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"Most Bizarre Crime Ever" - Death of Brian Wells

"Most Bizarre Crime Ever" - Death of Brian Wells

The FBI investigation into his death uncovered a complex plot described as "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI"...

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20 years today, pizza delivery man Brian Wells wore a collar bomb around  his neck to rob a PNC bank in Pennsylvania. Police would later arrest him  and leave him sitting on

On August 28, 2003, pizza delivery man Brian Douglas Wells robbed a PNC Bank near his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.

Upon being apprehended by police, Wells died when an explosive collar locked to his neck detonated.

The FBI investigation into his death uncovered a complex plot described as "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes…

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