Daughter of fugitive bank robber who fessed up to $1.8 MILLION heist on his DEATH BED recalls the life-changing moment she discovered her beloved 'boring suburban dad' had been living a secret double life for 40 YEARS

Daily Mail ^ | March 17 | By EMILY LEFROY

[metmom]

I never heard that, but these days, nothing surprises me. And I know it was done back several decades, but human nature being what it is......

[38special]

Perhaps Smith was too obvious?

[ansel12]

I know that in the 1970s you could still rent apartments and get a job using a fake name, even dealing with used cars was easy.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Ashley should have kept her mouth shut. Some government organization or financial company is going to try to figure out how to get that stolen money back, in back taxes if need be.

[discostu]

Yeah, without the computer databases verifying people was nearly impossible. Most places were driven by how much paperwork to demand from somebody. I remember when the local community college started their way of having somebody prove their residency was telling to them to bring in a utility bill, if some AZ utility company was sending you bills that was good enough for them. And for rentals a couple extra bucks to the person was as good as paperwork, if you handed the guy one month’s rent in cash just for him your paperwork was in order. Honestly in the 60s and 70s I think it was harder to not disappear, people generated so little paperwork and the paperwork they did make hardly went anywhere. Any kind of long gap without employment or an extended bit of travel and you stopped existing in an official capacity.

[ansel12]

As a drifter I loved those days of being able to breeze in and out of towns, cities, odd jobs, dwellings, free as a bird, I liked being able to live with no identification at all, not even a driver’s license, just me being me and people knowing you face to face.

[wgmalabama]

You can vote with nothing but the important stuff like a library card takes 3 forms of ID.

[plain talk]

The robber was about 19 years old when he robbed that bank. The stolen loot is equivalent to $1.8M today. The money is long gone and so is he. Interesting story.

[Libloather]

In early 1969, Conrad went to work at the Society National Bank headquarters at 127 Public Square in Cleveland. He worked in the cash vault as a teller,[5] and his job involved “packaging money to be delivered to Society branches around town. It was a position for a trusted employee.”[4] According to a summary report compiled years later by the U.S. Marshals Service, "To all appearances, Conrad was that All-American boy whose character was not questioned and seemed to be a model of responsibility during a turbulent time."[3]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_John_Conrad

[Revel]

I believe that if he could have instantly jumped through time to today with his $215k then it would only be the equivalent of him having about $27k in his pocket. He couldn’t even buy a new car. That is what this country does to hard earned savings as well.

[higgmeister]

What happened to the money? Does she have the money? Is the money long since spent? Is there any money that they can retrieve from her, that she would have inherited?

Fifty two years later, yes the money would have long since been spent.   In our society the sins of the father are not passed down to their children.   You might investigate statutes of limitation which would kept the father from punishment.

[Texan5]

Enserio? This was a stealth theft from an employer-not a murder-no confrontation, no injuries. I’m sure the statutes of limitation are long past-or would you like to jail the daughter and tax her into bankruptcy just for the hell of it-maybe her mom, too? People are not held responsible for the crimes of their parents-that is ridiculous...

[Lazamataz]

In our society the sins of the father are not passed down to their children.

Explain 'Reparations'.

[BradyLS]

I get your point. He’d have $215K in cash, though. A used car and a small, humble home are just within range. Nothing like what could be bought in 1969.

[BradyLS]

Anyway. Dad should have stayed quiet if it hadn’t caught up to him. Wife and daughter could—honestly—simply say, “We have no idea who nor what you’re talking about. Please leave us alone.”

[Lazamataz]

Now you cannot even drive a car or walk outside without:

1. License Plate cameras recording your move multiple times.
2. Your phone ratting you out.
3. Your car ratting you out.
4. Your credit card ratting you out.
5. Facial Recognition Cameras ratting you out.

...and my CAT ratting me out.

[higgmeister]

LOL You know what I meant. I said the sins of the father are not passed down to their children, not the sins of the Great Great Grandchildren.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Wasn’t Thomas Randele the CEO at Vandelay Industries? LOL!

When Beau is snoozing and his phone rings and it’s someone I know (the phone shows who is calling) I always answer: “Vandelay Industries. How may I direct your call?”

His friends all love me. :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Now I’m REALLY depressed! LOL! :)