Crime
The 1950 Brink’s Robbery: “The Crime of the Century” in Boston’s Vaults of Vanishing Millions
On the bitterly cold evening of January 17, 1950, eleven masked men pulled off what was then the largest cash heist in U.S. history, robbing the Brink’s Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts, of $2.775 million in cash, checks, and money orders—worth over $30 million today.