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Episode 226 - Speaking of Socialism...
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- The Bad Taste Crime Podcast
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- Jun 13, 2026
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- 4520
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Summary
They say there’s honor among thieves, but these heists prove that’s mostly just a myth. From botched getaways and amateur slip-ups to the chilling, unintended consequences of a "simple" job, we’re cracking open the files on crimes that went sideways. Research links below! Argon - "The Goiânia Incident: Lessons from a Radiological Disaster" History - "The True Story Behind Brazil's Radioactive Emergency" Britannica - "Goiânia accident" PubMed - "The Goiânia incident, the semiotics of danger, and the next 10,000 years" IAEA - "Goiânia's Legacy Two Decades On" Hibakusha Worldwide - "Goiânia, Brazil" All That's Interesting - "Inside David Ghantt's Infamous Loomis Fargo Heist In October 1997" Levine Museum of the New South - "Loomis Fargo and Company" WCNC Charlotte - "25 years later: The Loomis Fargo heist" CNN - "Suspect in $22 million armored-car heist arrested"