Ep. 153 Heist: Hollywood Style
In this thrilling episode, we dive into the unbelievable true story of Rédoine Faïd — France’s most notorious gangster and escape artist. From his rise in the Parisian underworld to his obsession with Hollywood heist films, Faïd blurred the line between fiction and reality. But it's his jaw-dropping prison escapes — including a daring helicopter-assisted breakout — that cemented his legend. We explore how he evaded Europe's most secure prisons, outsmarted elite police units, and became a symbol of both infamy and fascination. Who is the man behind the mask? And how did he turn a life of crime into one of international headlines?Rédoine FaïdFrench gangsterprison escapehelicopter prison escapereal-life heistcriminal mastermindRédoine Faïd podcastFrance’s most wantedtrue crimeFrench true crimeprison break storyRédoine Faïd biographyescape artistinternational fugitivedaring escapecrime and justicehigh-profile manhuntcinematic heistsreal criminal storiesmodern-day HoudiniBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-shadows--6218555/support.https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-shadows--6218555/support Link for commercial free listening
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In this thrilling episode, we dive into the unbelievable true story of Rédoine Faïd — France’s most notorious gangster and escape artist. From his rise in the Parisian underworld to his obsession with Hollywood heist films, Faïd blurred the line between fiction and reality. But it's his jaw-dropping prison escapes — including a daring helicopter-assisted breakout — that cemented his legend. We explore how he evaded Europe's most secure prisons, outsmarted elite police units, and became a symbol ...