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Kenneth Leishman (June 20, 1931 – December 14, 1979), also known as the Flying Bandit or the Gentleman Bandit was a Canadian criminal responsible for multiple robberies between 1957 and 1966. Leishman was the mastermind behind the largest gold theft in Canadian history. [ 1 ]
His thefts totaled $251,333 in cash and more than $2 million in jewelry. [1] Galvan was dubbed the Flying Bandit by Canadian media during his crime spree robbing banks and jewelry stores. [7] When Galvan and an accomplice stole $1.2 million in jewelry in Vancouver, they left behind a gun which police traced to a break-in in Ottawa. [6]
Fans and critics began campaigning for Netflix or YouTube to turn it into a series while referring to it as one of the best adaptations of a video game. [6] Ungar directed and produced the crime drama Bandit, a biopic based on the true story of The Flying Bandit starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, Nestor Carbonell, and Mel Gibson. [7]
Josh Duhamel (pictured above), Mel Gibson, Elisha Cuthbert and Nestor Carbonell star in “Bandit,” which Highland Film Group is selling at Cannes. Allan Ungar directs. Kraig Wenman wrote the ...
This tale of a talented thief could be sprightlier, but it doesn't lack for star quality
Bandit is a 2022 Canadian biographical crime film directed by Allan Ungar and starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, Nestor Carbonell and Mel Gibson. [1] The film is based on the true life story of Gilbert Galvan Jr (also known as The Flying Bandit ), who still holds a record for the most consecutive robberies in Canadian history.
72 Hours: True Crime is a television program that was broadcast by CBC Television and produced by Kensington Communications Creative Anarchy and Meech Grant Productions. It focused on crime, specifically on the first 72 hours after a crime is committed, a critical time period for solving it.
The following is a list of Unsolved Mysteries episodes and specials.Please note this list contains first-run/broadcast episodes only. (A spin-off special court show, series titled "Final Appeal: From The Files of Unsolved Mysteries", which had cases of accused criminals claiming their innocence, is not inherently considered part of the main Unsolved Mysteries broadcast history, however, these ...