The Loomis Fargo Heist

On the evening of 10/04/1997, a large cash haul of about $17,300,000 was stolen from the Loomis Fargo and Company vault in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was one of the largest cash robberies in history. Unfortunately, it wasn't the work of criminal masterminds. The plot was quickly discovered, and the perpetrators were quickly apprehended because they made absolutely no attempt to hide their sudden newfound wealth. Learn more about the Loomis Fargo heist, AKA the Hillbilly heist, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Reggie, I just sold my car online. Let's go, grandpa. Wait. You did? Yep. On Carvana. Just put in the license plate, answered a few questions, got an offer in minutes. Easier than setting up that new digital picture frame. You don't say? Yeah. They're even picking it up tomorrow. Talk about fast. Wow. Way to go. So about that picture frame forget about it. Until Carvana makes one, I'm not interested. Car selling made easy on Carvana. Pickup fees may apply. Hi. I'm Karina Bemasterfer, host of Morning Cup of Murder, your daily true crime podcast. Yes. You heard me right. Daily true crime. Everyday, Morning Cup of Murder tells you a straightforward, short form story about murder, true crime, cold cases, disappearances, serial killers, cults, and more. And I do that all in under fifteen minutes. With over three years of stories and over 20,000,000 downloads, the Morning Cup of Murder podcast has become a staple of so many people's daily routines. So why not add it to yours? Stream Morning Cup of Murder everywhere you listen to podcasts, and remember, stay safe. The Loomis Fargo Company traces its roots back to the mid nineteenth century when Henry Wells and William g Fargo founded Wells Fargo in 1852, as an express and banking services company in the American West during the Gold Rush, transporting gold, mail, and valuables across vast distances. Over time, the express and armored transport functions evolved separately from the banking division. And in the twentieth century, the security operations became part of Loomis, a Swedish cash handling firm founded in 1852 that expanded internationally. In The United States, Loomis acquired Wells Fargo armored services in 1997, briefly operating under the combined name Loomis Fargo before later rebranding simply as Loomis following further global consolidation. The 1997 consolidation led to the creation of new roles within the corporation, which ultimately employed 8,500 people. These employees were responsible for armored transportation, cash management, and ATM servicing. The company's core mission was handling enormous amounts of cash. Cold hard cash. Moolah, Dinero, Bucks, doe, wampum, greenbacks, federal reserve notes, scratch, loot, bread, clams, cheddar, cabbage, Benjamins, and dead presidents. The Loomis Fargo heist was masterminded primarily by three people, David Gant, Kelly Campbell, and Stephen Chambers. Gant was an employee of Loomis Fargo, serving as a vault supervisor. He had been feeling increasingly underappreciated and frustrated because he felt he was underpaid. In his anger, he began to conspire to rob his employers …