Published: Mon Mar 03 2025

<p>In real life, bank robberies are not nearly as sexy and dramatic as the movies make them out to be. They're usually poorly planned acts of desperation. Tony Hathaway was desperate, but he was smart. By the time he was caught - he'd pulled off thirty robberies in just over a year. This week on Crime Story, Josh Dean from the podcast, Hooked, explores why Tony Hathaway became one of America's most prolific bank robbers.</p><p><br></p><p>Hear Crime Story episodes a week early, and ad-free, on <a href="https://apple.co/cbctruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBC True Crime Premium</a>.</p>