The Unbelievable "Pizza Bomber" Bank Heist Gone Wrong

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  • Brian Wells entered the bank with a bomb attached to his own neck.
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Komentáře • 307

  • @bigghoss762
    @bigghoss762 Před rokem +108

    The most likely scenario to me seems to be that he thought he was an equal partner in all of this and that the bomb was fake but in reality he was a scapegoat.

    • @Nate-bn5kk
      @Nate-bn5kk Před rokem +6

      What about the scuffle tho? I think he was either friends or thought he was Marjorie's lover and initially was involved in some way but wasn't aware of the full plan and they changed the plan on him the last minute, so he tried to bail out of it. Maybe the plan was originally to strap it on someone else, but when he pulled up and it was revealed to him that he was the scapegoat, they forced him down and put it on him against his will. He was probably told that once he completed the heist the bomb would be taken off and he'd get his cut, but they planned on killing him and taking his cut from the very start.

    • @TravelBreakthrough
      @TravelBreakthrough Před rokem +1

      Well said

    • @alexbridges9751
      @alexbridges9751 Před rokem +5

      Agreed. He seems to panic when the device starts beeping. "Its gonna go off. I'm not lying." Those words haunt my dreams

    • @johnnymcblaze
      @johnnymcblaze Před rokem

      ​@@Nate-bn5kk That makes no sense.

    • @cutiepatoot1_3
      @cutiepatoot1_3 Před rokem +1

      @@johnnymcblazeit does just bc you don’t get it doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense and I’m not trying to be mean i’m just saying

  • @emj1768
    @emj1768 Před rokem +75

    I have seen the documentary and IMO he was NOT in on it. He started freaking out when the bomb started beeping which in seconds goes off killing him. Poor man shouldn't have lost his life like that.

    • @MatthewTheRailfanner
      @MatthewTheRailfanner Před 10 měsíci

      It wouldn't seem right to me. Why be in on it if you KNOW it's going to be a suicide mission? Of course the killers said he was in on it. A lot of people in confession rooms have leaked the victim as "being in on it" for their own defense.

    • @str8alphamale
      @str8alphamale Před 5 měsíci

      He was in on it. Why lie... why lie and said it was 4 black strawman that put the bomb on him... He should have told the truth. In my opinion he's guilty because he lied already. What else is he lying about.

  • @anonymousadult
    @anonymousadult Před rokem +56

    Yep, I’m old… I watched this on live tv. Mortifying.
    I don’t think we will ever know the true story as the key witness is dead 💀

    • @HillCountryCodger
      @HillCountryCodger Před rokem +19

      Oh yeah, I remember watching it live on TV as this poor guy was blown to smithereens.

  • @Jared_Wignall
    @Jared_Wignall Před rokem +49

    I remember hearing about this when it happened. Such a bizarre and sad story. It’s always cool to see you and Lamont doing another video together. Keep up the great work Chris!

  • @kimmydelrey
    @kimmydelrey Před rokem +34

    I was completely shocked when I watched Evil Genius. The whole story is so unbelievable. Absolutely insane!

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před rokem +12

      I need to watch that

    • @kimmydelrey
      @kimmydelrey Před rokem +6

      @@MobileInstinct you should. I had that in my mind for a while after watching it. It’s so crazy.

    • @johncitizen3927
      @johncitizen3927 Před rokem +1

      @@MobileInstinct evil genius

  • @juliefiesler2603
    @juliefiesler2603 Před rokem +17

    My family and I live in Girard, Pa. About 20-30min away from where it happened on Peach Street, back in 2003. Definitely, a very bizarre event. Watched as it was happening on the news. We had also been living in San Diego, Ca. when a man stole an Army tank and drove through the streets, around where we were living back in 1995, too. Never expected to have major news events happen so close to our homes. Thanks for coming through Erie and covering this. I love watching both of your channels, separately. It's great when you two also collaborate together. Great work!

