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Why did I rob banks? Because I enjoyed it. I loved it. I was more alive when I was inside a bank, robbing it, than at any other time in my life. I enjoyed everything about it so much that one or two weeks later I'd be out looking for the next job. But to me the money was the chips, that's all.

Willie Sutton

Willie Sutton

Willie Sutton

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Born: June 30, 1901

Died: November 2, 1980 (aged 79)

Bio: William Francis "Willie" Sutton, Jr. was an American bank robber. During his forty-year criminal career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times.

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