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Scott Scurlock Seattle Hollywood Bandit

Scott Scurlock Seattle Hollywood Bandit

Timeline 1900 To 2008 | Bank robbery
November 28, 1996 Scott Scurlock Seattle Hollywood Bandit William Scott Scurlock killed himself after police caught up to him following a botched robbery in which a chase which led to a shootout with several handguns and automatic rifles.  He used  Hollywood quality make-up to successfully robbed dozens of banks in the Seattle area and would escape in a van in which he could remove his makeup. The number of robberies, 18 in total, and the amounts stolen, almost $2.3 million, make Scurlock one of the most prolific bank robbers in the history of the United States. His motive for bank robberies were rooted at his anger at the government rather than just making money and he donated money to environmentalist causes. His accomplices, Steven Paul Meyers and Mark John Biggins, were each sentenced to 21 years imprisonment.



Scott Scurlock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Scott "Hollywood" Scurlock
BornMarch 5, 1955
Reston, Virginia, U.S.A.
DiedNovember 28, 1996 (aged 41)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Scott Scurlock born William Scott Scurlock, (March 5, 1955–November 28, 1996), nicknamed the Hollywood Bandit (or simply Hollywood) was a bank robber in the state of Washington during the 1990s. He was a master of disguise, using Hollywoodquality make-up he successfully robbed dozens of banks in the Seattle area. He killed himself after police caught up to him following a botched robbery which led to a shootout. The number of robberies, 18 in total, and the amounts stolen, almost $2.3 million, make Scurlock one of the most prolific bank robbers in the history of the United States. His accomplices, Steven Paul Meyers and Mark John Biggins, were each sentenced to 21 years imprisonment.[1] [2]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History: William Scott Scurlock, the "Hollywood Bandit,"
  2. Jump up^ Ann Rule, The End of the Dream, The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up, ISBN 0-671-79357-8

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