    • @cg-ny9078
      @cg-ny9078 Před rokem +1

      I agree, it's strange but exciting when major news events happen so close to home. Grew up in NY city & heard about things close to home quite often. The most memorable story was when I was about 10 yrs old, walking home home from the grocery store, my dad noticed a huge wooden crate on the curb, right outside of a large residential building. He tried opening it, hoping to find valuables, but it was nailed shut. It was strange to me that it had the word "TRASH" written all over the sides in marker. Later that night, a news report came out that there was actually a body of a dead women inside. She had lived in that building and was killed and disposed of . . . by her own brother.

  • @sophiaisabelle01
    @sophiaisabelle01 Před rokem +106

    The quality of your content is immaculate. We hope to see you guys succeed further along the way.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před rokem +21

      Thanks!

    • @Ganiscol
      @Ganiscol Před rokem +4

      I agree. But there is a technical, the audio issue - can often barely hear his companions outdoors if they are standing a few feet away. An external mic would fix that, though. 😉

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions Před rokem +26

    It’s really ann effing injustice and travesty. Poor guy just wanted to live his life quiet and undisturbed, and he was chosen beyond his choice and control, to be a pawn in this crazy thing and ultimately have his life ended.

    • @ian3580
      @ian3580 Před rokem

      "Live his life quiet and undisturbed?" The "poor guy' was in on it according to the investigation. Maybe he thought the bomb was fake but that doesn't mean he wasn't part of the scheme.

  • @monsterglo
    @monsterglo Před rokem +10

    Outstanding coverage on this occurrence !! You and Lamont were outstanding !! I learned so much more than I've ever known about this incident. Mobile and Lamont Rock On !

  • @ThatCrimeGuy
    @ThatCrimeGuy Před rokem +14

    I covered this case just the other day. But being able to go there now and see how Erie has changed since 2003 is quite an interesting way of informing your audience of this horrendous crime.

  • @candessak
    @candessak Před rokem +14

    Yay! 😁 My two favorite CZcamsrs are back at another collab video! Always enjoy when you both get together in your videos!

  • @michellestephenson1067
    @michellestephenson1067 Před rokem +5

    I LOVE when Lamont at Large and Mobile Instinct do videos together! I am a Grandmother and watch you both. I always think to myself ... There's my boys!

  • @kathyhiggins3836
    @kathyhiggins3836 Před rokem +16

    Walmart version of Ocean's Eleven🤣

  • @JohnCappel-hl4ob
    @JohnCappel-hl4ob Před 11 měsíci +3

    Probably the strangest story I can remember. Wow

  • @stepps511
    @stepps511 Před rokem +8

    Unbelievable, yet fascinating story, Chris! Thanks to you and Lamont for your detective work. Having gone to school in Erie, this makes more sense than it should!

  • @yacan1
    @yacan1 Před rokem +8

    Lived in that area for a while, then found out about the story since I wasn't from the area originally. My partner at the time was from that area and knew people that were directly involved

    • @suzzannegabel1636
      @suzzannegabel1636 Před rokem +3

      Erie is so small, everyone is connected somehow. It's like playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, except in Erie, most people are a lot closer than six degrees.

  • @Buddycoop1
    @Buddycoop1 Před rokem +5

    I forgot about this. I'll say it again.--Careful who you hang out with. Druggies, dealers and violent people are nothing but future trouble.

  • @JeffreyKangas
    @JeffreyKangas Před rokem +3

    It’s like The Trailer Park Boys version of Oceans 11

  • @dennisud
    @dennisud Před rokem +3

    I am surprised A&E Network hasn't done this crazy story on one of their shows!

  • @Carolbearce
    @Carolbearce Před rokem +4

    I can’t believe you are in Erie! This my hometown and it happened about 5 minutes away from where I live. It was so crazy how the whole story unraveled. I knew Lamont was in town because I saw his video but both of you were here? Sure would have loved to run into the two of you!

  • @cemeteryvisits
    @cemeteryvisits Před rokem +5

    Greetings Mobile 👋

  • @cdd4248
    @cdd4248 Před rokem +9

    A Pizza Delivery Man; Part-time Teacher; TV Repairman; Crack Dealer and Hoarder walk into a bar..

