# This Idiot Finally Got Busted // The McArthur Wheeler Robbery Story Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ray-william-johnson-true-story-podcast-7212041/this-idiot-finally-got-busted-the-mcarthur-wheeler-robbery-story Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ray-william-johnson-true-story-podcast-7212041/this-idiot-finally-got-busted-the-mcarthur-wheeler-robbery-story.md Podcast: [Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ray-william-johnson-true-story-podcast-7212041) Published: 2026-04-27T17:14:28+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/raywilliamjohnson/episodes/This-Idiot-Finally-Got-Busted--The-McArthur-Wheeler-Robbery-Story-e3ihskj Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1886622560.mp3 Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ray-william-johnson-true-story-podcast-7212041/episodes/this-idiot-finally-got-busted-the-mcarthur-wheeler-robbery-story Duration seconds: 495 ## Resource In 1995, McArthur Wheeler robbed two Pittsburgh banks in broad daylight without a mask, believing that smearing lemon juice on his face would render him invisible to security cameras, a misunderstanding based on the logic of invisible ink. Wheeler, who was not delusional but simply profoundly mistaken, was shocked to be arrested later that evening after his clear image appeared on local news, stating "But I wore the juice". ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ray-william-johnson-true-story-podcast-7212041/episodes/this-idiot-finally-got-busted-the-mcarthur-wheeler-robbery-story/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ray-william-johnson-true-story-podcast-7212041/this-idiot-finally-got-busted-the-mcarthur-wheeler-robbery-story.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.