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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]
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.
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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 ...
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Slipper of the Yard (1981) by Jack Slipper, first published by Sidgewick and Jackson Limited (ISBN 0-2839-8702-2). Crossing The Line: Autobiography of a Thief (1995) by Bruce Reynolds, first published by Bantam Press (ISBN 1-8522-7929-X). Odd Man out: The Last Straw (2011) by Ronnie Biggs, first published by Mpress(ISBN 978-0-9570398-2-7).