  • @lexiheart6558
    @lexiheart6558 Před rokem +14

    What's weird is I used to eat at Mama Mia's pizza a lot when I lived in Erie. This was around 2008-2009 Granted , I never knew about this story at the time. Erie is such as unassuming place for the most part. It's crazy that this went down there.

  • @kitcat9447
    @kitcat9447 Před rokem +4

    This is wild. Can't believe I've never heard of any of this before

  • @norwoodwildlife9849
    @norwoodwildlife9849 Před rokem +5

    No matter how educated you are
    2 million dollars will make smart people
    do stupid things.

  • @MaxZomboni
    @MaxZomboni Před rokem +4

    4:02 They don't keep that kind of money in the vault either, unless it's a really big bank. Cash in the vault doesn't make the bank any money. They keep only as much cash on hand as they need. Not a cent extra.

  • @joshx022
    @joshx022 Před rokem +4

    This was a horrendous case.

  • @TheInsaneChef
    @TheInsaneChef Před rokem +4

    What a crazy story. There is an entire underworld brewing just beneath the surface at your local pizza joints. Great job gentlemen

    • @randybaumery5090
      @randybaumery5090 Před rokem +3

      Starbucks too..

    • @danielscott1040
      @danielscott1040 Před rokem

      An “underworld brewing just beneath the surface at your local pizza joints,”. What the fuck dude? Do you actually believe that busted pizza gate shit?

    • @IAmHereForeve
      @IAmHereForeve Před rokem

      Are you referring to Pizzagate?

  • @H2Ocritter
    @H2Ocritter Před rokem +7

    Hi Chris and Lamont! If the pay phone was there, Lamont would have found it!

    • @jennyh444
      @jennyh444 Před rokem +1

      And made a hilarious video with it! 😂

  • @ronlee1949
    @ronlee1949 Před rokem +5

    Oh my this was a horrible story. Such a sad ending for the man. I decided to watch it on Netflix and I can’t imagine what the man was thinking before it exploded on him.

  • @tonybutler8811
    @tonybutler8811 Před rokem +2

    Hi Chris and Lamont excellent coverage. Great to have you two together. I don’t think he was involved in this and he got blown away very sad. 👊👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @navy4735
    @navy4735 Před rokem +1

    very well done...thank you! 🙏

  • @Kae6502
    @Kae6502 Před rokem +1

    I can't believe I missed this one! I love it when you two manage to team up on a video! 'Mobile at Large' is what I call it. ;) And just because a video can be found online doesn't mean you should look for it. I found out the hard way when I looked for a video of an incident that a famous song was based on. I was NOT prepared for the harsh reality of that. I will NOT make that mistake again.

  • @JazzySabria
    @JazzySabria Před rokem +2

    this was such a crazyyyyy story. if y’all haven’t watched it, it’s Evil Genius on Netflix

  • @hrrr.
    @hrrr. Před rokem +4

    There's a movie based off this story called 30 Minutes or Less and its kind of hilarious

  • @kategrossi8717
    @kategrossi8717 Před rokem +4

    So cool you're in my neck of the woods! Would be so awesome to run into you and Lamont. You guys should check out the Shauna Howe murder case in Oil City PA. I think you would be interested.

    • @taj814
      @taj814 Před rokem

      And Titusville PA tons of history here!

  • @philknerr4587
    @philknerr4587 Před rokem +1

    What a wild wild story! Nice to see you and Lamont working together on this one.

  • @juliebraden6911
    @juliebraden6911 Před rokem +1

    Was Lamont thinking of a different car than the Geo Metro? There were lots of them on the road at the time. And while they were small, they weren't ridiculously small. Certainly not small enough that people would stare as you drove by.
    What he's describing sounds maybe more like a Yugo to me.

