The 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Explosion

The 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Explosion

Author: CanadianGothic / Curiouscast January 19, 2026 Duration: 59:44
On May 10, 1973, a stranger walked into a bank on Main Street in Kenora, Ontario, carrying guns, duffle bags, and a homemade bomb that was armed to a switch he clenched between his teeth. For more than an hour the standoff dragged on inside the bank as a growing crowd of onlookers crowded the street outside it’s doors. At 4:12 p.m., a single rifle shot ended the robbery in an explosion that shattered windows, scattered money through the air, and erased the man at the center of it all. More than fifty years later, his identity and his motives remain unknown. In this episode of The Canadian Gothic, I’m joined by Jack Luna, host of the Dark Topic podcast, to examine the Kenora Bank Robbery Explosion. Links: the Dead Man (Dark Topic Podcast Episode) - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vi0tKj0o93GOFGmBaIl8c Joe Ralko’s the Devil’s Gap - https://a.co/d/0rxCjmD CTV’s W5 Special - https://youtu.be/wFoYfEGtrVM?si=QGE2MQUkoALIoSUl Send a voicememo to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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