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Bryan Sobolewski was a member of a New England crime family responsible for 22 jewelry store heists and over 1.5 million dollars of stolen goods. He and his family were sentenced to federal prison. Bryan has since reformed his life and is here to tell his story. WELCOME TO CAMP

Edited and produced by @99OvrAll


Thank you to
Morgan and morgan
Bluechew
and zippex for making this show possible

00:00 Intro
02:13 Growing up in Mass. makes you tough
05:55 Stealing was so normal + Whitey Bulger brought in disorder
07:50 Jewelry stores display fake goods
10:10 You need an inside man + 1st robbery attempt
16:48 Brother was an angry guy
21:10 1st robbery with his brother & father
32:04 Getting the next robbery + casing a store PROPERLY
38:09 Brian’s proud of his accomplishments
39:32 The day of the robbery…
49:18 Opening a store to gain trust then ROB
53:00 The money was incredible + how much duct tape do we need?
55:58 The Burlington robbery
1:08:31 Counting the spoils + growing up with racism
1:14:10 How do you get rid of the jewelry?
1:18:09 Wanting to walk away
1:19:31 Wanting to walk away
1:21:15 Getting sober + having to look over your brother
1:23:50 Boston Box Robberies didn’t go to plan
1:29:35 Hockey Mom robbery + inside guy has to have useful info
1:35:07 Hated being a part of this + dad’s true motivation
1:39:50 Jacob 2 robbery + “Gotcha”
1:47:47 Police sketch is UNREAL + starting to get sloppy
1:52:20 Going for a slice got them recognised later
1:55:29 Dad is first to go down + his girlfriend flips
2:00:47 They get his brother + cops trying to find the real stuff
2:05:02 Then they came for Brian
2:14:55 Beating the line-ups 3 TIMES
2:17:55 Nancy was feeding info + 8 charges
2:20:03 1st fight in prison + don’t embarrass the guards
2:30:24 Prison made Brian hates WHITES
2:32:31 Finding out mom had cancer while in prison + caregiver after
2:37:03 All juries should be felons + “remember the pact”
2:41:56 Therapy making you confront your demons
2:43:41 Being told his brother & dad were dead
2:54:45 Grief is crippling
3:00:04 What happened to that safe?