The Heist

by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440200296
• ISBN13: 9780440200291
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I was the setup man, they followed my instuctions

except they were to have two vans and had to leave back close to 2 million in gems. I also am the only one left alive. Book is close to the truth, but does have a few errors, they called me to add to the book, said the Jimmy help, right, no way and I said I am still alive because of not talking about it.I did get into the witness program without testiefying on anyone. I talked to Jimmy in the MCC in nyc.I am planning on writing a book on what the Government did to me, setting me up to get killed, sending me to Lewisburg after I was cooperating. But I was protected by the bad guys. After 5 weeks there I went to the Warden and told him I was cooperating and he called the FBI who was behing sending me there, and said to me you are going back to NYC and don't ever let anyone send you here again and this went on and on four the next 4 years. Lou

I am the man that made it happen

I read the book and of all the books that came out on the robbery, this one was the closest, I was asked to add to the book but at that time thought that it would not be my better interest. but now I ame the only won left alive and the only one indited and convicted. The money was never returned or the jewels. The goodfellows was the gang that commited the actual robbery, I was the one who set up the plans and the know how. things are not bad for me I make a good living and collect SS, i own a home and a van an 2 cars, I am now 67 yesrs old and this happen back on dec 11,1978. The FBI told me that they do not understand back in 1979-1980 why I was still alive when usually I would be the first one killed. No one else ever got arrested for this either. Because once I was arrested and convicted for master minding the robbery, they were dead in there tracks as I know none of them and anyone they took to trial, I would have to say I don't know him and I was cooperating with the Goverment. But now the Gov. wanted me dead so they could go to trial nd put me in lewisburg even after I started to cooperate, and put Paul Vario's Lt. next to me in Fla. but no one would do any thing to me maybe they knew what the Gov. wanted to happen, and we got along very good. Phil Rizztelo said to me in Lewisburg anything you just ask. well it goes on and on, but it was differant to my way of living.Yours truly Louis Werner