senior, had bought her a drink at a bar a few months earlier, then read her tarot cards. It was decided that their future lay in the land of casinos. Their lives to date, in different ways, had been marked by losses. They wanted to start winning..."

-Source: "The Most Wanted Woman in America" by Jonathan Lee (Crime Reads)

 

Heather Tallchief, One of the Largest Vegas Heists

Georgia's Episode Sources

  1. “Heather Tallchief Pulled Off the Perfect Crime in 1993. In Netflix's 'Heist', She Explains How” by Lauren Kranc (Esquire)
  2. “‘Heist' Netflix: Who Is Heather Tallchief and Where Is She Now?” by Molli Mitchell (Newsweek)
  3. ‘'Heist' Netflix: Who Is Roberto Solis and Where Is He Now? by Molli Mitchell (Newsweek)
  4. “‘The Unbelievable Story Of Heather Tallchief And Her $3 Million Casino Heist” by Marco Margaritoff (All That’s Interesting)
  5. “Fugitive in Armored Car Theft Gives Up After 12 Years” by Randal C Archibold (New York Times)
  6. “A fugitive turns herself in after 12 years” by Keith Morrison (NBC News)
  7. “Woman Who Planned And Executed Sophisticated Armored Car Heist In Las Vegas In 1993 Sentenced To Just Over Five Years In Prison” Nevada Justice Department
  8. “THE MOST WANTED WOMAN IN AMERICA” by Jonathan Lee (Crime Reads)
  9. “Vegas Fugitive Pleads Guilty” AP via CBS News
  10. “Las Vegas armored truck caper focus of Netflix’s ‘Heist’” by Christopher Lawrence (Review Journal)
  11. “As Crazy as a Movie Scene, Heather Tallchief and Robert Solis Pulled off One of the Biggest Las Vegas Heists Ever” by Jennifer Geer (True Crime Tragedies blog, Medium)
  12. “After 12 years, fugitive surrenders in LV” by Ken Ritter (Las Vegas Sun)
  13. “Tallchief reconnects with father after 12 years” by David Kihara (Las Vegas Sun)
  14. “Everything Heist Leaves Out About Heather Tallchief & Roberto Solis” by Matt Morrison (Screen Rant)