Robbery, Inc. - Manhunt

In the days following the dramatic bank heist in Marietta, Georgia, law enforcement launched a full-scale manhunt. False alarms and underground clues led investigators to uncover far more than a simple burglary. With the help of the FBI, police traced stolen tools, dynamite, and eyewitness accounts to a trail of suspects who had spent months planning what was quickly becoming one of Georgia’s most elaborate and successful bank robberies.

Former Cobb Exchange Bank President Neil Barfield recounts the moment he learned the vault had been breached and describes the shock of discovering a sophisticated tunnel running beneath the busiest road in town. His memories paint a vivid picture of 1970s Marietta and the tightly woven community that gathered in disbelief as the story unfolded. Among those unknowingly connected to the crime was prominent attorney Arthur Crowe, whose downtown building was used as the launch point for the operation.

As the investigation progressed, authorities began connecting the dots. A blue Chevrolet, a fake salon, a trail of receipts, and the name Harold Murphy all pointed toward a team of well-prepared thieves. But it was a single photograph that cracked the case wide open. By the end of the episode, a key suspect’s true identity is revealed, linking the Marietta tunnel job to one of the most elusive criminals in American history.

In the aftermath of the Cobb Exchange Bank burglary, law enforcement follows a trail of tools, receipts, and eyewitness accounts to track down the suspects behind the tunnel job. Former bank president Neil Barfield recalls the shock of discovering the breach, while investigators close in on a man with a far more notorious past than anyone expected. This episode reveals the true identity of one of the most elusive criminals in American history.