# What True Crime Story Fascinates You Most?

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> I’ve always found the 1980 [Harvey’s Resort Hotel bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s_Resort_Hotel_bombing) interesting; or more specifically, the bomb used in it. The crime itself is pretty straightforward; man loses a lot in a casino, tries to blackmail money out of them with a bomb. But the bomb he used was something out of a Hollywood thriller, the FBI even has a [page](https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-harveys-casino-bomb/view) on it.

Me too. That was a doozy of a caper.

Here is a really great in-depth article on the event.

> **[The Zero-Armed Bandit](https://www.damninteresting.com/the-zero-armed-bandit/)**
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> The story of a treacherous contraption that appeared mysteriously in a Lake Tahoe casino.

WARNING: That whole site can be a dangerous time-sink. You may never escape once you start reading.

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