  • @RichardHartness
    @RichardHartness Před rokem +2

    Semi-related, but back in High School (late 90s) the Metro was my dream car. Yes, it was tiny and a tin can on wheels, but my grand father had one and he swore up and down on a good tank he'd get almost 70 miles to the gallon. I didn't have a lot of money as a kid and $10 in a tank could have literally gone a long way.

  • @rebeccawarren2976
    @rebeccawarren2976 Před rokem +1

    Than comment from Lamont "Ocean's negative 20" made my day, I'm still laughing!

  • @Temuba
    @Temuba Před rokem +1

    Aliens I tell you, aliens did this. 😂

  • @mattpaulson3652
    @mattpaulson3652 Před rokem +1

    My uncle was the reporter in the blue shirt. That footage was from his cameraman.

  • @michelemiller1700
    @michelemiller1700 Před rokem +2

    Ty awesome video.

  • @cuea96
    @cuea96 Před rokem +2

    I totally remember this and saw it Live on the news. Crazy

  • @Sam62254
    @Sam62254 Před rokem +1

    Nice to see you and Lamont working together! I'm also a Lamont fan.

  • @jeremiahbacon3651
    @jeremiahbacon3651 Před 5 měsíci

    that chubby guy is full of it lol "I planned a heist" "i used to drive a geo metro" reminds me of middle school lol I have and done it all !

  • @richardashcraft7200
    @richardashcraft7200 Před rokem +2

    The Geo Metro was originally the Chevy Sprint I believe. Basically a Suzuki Samarai or actually was a Suzuki Samarai with a different body. It was a 3 cylinder. Yeah..bad getaway car

  • @janetcw9808
    @janetcw9808 Před rokem +2

    I've Just heard of this story via channel That Crime Guy, what are the chances!
    Good wishes all.

    • @ThatCrimeGuy
      @ThatCrimeGuy Před rokem

      Thanks Janet 👍. Definitely an interesting perspective provided here.

  • @TheVancePants
    @TheVancePants Před rokem +4

    So glad to see Lamont and you at it again

  • @starling5188
    @starling5188 Před rokem +1

    Love it when you two are in videos together! 👍

  • @cplcabs
    @cplcabs Před rokem +6

    Not sure why these guys are laughing at some poor guy getting killed

    • @Emma88178
      @Emma88178 Před 2 měsíci +1

      And going to this poor man's grave and saying "There's the pizza bomber".

  • @aphexskin
    @aphexskin Před rokem

    Man this one is crazy. Love watching your stuff to find out about historical events and locations I might not know much about, but it hits closer to home when it's right in your own backyard. As a kid whenever we would drive through Erie and we would drive past some of these places my mom's boyfriend at the time would always tell us the full story like it happened yesterday. Absolutely insane to this day to think something like that could happen so close, and even more insane to see a channel I watch fairly regularly walking around some places I have personally been many times (I popped a little around 6:30 when you can see the Chuck E Cheese my family would always take us to as kids in the background). Surreal in a way. Great video.

  • @eloisemcg5141
    @eloisemcg5141 Před rokem +1

    Love the collabs with Lamont!! Very interesting info, love you guys! ❣️

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol Před rokem +1

    "TV repairman and crack dealer on the side" - Dont omit the 'would-be contract killer' part 😅
    The story of these folk is batshit crazy!

  • @stevenlawrence7141
    @stevenlawrence7141 Před rokem +1

    Sounds like the movie “30 minutes or less”

  • @nomad4k
    @nomad4k Před rokem +3

    These are some really high quality collabs, between two of the best true crime CZcamsrs I know !! Awesome. I know you cover topics other than crime too. Love the quality of your content !

  • @216betto
    @216betto Před rokem +5

    Lamont at Large my main man!

  • @johncitizen3927
    @johncitizen3927 Před rokem +2

    I heard, he was in on it too...

