453 - The Whiskey Robber, Attila Ambrus

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Attila Ambrus led an extraordinary life in Budapest during the 1990s. Part time ice hockey player, full time gentlemen bank robber... he quickly became a folk hero and the most wanted man in the nation.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://przekroj.org/en/art-stories/banking-on-a-hockey-player/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/attila-ambrus-the-legend-of-the-whisky-robber-9210484.html

https://kaput-mag.com/stories_en/like-a-sausage-theyve-cut-open-a-visit-to-the-whiskey-robber/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila_Ambrus

https://www.salon.com/2005/12/23/robber/

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