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First Successful Note-Only Robbery
- Clay Tumey trained himself and planned note-only bank robberies, rehearsing details like the note wording and choosing familiar banks.
- His first robbery worked exactly as planned and felt thrilling when he drove away with $2,850.
Cultural Glamour Fueled The Crime
- Clay saw bank robbery as an alluring American fantasy fueled by movies and cultural fascination.
- That cultural glamor motivated him to research and believe he could get away with it.
Multiple Calm, Methodical Hits
- Clay repeatedly used the same calm method and hit multiple banks, walking out with small sums each time.
- He admits to three robberies totaling about $11,000 but hints there may have been more.