  • @wendysmith8246
    @wendysmith8246 Před rokem

    Chris I knew of this story but not of all the details!! You and Lamont did a great job on telling us about all of the steps this story has. You never know what crazy plans people have going on in their heads!! Pretty crazy stuff out there 😳 Be safe and take care 🙂

  • @XPRTTT
    @XPRTTT Před rokem +6

    Guy gets kidnapped and blown up and you are calling him dumb and laughing at him and making fun of the situation

    • @SaltySouthTexan
      @SaltySouthTexan Před rokem +2

      You need to read more…….he was in on it

    • @MicJackson58
      @MicJackson58 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@SaltySouthTexanNo you need to do better....... dumbass , doesn't mean you can laugh just because he was in on it. You don't really know if he was in on it or not, none of us know, and just because some people are certain that he was in on it, doesn't mean it's true. Are you one of those people that read one thing and just run with it?

    • @Emma88178
      @Emma88178 Před 2 měsíci

      @@SaltySouthTexan It's been heavily speculated after investigating that he more than likely was not.

  • @ronaldmiller2740
    @ronaldmiller2740 Před rokem +1

    THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO, STRANGE PEOPLE,, I THINK THERES A SONG FOR THEM,,.. PIZZA PIZZA!! DUM DUM.. VERY SAD,,. WHAT A CIRCUS ..

  • @haydenbrinkley6927
    @haydenbrinkley6927 Před rokem +1

    There's a story about an hour south of Erie in Oil City a young girl was murdered a few days before Halloween which caused it to be cancelled for a few years.

  • @n.b.2164
    @n.b.2164 Před rokem +2

    I heard that Mama Mia's Pizza place had two delivery drivers on that fateful day. Wells was the one that went on that call that ultimately killed him. But I heard the other delivery driver was somehow connected to this case and died soon after. Strange.

  • @nikkigardiner9426
    @nikkigardiner9426 Před rokem +3

    Thank you Chris! ❤ hi Lamont! ❤

  • @prestonkey9005
    @prestonkey9005 Před rokem +1

    Wow this was a crazy video about some crazy people great video I can't believe I've never heard about this before

  • @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH

    Thank you, guys.

  • @stebesplace
    @stebesplace Před rokem +4

    What an Erie story this one was!

  • @xlnuniex
    @xlnuniex Před rokem +1

    If you like documentaries and/or true crime - I highly recommend Netflix’s “Evil Genius”

  • @elainelansbury5494
    @elainelansbury5494 Před rokem +2

    Excellent video Chris and Lamont.

  • @johnelliott0101
    @johnelliott0101 Před rokem

    Thanks again!😮

  • @randychenault1998
    @randychenault1998 Před rokem +1

    Lamont is everywhere!

  • @littledudejoey
    @littledudejoey Před rokem

    that's actually only the current day location of the pizzeria, not where they were located in 2003, they relocated in 2019 due to a fire in their complex and have also had multiple changes in ownership since 2003.

  • @yahzea
    @yahzea Před rokem +1

    I remembered watching it on the news and it was just so sad.

  • @dcelectric6689
    @dcelectric6689 Před rokem +3

    They were no Ocean’s Eleven. They were the mud puddle three.

  • @heathermanning5368
    @heathermanning5368 Před rokem

    I remember hearing about this! Thanks for sharing! You both make a great team ❤

  • @dashanee0390
    @dashanee0390 Před rokem

    I remember seeing this story on America’s Most Wanted back in the day. I felt bad for the victim…didn’t know all of details of the situation
    Love your channel btw

  • @theirishprincess7110
    @theirishprincess7110 Před rokem

    Wow! That's very interesting. I liked the twist at the end. I never would've guessed the ending. I want to read some more about this case. It's great seeing Lamont too!

  • @KaijuForceNeo
    @KaijuForceNeo Před 23 dny

    Remember when “1000 Ways To Die” made a segment about a so-called “Suicide-Bomber?”

  • @russsettelmaier625
    @russsettelmaier625 Před rokem +1

    Mama Mia's same pizza place. Different building.

  • @crazyfvck
    @crazyfvck Před rokem

    That is one crazy story. I can't believe I had never heard about that before!

