EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026
Episode 500: Bank Robber John Wojtowicz – Dog Day Afternoon
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In August 1972, John Wojtowicz, a Vietnam War veteran and openly gay man living in Brooklyn, orchestrated a botched bank robbery at a Chase Manhattan branch in Gravesend to raise money for his transgender partner Elizabeth Eden’s (formerly Ernest Aron) gender-affirming surgery. Accompanied by accomplices Salvatore Naturile and Robert Westenberg (who fled early), the heist … Continue reading Episode 500: Bank Robber John Wojtowicz – Dog Day Afternoon
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In August 1972, John Wojtowicz, a Vietnam War veteran and openly gay man living in Brooklyn, orchestrated a botched bank robbery at a Chase Manhattan branch in Gravesend to raise money for his transgender partner Elizabeth Eden’s (formerly Ernest Aron) gender-affirming surgery. Accompanied by accomplices Salvatore Naturile and Robert Westenberg (who fled early), the heist … Continue reading Episode 500: Bank Robber John Wojtowicz – Dog Day Afternoon
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