The Escape of Europe’s Smartest Criminal

Try out Odoo and get your first app for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/hEVx Have you ever wondered how a group of thieves stole more than $40 million from a bank vault without ever firing a single shot? In this video, we uncover the true story of the 1976 Société Générale bank heist in Nice, France, where Albert Spaggiari and his team spent months tunneling through the city’s sewers before breaking into the bank’s vault through its concrete walls. Stay to the end to discover exactly how the tunnel was built, how the robbery was carried out, and why it became known as one of the greatest bank heists in history. Short on time? Feel free to use the chapter links below to skip ahead in this video. 00:00 The $40M Bank Heist 00:41 Who was Albert Spaggiari? 01:32 Discovering the Sewer Route 02:42 Building the “Sewer Rats” Crew 03:19 Two Months of Digging 04:30 An Unexpected Obstacle 06:24 The Greatest Bank Heist in History 06:53 Inside the $40 Million Vault 07:35 The Locked Vault Escape Trick 08:12 The Police Investigation Begins 08:45 Albert Spaggiari’s Arrest 11:34 Albert Spaggiari’s Escape Thanks for watching this Primal Space video. If you enjoyed it, let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe so you can see more videos like this! Support Primal Space by becoming a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/primalspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/thePrimalSpace References: https://primalnebula.com/the-great-bank-heist-of-nice/ Script: Ewan Cunningham Animation: Guillaume Bouché, Ewan Cunningham Character Modeling: Allayar Utegenov Narrator: Spencer Pearman French Narration: Thibaut Florent, Jonathan Escure, Pierre Adrien Lascazes, Chloe Espenel Music used in this video is licensed from Artlist and Epidemic Sound. #AlbertSpaggiari #BankHeist #HistoryUncovered