  • @monicahyland8641
    @monicahyland8641 Před rokem +3

    I live about a hour from here and these people were so disgusting.. Kinda hoarder like, very gross people. What some people will do for money. Brian was slow and I think these people took advantage of him.

  • @OriginalAcefanatic
    @OriginalAcefanatic Před rokem +1

    Walmart version of Oceans Eleven!!!😂😂

  • @therestorementor7742
    @therestorementor7742 Před rokem +9

    Love both you guys but if you watch the documentary on this and see the end result the way you were laughing etc was a bit disrespectful, I know it’s a extremely weird thing but still the end result of a human being blown up was very sad

  • @deltablues7360
    @deltablues7360 Před rokem

    Really enjoy the incredible videos you do. Outstanding work.

  • @NeilRoy
    @NeilRoy Před rokem +1

    Nobody ever suspects... THE PIZZA GUY! (hmmm... movie idea here)

    • @MisterBrent10
      @MisterBrent10 Před rokem +1

      30 minutes or less. It’s a movie about it 😂

  • @jaystew730
    @jaystew730 Před rokem +2

    Marjorie was the damn devil

  • @dezputtyranger2724
    @dezputtyranger2724 Před rokem +1

    I remember this such a sad day

  • @brendandarkside1207
    @brendandarkside1207 Před rokem

    Love the format

  • @Tiger-zo2gn
    @Tiger-zo2gn Před rokem +1

    According to a few people, Bill Rothstein was very intelligent. But he was not an experienced bank robber.

  • @gregdrmax
    @gregdrmax Před rokem

    Good to see you both working together!

  • @gatorpics09
    @gatorpics09 Před rokem +1

    that wasn't the location of mama mia's in 2003, it moved from peach street years ago

    • @jenniferbussiere3716
      @jenniferbussiere3716 Před rokem

      THANK YOU lol!!! I was gonna say that, but thought maybe the plaza across from st George's had been remodeled after the fire at the Chinese restaurant 🤷?? I used to work at Mail Boxes Etc. Next door to mama Mia's ( I would eat there for lunch most days ) so mama Mia's moved location completely??

  • @janesecaraway3995
    @janesecaraway3995 Před rokem

    Love when yall do stories together! From Montgomery al 🙏 ❤️

  • @lornalulich9562
    @lornalulich9562 Před rokem

    U two are cracking me up. Good to see you both, be safe & happy holidays.
    🎄🎅🤶🎄🎅🤶🎄🎅🤶🎄

  • @sparkytuttle2966
    @sparkytuttle2966 Před rokem +2

    Here's proof that one crazy women can get many men to do whatever she wants. Read into that what you want. Great storytelling. I had no clue about the backstory. Thanks.

    • @Emma88178
      @Emma88178 Před 2 měsíci

      Gender has nothing to do with it.......

  • @ctaber2011
    @ctaber2011 Před rokem +2

    The people might have said they were working out here and needed lunch ya know?

    • @jenniferbussiere3716
      @jenniferbussiere3716 Před rokem

      That is exactly what they said !.I'm reading the book right now written by one of the fbi agents involved and one of our local newspaper reporters Mr Ed Palatella.

  • @jbj7599
    @jbj7599 Před rokem +2

    There's a really good documentary on this, can't even remember who made it.

  • @misstoni3901
    @misstoni3901 Před rokem

    Very interesting and mind boggling story. You have excellent content Chris.

  • @travisoverly1432
    @travisoverly1432 Před rokem +1

    So 30 minutes or less was based on a real thing? Lol dang

    • @coryshannon3815
      @coryshannon3815 Před rokem

      Yep. I think the people that wrote the movie said they were "vaguely aware" of the story, but with how close the movie and this story are, they either based it more off the story, or just had one heck of a coincidence.

  • @misspurrr-fect3684
    @misspurrr-fect3684 Před rokem

    Remember the live constant news coverage .... 🍕 😨 😱

  • @williamlynnroden
    @williamlynnroden Před rokem

    Yea! Another great collaboration! 👍