The Brink's Building
The perfect crime of 1950, undone by a failed hit and a shattered wristwatch.
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How the story begins
A thief named Tony Pino kept breaking into this building at night, and all he took was the locks. It is a parking garage now. In 1949 it was the Brink's depot. Pino, a small-time crook and gifted lock picker, studied the place for more than a year. Evening after evening, he took a lock from a door, had a friend cut a key, and put it back. In January of 1950, seven men let themselves in by the Prince Street door.
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Visiting
Prince Street at Commercial Street, North End. Now a parking garage. There is nothing to visit inside; it can be seen from the sidewalk at any hour.
Photos
Sources
- FBI, The Brink's Robbery (archived fbi.gov page)
- WGBH, The Brink's Heist: How a guy called Specs spoiled the perfect crime (2016)
- Boston Magazine, The Crime of the Century
- Banker & Tradesman, The Great Brink's Robbery
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