Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Steve Chambers and his wife were living in a trailer and upgraded to what would today be a multi-million-dollar mansion at Cramer Mountain.
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later While David Ghantt trusted Steve Chambers enough to leave his cut behind, Chambers had other plans. He hired a hitman to take Ghantt out, tying up the ultimate loose end.
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later David Scott Ghantt speaks with Channel 9's Glenn Counts 25 years after the robbery.
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later David Scott Ghantt
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later David Ghantt took $50,000 for himself and fled to Cozumel, Mexico. Steve Chambers would keep the rest. The plan was to maintain a low profile and wait for things to cool off, allowing Ghantt to return to the states and collect his cut.
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later David Scott Ghantt, his former co-worker Kelly Campbell and her friends Steve and Michelle Chambers carried out the Loomis Fargo heist on Oct. 4, 1997.
Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Former FBI agent John Wydra, who helped crack the case, sat down with Channel 9 Reporter Glenn Counts to talk about the clues that led to solving the crime, and how the group got caught.
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later The case had gotten national publicity and was the subject of numerous articles, documentaries and even a movie. That movie, Masterminds was filmed in 2014. Ghantt, who by then was long out of prison, served as a consultant.
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later “We went on a mission to calculate exactly how much size-wise the money was, $11.3 million in $20 bills, and it weighed over 2,000 pounds,” former FBI agent John Wydra said. “So we were able to figure out with all the denominations, it would require about 20 safe deposit boxes to store it all.”
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Loomis Fargo
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Steve Chambers and his wife were living in a trailer and upgraded to what would today be a multi-million-dollar mansion at Cramer Mountain. FBI video shows the agency searching that home and finding drawers full of cash.
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Jim Gronquist was Kelly Campbell’s defense attorney. He said at first, the group was very proud of what they had been able to do.
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Loomis Fargo trucks
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later “We went on a mission to calculate exactly how much size-wise the money was, $11.3 million in $20 bills, and it weighed over 2,000 pounds,” former FBI agent John Wydra said. “So we were able to figure out with all the denominations, it would require about 20 safe deposit boxes to store it all.”
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later Loomis Fargo trucks
The Loomis Fargo heist: 25 years later “We went on a mission to calculate exactly how much size-wise the money was, $11.3 million in $20 bills, and it weighed over 2,000 pounds,” former FBI agent John Wydra said. “So we were able to figure out with all the denominations, it would require about 20 safe deposit boxes to store it all.”
