Listen "The Wykoff Bank Heist"
Episode Synopsis
In the dead of night, a small-town bank explodes—literally. The culprits vanish with a modest sum, but the mystery they left behind still echoes through Wykoff’s history. Lenora and Preston revisit the crime and the clues that kept the legend alive.📰 Sources:Fillmore County Historical Society — Richard J. Bottorff article, January 4, 2021Rochester Daily Post and Record, Monday, October 27, 1924Levang’s Weekly, Thursday, October 2, 1924Caledonia Argus, Friday, October 3, 1924Preston Times, Thursday, October 2, 1924
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