Deadly Heist: The Brothers That Stole $333K (Crime Documentary) | Real Stories

Summary by Krater

This episode of The FBI Files investigates the 1977 armored car robbery and murders of guards Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey in Arizona, detailing how investigators used forensic evidence to link brothers Michael and Patrick Poland to the crimes and secure their conviction.

From the video

Answers: How did the FBI solve the 1977 armored car robbery and murders of guards Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey?

• Armored car robbery investigation
• Forensic evidence in murder cases
• FBI investigative techniques
• Tire track analysis
• Witness testimony and photo lineups
• Concrete dust analysis
• Watch mechanism analysis
• Conviction of Michael and Patrick Poland

What it concludes

• Investigators concluded that the armored car robbery and murders were a well-planned crime committed by more than one person.
• Tire tracks, concrete dust matching, and watch stop-time analysis were crucial forensic evidence linking Michael and Patrick Poland to the crime.
• A federal grand jury indicted Michael and Patrick Poland for murder, kidnapping, and robbery on February 15, 1979, and they were sentenced to 100 years.
• Following appeals and the overturning of state murder convictions, a federal jury found Michael and Patrick Poland guilty of murder in November 1982, leading to death sentences.
• Patrick Poland was executed on March 15, 2000, after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and all appeals for clemency were denied.