Robert Van Lewing
American bank robber
About Robert Van Lewing
Lived 1921 – 1983 (aged 62).
Robert Van Lewing (March 27, 1921 – December 17, 1983) was an American bank robber and fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list from 1966 to 1967.
Background A long time career criminal, Lewing had a lengthy history of arrests and convictions for a number of armed robbery charges. On October 28th, 1965, Lewing robbed a bank in Houston, Texas where he made off with $31,493 which officially added him as the 226th fugitive to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list on January 12, 1966.
He was arrested by FBI agents on February 6, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri, after a neighbor reported his location to the FBI as he exited his house with an 18-year-old.
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Who was Robert Van Lewing?
American bank robber (1921-1983)
When was Robert Van Lewing born?
Robert Van Lewing was born on 27 March 1921.
When did Robert Van Lewing die?
Robert Van Lewing died on 17 December 1983.
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