Unusual Suspects is a brand new podcast telling the remarkable story of the 1993 Rochester Brinks heist.
The GoLoud original podcast, produced by award-winning documentary maker Eoin Brennan, tells the story of the heist that saw $7.4m stolen by armed raiders.
It follows the ensuing FBI investigation, which saw police chasing the most unlikely trio of suspected thieves - including an Irish priest working in Manhattan, a former IRA man turned comic book dealer, and a former New York police officer.
This story took writer and producer Eoin on a journey from Belfast to New York, as he sought to unravel the incredible true story behind one of the most audacious heists in US history, the robbery from an armed Brinks vault in 1993, which at the time was the fifth-largest in US history, and the fascinating cast of characters drawn into the mystery as the investigation unfolded.
Over the course of seven episodes, using a wealth of original interviews and a rich soundscape, Unusual Suspects takes listeners from the night of the heist, inside the FBI investigation and the ensuing trial, and the aftermath.
The story also delves into the personal, and intriguing, lives of the two central characters – Father Pat Moloney and Sam Millar.
Episode by episode, Eoin unravels the tall tales, side stories and dead ends, bringing listeners on a journey from a barbaric Belfast prison - where former IRA man, Sam Millar served time and was involved in the no-wash blanket protests, before escaping to America to set up a comic book shop - to inside the parish of Father Pat, the Limerick-born priest caught up in the heist.
Unusual Suspects is the first release in GoLoud’s new multi-series narrative brand ‘Unfold’. This new strand of podcasts and digital audio products will bring listeners a range of fascinating true tales from Ireland and around the world. The first three episodes of Unusual Suspects were released today, and are available on the GoLoud app and all major podcast platforms, with new episodes coming weekly on Wednesdays.
Series creator Eoin Brennan said: “I’m very excited for Unusual Suspects to be released, a lot of work has gone into it from the GoLoud team and I’m hopeful audiences will find the story of the 1993 Rochester Brinks heist, and the eclectic cast of characters around it, a gripping listen.
"At first glance the Brinks story is a fascinating one, but it gets even more intriguing as you meet the people involved.
"There’s a lot of layers to the story and a multi-episode series allowed us the space to explore the story in the depth it needed."
Unusual Suspects, a GoLoud Original Podcast launched today, 23 February. Episode 1 is available now on the GoLoud app and on goloudnow.com.
