From the Vault - The Lufthansa Heist

Hello legends, Jack here, host of Crime at Bedtime. I'm currently travelling to the US because my other show, One Minute Remaining, was lucky enough to be nominated for an award. I’ll be back very soon, but while I’m away, I’m diving into the vault to bring you some of my favourite and most terrifying Crime at Bedtime stories from the past three years.

Today is the final episode in our Episodes from the Vault series! I’ll be back next week with a brand-new story for you, but for this last vault episode, I had to go with a Mafia story.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with the Mafia. I’ve read many of the books, watched the movies and documentaries, and this story is just wild. It’s the story of the Lufthansa Heist and perfectly demonstrates why being in the Mafia can be a deadly occupation...

In December 1978, a crew of mobsters slipped into JFK Airport and pulled off the largest cash robbery in American history.

They stole nearly $6 million in unmarked bills and jewels from a Lufthansa vault — and vanished before sunrise.

Behind the job was Jimmy Burke, the real-life inspiration for Goodfellas’ Jimmy Conway.

But what should have been the perfect score quickly turned into a bloodbath as Burke began eliminating anyone who might talk.

This episode takes you inside the heist that shook New York — from the planning inside Robert’s Lounge to the FBI investigation and the chain of murders that followed.

A story of greed, loyalty, and how one night at the airport rewrote organised-crime history.

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