June 17, 2024
EP. 247 — The Sisi Star Snatcher w/ Jay Ellis
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun: Maverick) is here to talk about career criminal Gerald Blanchard, who started out stealing electronics and cars and graduated to bank robberies and jewel heists. Stay schemin’!
This episode was recorded on June 6, 2024.
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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://time.com/6294160/jewel-thief-hulu-true-story/
https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff-masterthief-blanchard/
“The Jewel Thief” – Hulu, dir. by Landon Van Soest
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