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DolfanBlitz · 01-14-2010, 10:40 AM

Does anybody know if the robbers who amassed over $1.5 million by robbing grocery stores in Oregon and Washington in the late 80s/early 90s were caught, or struck again after the airing on Unsolved Mysteries?

justins5256 · 01-14-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DolfanBlitz

Does anybody know if the robbers who amassed over $1.5 million by robbing grocery stores in Oregon and Washington in the late 80s/early 90s were caught, or struck again after the airing on Unsolved Mysteries?

I don't know, but I'd be damn curious to find out. I think this was one of those segments that never made it to Lifetime for some reason.

MegtheEgg86 · 03-24-2011, 10:43 AM

I'm assuming there's still no new information here. I can't believe they hit ALL those stores in such a short period of time without being caught--I mean, that was easily over 30 stores over a relatively small area. The descriptions of the two were very detailed. It's just crazy.

Slightly OT, but does anyone know if those so-called pizza bandits were ever caught as well?

nohwheregirl · 03-25-2011, 12:32 AM

I'm curious about updates on this one as well. This segment totally scares the crap out of me every time I watch it.

MegtheEgg86 · 03-25-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by nohwheregirl

I'm curious about updates on this one as well. This segment totally scares the crap out of me every time I watch it.

For sure. My first semester of college I worked as a grocery store cashier and was often assigned the last shift since most of the other cashiers were underage and couldn't sell alcohol or tobacco (definitely some of the most-purchased items on that shift). I remember thinking how desolate and rather unsecure the store seemed at 10:30 at night.

XCalibur · 03-26-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I'm assuming there's still no new information here. I can't believe they hit ALL those stores in such a short period of time without being caught--I mean, that was easily over 30 stores over a relatively small area. The descriptions of the two were very detailed. It's just crazy.

Slightly OT, but does anyone know if those so-called pizza bandits were ever caught as well?

I'm pretty sure they were. It was the work of a local gang, I don't remember a lot of the details sorry, but i'm pretty sure they case is solved. I even saw it on one of the Farina episodes.

MegtheEgg86 · 03-26-2011, 02:06 PM

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I'm pretty sure they were. It was the work of a local gang, I don't remember a lot of the details sorry, but i'm pretty sure they case is solved. I even saw it on one of the Farina episodes.

Oh, I wasn't aware this segment made it to the Farina incarnation. I remember how the group operated in "rotating teams of two", and that there seemed to be something like six or seven of these guys. It seems a group of that size might be caught more quickly than just two people.

kev411 · 03-30-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

I'm assuming there's still no new information here. I can't believe they hit ALL those stores in such a short period of time without being caught--I mean, that was easily over 30 stores over a relatively small area. The descriptions of the two were very detailed. It's just crazy.

Slightly OT, but does anyone know if those so-called pizza bandits were ever caught as well?

OT, I never kenw there was a pizza bandits case on the show.

Matt C · 07-07-2012, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nohwheregirl

I'm curious about updates on this one as well. This segment totally scares the crap out of me every time I watch it.

Was that because of the music played at the end when the other wanted suspects were announced [same music as the Baskin case update]?

Schmoopie · 07-07-2012, 04:22 AM

I'd be interested in this too! Funny how Washington State has so many stories like this; the Green River Killer, Mary Kay Letournau, etc.....

hawkeye123 · 07-07-2012, 04:25 AM

I live in Oregon.So,i would deffinatley be interested in knowing if the case was ever solved.What happened exactly? i don't even remember hearing about it.

MegtheEgg86 · 07-07-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkeye123

I live in Oregon.So,i would deffinatley be interested in knowing if the case was ever solved.What happened exactly? i don't even remember hearing about it.

Two men rob grocery stores by posing as customers and entering the stores at or around closing time. The first store they hit was in a small town in Oregon in 1987 and they subsequently hit more throughout Oregon and Washington in coming years. The robbers had a kind of good cop-bad cop style in which one would be aggressive and demanding and the other was sort of reassuring and compassionate (RS mentioned that the latter was known to take hamburger buns and put them under people's heads as they laid at gunpoint on the store floor). There were composites--very detailed composites--shown at the end.

1990 UM fan · 07-07-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkeye123

I live in Oregon.So,i would deffinatley be interested in knowing if the case was ever solved.What happened exactly? i don't even remember hearing about it.

The episode is on video sites if you want to watch it

hawkeye123 · 07-07-2012, 08:27 PM

Thanks to both of you.I will check it out.

Steve W. · 07-08-2012, 12:36 PM

"and the other was sort of reassuring and compassionate (RS mentioned that the latter was known to take hamburger buns and put them under people's heads as they laid at gunpoint on the store floor)."

Lol, that's kinda weird (I haven't seen it, either). I can imagine this guy talking to the customers in a soft, sympathetic voice: "It's gonna be okay, everyone.....we're just going to take all of the cash we can find.....you're going to be okay....just relax. We'll be gone a in a minute and you can get back to doing what you were doing, okay?"

01-14-2010, 10:40 AM	#1
DolfanBlitz Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2009 Posts: 5	Grocery Robbers of Oregon & Washington State (1987-1992) Does anybody know if the robbers who amassed over $1.5 million by robbing grocery stores in Oregon and Washington in the late 80s/early 90s were caught, or struck again after the airing on Unsolved Mysteries?

03-24-2011, 10:43 AM	#3
MegtheEgg86 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 19, 2008 Location: The Volunteer State Posts: 5,156	I'm assuming there's still no new information here. I can't believe they hit ALL those stores in such a short period of time without being caught--I mean, that was easily over 30 stores over a relatively small area. The descriptions of the two were very detailed. It's just crazy. Slightly OT, but does anyone know if those so-called pizza bandits were ever caught as well?
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07-07-2012, 04:22 AM	#10
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07-07-2012, 04:25 AM	#11
hawkeye123 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2012 Posts: 1,390	I live in Oregon.So,i would deffinatley be interested in knowing if the case was ever solved.What happened exactly? i don't even remember hearing about it.
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03-25-2011, 12:32 AM	#4
nohwheregirl THE Mystery Machine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Posts: 1,057	I'm curious about updates on this one as well. This segment totally scares the crap out of me every time I watch it.

07-07-2012, 08:27 PM	#14
hawkeye123 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2012 Posts: 1,390	Thanks to both of you.I will check it out.

07-08-2012, 12:36 PM	#15
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	"and the other was sort of reassuring and compassionate (RS mentioned that the latter was known to take hamburger buns and put them under people's heads as they laid at gunpoint on the store floor)." Lol, that's kinda weird (I haven't seen it, either). I can imagine this guy talking to the customers in a soft, sympathetic voice: "It's gonna be okay, everyone.....we're just going to take all of the cash we can find.....you're going to be okay....just relax. We'll be gone a in a minute and you can get back to doing what you were doing, okay?"