Feature Presentation
“Legacy of Greed” is the true crime story of Larry Phillips Jr and Emil Matasareanu – the ‘High Incident Bandits’ responsible for the a spate of deadly crimes which culminated in the 1997 Bank of America Robbery in North Hollywood. For bibliography & sources, please see below.
Freely available on YouTube, Facebook and Podomatic.
The first half is mostly a timeline biography of both suspects – their birth, childhoods, & as young adults. The second half focuses mostly on their infamous 1997 Bank of America Robbery in North Hollywood.
To best convey the sequence of events – this podcast includes the actual LAPD radio traffic of that event.
Emil Matasareanu
***CHAPTERS*** (skip to specific event)
0001 – – – January 1968
0002 – – – Outlaws Flee Colorado, head to California
0003 – – 20 September 1970 – A Monster Is Born
0004 – – ‘Chaos Theory’, Nicolae Ceaușescu and North Korea
0005 – – September 1976 – Larry Sr is arrested
0006 – – 1977 / 11-year-old Emil Matasareanu emmigrates to the U.S.
0007 – – 30 March 1981 – John Hinkley assassination attempt on Reagan
0008 – – 23 October 1993 – “Bank Robbery Kit” found in Glendale
0009 – – May 1996 – Two ‘Bank of America’ Robberies
0010 – – November 1996 – Reconnaissance of Bank of America
0011 – – February 1997 – Bandits’ prep their weapons
0012 – – St. Michael the Archangel
0013 – Detectives Krulac & Angeles en route to ‘Bank of America’
0014 – Witnesses provide Sgt Haynes with suspect information
0015 – Krulac and Angeles arrive at Kittridge St.
0016 – Larry Phillips is shot in the hand!
0017 – Dye-Pack explodes & Emil drops the bag of money
0018 – Carrying two assault rifles – Emil gets inside the car
0019 – Using the car as a shield, as an infantryman with a tank
0020 – Larry & Emil are separated – Larry’s rifle jams!
0021 – *LARRY PHILLIPS JR – DISARMED / TAKEN INTO CUSTODY*
0022 – Emil Matasareanu carjacks a brown pickup truck
0023 – Emil Matasareanu cannot start up pickup truck
0024 – Emil engages SWAT (bad move, Emil. BAD move…)
0025 – *EMIL MATASAREANU – DISARMED / TAKEN INTO CUSTODY*
0026 – Total Number of Fatalities, and Lessons Learned
0027 – *IN THEIR OWN WORDS*: Eight survivors remember…
This programme produced by BRIAN NEWBERRY, © 2020 Project Wasabi
SPECIAL FEATURES
Want to take a virtual walking tour?
Be advised, we’ve had a few changes in the local terrain:
1. After this 1997 incident, Hughe’s Family Market became “Ralph’s”
2. In this podcast the Builders’ Emporium has since become a “Smart & Final”
Be sure to check out the YouTube Playlist “NoHo–211” – over 70 videos of documentaries, newscasts, etc.
FURTHER READING: the contents of this podcast were based on the following sources:
”REPORT TO THE LA POLICE COMMISSION”
“CNN”
“CASEFILE; TRUE CRIME PODCAST”
“LA POLICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY / LA POLICE MUSEUM”
“CHASING MIDNIGHT – IN PURSUIT OF PARANORMAL”
“AP NEWS / ‘Mother of gunman: ‘His actions were more like suicide’ ”
“OFFICIAL WEBPAGE OF THE DPR OF KOREA / JUCHE”
“PUEBLO COUNTY COLORADO STATE INSANE ASYLUM”
Special and awestruck thanks to police procedural advisor RS EDELSTEIN, firearms consultant DARYL CLARK, and mostly to my beautiful MARTINA.
Without their their patient & wise input – this podcast would be far less a listening experience.
A true crime biography culminating in the 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America Robbery – this audio podcast features the vicious gun battle with grossly outgunned police officers – including that day’s LAPD Radio Traffic.
This 2 hour programme chronicles the life & times of prison convict Larry Phillips Jr and his faithful sidekick Emil Mătăsăreanu – a/k/a “The High Incident Bandits”.
In the early to mid-1990s throughout California and Colorado – these two criminals carried out a series of violent robberies culminating in the 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America Shootout.
This programme features excerpts from the following songs:
Whispering Grass (Don’t Tell The Trees) by THE INKSPOTS – 1940 Geffen Records
The Hucklebuck – Tommy Dorsey & Charlie Shavers – 1949 Savoy Records
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THE FOLLOWING MUSIC COURTESY OF YOUTUBE AUDIO LIBRARY
– “Psychedelicacy” by Doug Maxwell
– “Come Get With Us” by TrackTribe
– “Lunar Landing“, “Lurking” and “Friction Looks” by Silent Partner
– “Brittle Rille – Reunited”, “Dark Times, Dhaka”, “Darkest Child”, “and “FIREBRAND”
by Kevin MacLeod
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