What we’re about
This group will meet to discuss all things True Crime: current and cold cases, solved and unsolved, forensics, DNA technology and genealogy, prosecution and defense, wrongful convictions, detective work and victim advocacy. We will discuss podcasts and documentaries, and each month we will meet and discuss a specific case.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- DOJ Crime Lab TourJustice Academy Crime Lab, Hendersonville, NC
Hello, Friends! We had a great time on our private tour of the Department of Justice Crime Lab in Edneyville where they conduct evidence control, latent prints/tire tracks, drug chemistry, toxicology, and forensic biology/DNA. If you missed us on 4/2 (or you did attend and still want more), the Crime Lab is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, April 9th from 4pm to 8pm. There is no cost, but they do want you to register. You can register and find more info here: Western Carolina (Hendersonville) Open House. There is no host for this event, but the info is posted in case you want to attend on your own.
What: Crime Lab Tour
Where: 300 St Paul's Road, Hendersonville, 28792. (turn off Chimney Rock road onto St. Paul's and the Justice Academy and the Crime Lab are on the right very shortly - maybe less than 1/4 mile - after you turn off Chimney Rock). Type 300 St Paul's Road, Hendersonville into Google Maps or click here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1VJMcyk41ihsTUfA6When: Wednesday, April 9th, from 4pm to 8pm
- April Meetup: Edwin "Eddie" Dodson, The Yankee Bandit1628 5th Ave W, Laurel Park, NC
A BIG shout-out and HUGE THANK YOU to Diane for researching and hosting our April meet-up!
Diane has selected:
a great story about the most prodigious bank robber in U.S. history. Edwin "Eddie" Dodson (the Yankee Bandit) was a Hollywood furniture/antiques dealer in the 1970s/80s who ended up robbing 64 banks in the LA area. There was a movie that came out in 2014 (not well rated), but it's a really crazy story of how he pulled off all of these robberies. Eddie Dodson led a double life as the most prodigious bank robber in U.S. history. He partied with Hollywood elites and counted Jack Nicholson as a friend. But his drug abuse pushed him into financial ruin, so he took up bank robbery to feed his habit. And...he was born and is buried in Shelby, NC!There's no documentary, but there's a book, a long article in LA Weekly and I recommend the Hollywood Crime Scene podcast episode. The other two podcasts are okay.
Articles
L.A. Times (obituary):
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-26-me-passings26.1-story.html
Creating Loafing Charlotte
https://clclt.com/charlotte/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-boomer-outlaw/Content?oid=2350971
SF Gate
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Eddie-Dodson-Prolific-Bank-Robber-Dies-7864551.phpPodcasts
Hollywood Crime Scene: The Yankee Bandit
EP 314, March 21, 2024
https://shows.acast.com/hollywoodcrimescene/episodes
LA Meekly podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_FJQD1iis
The Heist Podcast
Jack Nicholson, Speedballs and Six Heists in One Day
https://heistpodcast.libsyn.com/jack-nicholson-speedballs-and-six-heists-in-one-day-the-yankee-bandit-155Film
Electric Slide (2014), Ewan McGregor, Jim Sturgiss, Chloe Sevigny, Patricia Arquette
free on Amazon, Tubi, Peacock, RokuBook
Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World [Book]
Gordon Dillow, William J. Rehder
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835775/And...someone even maintains a Facebook page for him (search Eddie Dodson)
