The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery Takes Place: April 24, 1953
A lethal heist gone wrong took place on this date in 1953.
November 5, 1931
On this day, forty shots were fired in the Elms Hotel lobby and veranda in a robbery gone bad. The Excelsior Springs police shotgun squad chased the robbers from the hotel to Kansas City where they were caught, tried, and convicted. You can still visit the Elms today.