Today in Labor History March 2, 1974: Salvador Puig Antich was executed by garrote in Barcelona, Spain. He was a militant anarchist and Catalan independence fighter who fought against the Spanish state with the terrorist group Iberian Liberation Movement in the early 1970s. He was convicted of bank robbery and killing a police officer. His arrest and execution became a cause célèbre in Francoist Spain for Catalan autonomists, pro-independence supporters, and anarchists. He was also the last person executed by the fascist Franco regime. His execution inspired new artistic works by Catalan artists Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies.

Today in Labor History February 28, 1887: Clément Duval had his death sentence commuted to life in prison. He was a French anarchist and criminal whose ideas influenced the illegalist movement of the 1910s. The most famous illegalist was Jules Bonot, who orchestrated one of the world’s first bank heist utilizing a getaway car. According to Paul Albert, Duval’s story was the basis for the bestseller Papillon, about multiple escape attempts from Devil’s Island. In October 1886, Duval broke into the mansion of a Parisian socialite, stole 15,000 francs, and accidentally setting the house on fire. His trial drew crowds of supporters and ended in chaos when he was dragged from the court, shouting "Long live anarchy!"

#workingclass #LaborHistory #prison #anarchism #illegalism #papillon #devilsisland #clémentduval #DeathPenalty #julesbonot #bankrobbery #books #novel #fiction #author #writer @bookstadon

Kind of freaky! I live in a small city (almost rural) with very few banks. The bank we happen to go to had a robbery just before closing yesterday. I found it out in our local online paper, but very easily could have been there at that time.

DA says teller at West Roxbury credit union and his brother staged a holdup that unraveled even as they were driving home to #Brockton
https://www.universalhub.com/crime/20240925/da-says-teller-west-roxbury-credit-union-and-his

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #383: Lawrence Ripple.
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#offbeatnews #strange #crime #strangebuttrue #wtf #bizarre #bankrobbery #kansas #webcomic #comics #funfacts #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadydrawn

Today in Labor History March 2, 1974: Salvador Puig Antich was executed by garrote in Barcelona, Spain. He was a militant anarchist and Catalan independence fighter who fought against the Spanish state with the terrorist group Iberian Liberation Movement in the early 1970s. He was convicted of bank robbery and killing a police officer. His arrest and execution became a cause célèbre in Francoist Spain for Catalan autonomists, pro-independence supporters, and anarchists. He was also the last person executed by the fascist Franco regime. His execution inspired new artistic works by Catalan artists Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies.

Today in Labor History February 28, 1887: Clément Duval had his death sentence commuted to life in prison. He was a French anarchist and criminal whose ideas influenced the illegalist movement of the 1910s. The most famous illegalist was Jules Bonot, who orchestrated one of the world’s first bank heist utilizing a getaway car. According to Paul Albert, Duval’s story was the basis for the bestseller Papillon, about multiple escape attempts from Devil’s Island. In October 1886, Duval broke into the mansion of a Parisian socialite, stole 15,000 francs, and accidentally setting the house on fire. His trial drew crowds of supporters and ended in chaos when he was dragged from the court, shouting "Long live anarchy!"

#workingclass #LaborHistory #prison #anarchism #illegalism #papillon #devilsisland #clémentduval #DeathPenalty #julesbonot #bankrobbery #books #novel @bookstadon

Henry Star was a Notorious US bank robber and not a luminous astronomical body.

This just came in the mail. I'll make it Monday's book of the day.
#GabrielKuhn #BlekingegadeGroup #bankrobbery
#Denmark

Today in Labor History February 28, 1887: Clément Duval had his death sentence commuted to life in prison. He was a French anarchist and criminal whose ideas influenced the illegalist movement of the 1910s. The most famous illegalist was Jules Bonot, who orchestrated the world’s first bank heist utilizing a getaway car. According to Paul Albert, Duval’s story was the basis for the bestseller Papillon, about multiple escape attempts from Devil’s Island.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #prison #anarchism #illegalism #papillon #DevilsIsland #ClémentDuval #DeathPenalty #JulesBonot #BankRobbery #books #novel @bookstadon

He’s the third man arrested in the alleged conspiracy. Court documents paint a picture of a wildly inept plan laid out over embarrassing texts.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8yea/neo-nazi-bank-robbery-tierney
#News #TheExtremismDesk #neo-nazi #wolvesofvinland #operationwerewolf #Crime #bankrobbery