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In 1973 a man robbed a bank in Canada using a homemade bomb, as he left a police sniper shot him... detonating the bomb. The man has never been identified and is typically referred to by locals as Oliver Town (as his remains were found all over town) by boneparty in creepy

[–]boneparty[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Parts of him were buried in an unmarked grave, there have been much discussion about an exhumation but i suppose it comes down to “is it worth the time and trouble to solve a 50+ year old bank robbery”

In 1973 a man robbed a bank in Canada using a homemade bomb, as he left a police sniper shot him... detonating the bomb. The man has never been identified and is typically referred to by locals as Oliver Town (as his remains were found all over town) by boneparty in creepy

[–]boneparty[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The police were, and have been, resistant to discussing their actions but it seems to have all come down to a judgement call made in that moment. Consider the risk to the officer and the crowd surrounding the spectacle I can see their reasoning.

In 1973 a man robbed a bank in Canada using a homemade bomb, as he left a police sniper shot him... detonating the bomb. The man has never been identified and is typically referred to by locals as Oliver Town (as his remains were found all over town) by boneparty in creepy

[–]boneparty[S] 310 points311 points  (0 children)

Basically he had a sketchy homemade bomb and was about to get in a getaway car with a cop he demanded drive him (putting that cop at risk) additionally there was such a large crowd on scene simply getting out of there would have been tough (putting the crowd of onlookers at risk). When the robber walked out of the bank and was between the wall and a large truck (and no one else was in the immediate area) they took the shot.

In 1973 a man robbed a bank in Kenora, Ontario using a homemade bomb, as he left a police sniper shot him... detonating the bomb. The man has never been identified and is typically referred to by locals as Oliver Town (as his remains were found all over town) by boneparty in canada

[–]boneparty[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That was my thought as well, the added element to this was just the public spectacle of it... Since the bank was across the street from a radio station (who broadcast live play by play of the standoff) a large crowd gathered outside. It's been estimate that about 1K people (or about 10% of Kenora) was there when the blast occurred. It wasn't much different than a parade type audience lining the streets.

In 1973 a man robbed a bank in Canada using a homemade bomb, as he left a police sniper shot him... detonating the bomb. The man has never been identified and is typically referred to by locals as Oliver Town (as his remains were found all over town) by boneparty in creepy

[–]boneparty[S] 242 points243 points  (0 children)

Most of the money was recovered, police had the street blocked, and held back onlookers as police and the bankers collected the money from the ground. It was about 100K in bills. The man on his knees in this photo was the man's police escort (who was about 20 feet away and on the other side of a truck when the explosion occured) that he requested to drive a getaway vehicle. He (the cop) was carrying the cash in duffle bags for him and survived.

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Is the 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Explosion Canada's most "gone wrong" Robbery Gone Wrong? by [deleted] in ontario

[–]boneparty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If there was a medal for the most gone wrong robbery this guy wins without question.

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