J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree
1911–2004Rountree entered a bank, handed an envelope marked “robbery,” and fled with $2,000.
Particulars
J. L. Hunter “Red” Rountree was born on December 16, 1911, in Brownwood, Texas, and died on October 12, 2004, in Springfield, Missouri. On August 12, 2003, he walked into the First American Bank in Abilene, Texas, and handed a large envelope to the teller marked “robbery.”
Moments later, Rountree sped off in a 1996 Buick Regal with $2,000 in small bills. He was arrested shortly thereafter after a witness recorded his car’s license plate number.
Compiled from Wikipedia. Automated record.