HeyJaredBrass Neck Tales
A south London cheeky monkey...working class, whip smart and wandering free. Shooting the breeze, chewing the fat and moving the needle as a working class writer - chatty not chippy. Writing 'n' that...innit?
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The Other Boys from Brazil (opens the original)
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Now, if you know anything about what Brass Neck Tales like to find stuffed down the back of the filing cabinet, you’ll know I like a wild wild tale.This time, I’m going to have a little look at a very strange incident in Brazil in 1966. I say strange, but this is really really bizarre. It’s not so much that it’s a crime per se – it’s more the site of a gigantic mystery. The action starts on the Morro do Vintem, a hill that sits above the town of Noteroi, near Rio de Janeiro on a warm August nigh
The Lost Lufthansa Loot (opens the original)
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Do check out Part One of this mob led robbery at the Lufthansa cargo vault, one of the biggest robberies on US soil - we have the mob, the inside man, horrible murders, silly cars and even Robert De Niro…the robbery’s happened and just as the cops and co. are getting their act together, the bodies start piling up…let’s go!The Usual Suspects become Victims.Parnell Edwards – Burke’s own son Frank was the getaway driver on the job; he passed the van to Edwards t
The Lost Lufthansa Loot (opens the original)
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I’ve got another heist heist baby for ya! Whoop…Shortly after 3 am six fella’s bust into the Lufthansa cargo building at JFK Airport. They didn’t charge in shouting. They did not crash cars through security gates. There were no explosions or dramatic gun battles. According to investigators, the robbery relied on speed, confidence and superb planning. The men entered the cargo area armed with handguns only, they quickly rounded up the staff, handcuffed them and ordered them to lie face down on th
The Hole in the Roof (opens the original)
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Do have a look at Part One of this story of how a 32-year-old fit man crashed through the roof of a hotel to his death and no-one knows why or how.So where exactly was Rey just before he crashes through? According to investigators, the surrounding jump off points are either too high or too far away with ledges and odd angles it would not be a straightforward run and jump from anywhere. He couldn’t just smash through from a standing start either could he? Surely he’d have to do a heck of a lot of
The Hole in the Roof (opens the original)
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On the evening of the 16th of May 2006, a cell phone buzz broke the early summer silence inside the Rivera home in Baltimore, Maryland. 32-year-old Rey Rivera answered straight away. According to his house guest, his wife’s colleague, named Claudia, the call was brief and jarring enough that Rey reacted instantly as she heard him say ‘Oh shit!’ Claudia reported that he then hurried out of the house in his flip flops so quickly that he barely paused after ending the call. He charged back into the
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