This podcast episode delves into the bizarre and unsolved aspects of the 2003 "collar bomb heist" in Erie, Pennsylvania, where pizza delivery driver Brian Wells was killed by a bomb strapped to his neck after robbing a bank. The hosts discuss the convoluted events, including a scavenger hunt leading to the bomb's components and the subsequent investigation that uncovered a complex web of relationships and crimes involving Marjorie Deal Armstrong, Bill Rothstein, and Kenneth Barnes. The episode highlights the conflicting accounts and unanswered questions surrounding Wells's involvement, ultimately leaving the listeners to ponder the true extent of his complicity in the crime. A key takeaway is the ambiguity surrounding the case, even after several arrests and convictions, leaving the true mastermind and the full extent of the conspiracy uncertain. The episode concludes by questioning the level of Brian Wells' complicity and mentioning a retired FBI investigator's alternative theory.
