Historical eventOctober 41997

October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery

The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.

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When
Saturday, October 4 199729 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1997.

What happened

On the evening of October 4, 1997, $17.3 million in cash was stolen from the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional office vault of Loomis, Fargo & Co. The robbery was committed by Loomis vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt, his married girlfriend Kelly Campbell, Steven Eugene Chambers, his wife Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobbies, and four other co-conspirators. An FBI criminal investigation ultimately resulted in the arrest and conviction of eight people directly involved in the heist,

October 4 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1992El Al Flight 1862
  2. 1992Rome General Peace Accords
  3. 1993Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
  4. 19931993 Russian constitutional crisis
  5. 1997October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery
  6. 2001Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
  7. 2003Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
  8. 2004SpaceShipOne
  9. 2006WikiLeaks
  10. 2010Ajka alumina plant accident
  11. 2017United States Army Special Forces

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October 4 1997 — 29 years ago, on a Saturday.

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