With a career spanning six decades, most of which was spent in / breaking out of prison, you would think that Forrest Tucker would be a name we have heard a lot. You may have seen Robert Redford play Forrest in The Old Man & the Gun, but this is the story that inspired the movie. Jail breaks, petty crime and car chances. What more could you want in a podcast?

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gun
https://time.com/5407081/old-man-the-gun-true-story/
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/old-man-and-the-gun/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-27-mn-59992-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Tucker_(criminal)
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/your-news/martin-county/reader-submitted/2018/12/10/forrest-silva-tucker-life-criminal-part-3-historical-vignettes/2228004002/
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