Manhattan Savings Institution robbery

On Sunday, October 27, 1878, the Manhattan Savings Institution bank and depository in Manhattan, New York City was robbed of $2,747,700 ($82 million in 2025) in cash and securities by the former gang of serial bank robber George Leonidas Leslie. At the time, it was the largest-paying criminal heist in history. The plan was formulated by Leslie three years prior to 1878, and planned by him and his gang.

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