Armed men forced two bank employees to steal £26.5 million from the Northern Bank in Belfast in 2004. Two journalists revisit the case nearly two decades later, examining the police investigation, legal prosecution, and how suspected IRA ties impacted the Northern Ireland peace process.
Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery
Journalists investigate the 2004 Northern Bank heist, re-examining the flawed police inquiry and botched legal prosecution of the £26.5 million armed robbery, in which two bank employees were forced to steal the funds.