Episode 23

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31st Jul 2025

“The Lufthansa Heist: Million-Dollar Silence & Mobbed-Up Mayhem”

📝 Episode Show Notes:

$6 million vanished in 64 minutes.

No alarms. No gunfire. Just one icy plan, a crew of mob-connected thieves, and the most paranoid cleanup job in heist history.

This week on Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, your host Steve dives deep into The Lufthansa Heist — the legendary 1978 JFK Airport robbery that made headlines, inspired Goodfellas, and left a trail of corpses in its wake. We’ll break down the inside man, the masked crew, the van that sparked a bloodbath, and why Jimmy Burke might’ve been the most paranoid millionaire in mob history.

And the cash? Still missing.

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Grab your ski mask, true crime crack heads — this one’s got vaults, vendettas, and very dead loose ends.

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Heists, Hustles, and Homicide
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Welcome to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide — the true crime podcast where brains, betrayal, and blood all share the same spotlight.
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