Theodore Conrad - 1969 Bank Robbery Deathbed Confession - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

EighthStreet · 12-04-2023, 05:02 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/03/us/th...cec/index.html

This article, and the wikipedia page for Theodore Conrad, both say this case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries.

Anyone know what segment this would have been? I can't find anything.

Conrad’s heist also sounded like a story from a movie. On July 11, 1969, he showed up for work as a teller at Society National Bank in Cleveland. It was a Friday and his birthday weekend, so he bought a bottle of whiskey and a pack of cigarettes during his break. At the end of the day, he went into the vault, quietly stuffed $215,000 into a paper bag and walked away from his old life.

It wasn’t until Monday that the bank found out about the robbery, giving him a two-day head start.

Days later Conrad sent two letters to his then-girlfriend — from Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles — saying how much he loved and missed her. Then the case went cold. Authorities could find no traces of him.

Or So It Seems · 12-05-2023, 12:15 PM

I don't believe he was ever featured on UM. There's no listing on the wiki and I don't remember it. Sounds like it would have been a great segment if it had been.

dynoguy88 · 12-05-2023, 02:27 PM

I was just sitting on my lunch break 20 minute ago watching videos on TikTok when this story popped up. Looks like it was a clip from Inside Edition? They said this was featured on both America’s Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. But I’m drawing a blank.

He stole over $200,000 from a Cleveland bank in 1969. Pretty sure this was never on UM.

JamesG · 12-05-2023, 06:16 PM

I love how the daughter promised him she wouldn't tell anybody and then goes and makes a podcast about it after he dies.

ogapogadots · 12-06-2023, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

I love how the daughter promised him she wouldn't tell anybody and then goes and makes a podcast about it after he dies.

lol I know! Not only duz she tell people, but she expands it via a podcast to reach the masses. I wonder if her dying dad truly believed she would never tell. Let's do a poll lol... I think he trusted her thus ensuring he died a good man hehe

dynoguy88 · 12-06-2023, 11:14 AM

I’m kind of getting interested in this story now. There’s plenty of videos about it on YouTube. It was considered one of Cleveland’s biggest mysteries for many years. I guess this being 1969 made it a crime that was a little easier to pull off. All he had to do was change his name and that was it. They never found him in 52 years. Never would have found out if the daughter hadn’t revealed the truth after his death.

EighthStreet · 12-06-2023, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

They never found him in 52 years. Never would have found out if the daughter hadn’t revealed the truth after his death.

She didn't really reveal anything. In the CNN article, her and her mother decided to wait a year before informing anyone. Someone else tipped off the Marshalls after his obituary was printed.

Labonte18 · 12-06-2023, 04:30 PM

I don't recall this being on UM, either.. but I do recall reading or hearing about the case SOMEWHERE.

12-04-2023, 05:02 PM	#1
EighthStreet Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 263	Theodore Conrad - 1969 Bank Robbery Deathbed Confession https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/03/us/th...cec/index.html This article, and the wikipedia page for Theodore Conrad, both say this case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries. Anyone know what segment this would have been? I can't find anything. Conrad’s heist also sounded like a story from a movie. On July 11, 1969, he showed up for work as a teller at Society National Bank in Cleveland. It was a Friday and his birthday weekend, so he bought a bottle of whiskey and a pack of cigarettes during his break. At the end of the day, he went into the vault, quietly stuffed $215,000 into a paper bag and walked away from his old life. It wasn’t until Monday that the bank found out about the robbery, giving him a two-day head start. Days later Conrad sent two letters to his then-girlfriend — from Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles — saying how much he loved and missed her. Then the case went cold. Authorities could find no traces of him.

12-05-2023, 12:15 PM	#2
Or So It Seems Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 06, 2002 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 196	I don't believe he was ever featured on UM. There's no listing on the wiki and I don't remember it. Sounds like it would have been a great segment if it had been.

12-05-2023, 02:27 PM	#3
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,669	I was just sitting on my lunch break 20 minute ago watching videos on TikTok when this story popped up. Looks like it was a clip from Inside Edition? They said this was featured on both America’s Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. But I’m drawing a blank. He stole over $200,000 from a Cleveland bank in 1969. Pretty sure this was never on UM.

12-05-2023, 06:16 PM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,951	I love how the daughter promised him she wouldn't tell anybody and then goes and makes a podcast about it after he dies.

12-06-2023, 11:14 AM	#6
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,669	I’m kind of getting interested in this story now. There’s plenty of videos about it on YouTube. It was considered one of Cleveland’s biggest mysteries for many years. I guess this being 1969 made it a crime that was a little easier to pull off. All he had to do was change his name and that was it. They never found him in 52 years. Never would have found out if the daughter hadn’t revealed the truth after his death.

12-06-2023, 04:30 PM	#8
Labonte18 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 28, 2018 Posts: 893	I don't recall this being on UM, either.. but I do recall reading or hearing about the case SOMEWHERE.