The story of the stander gang of bank robbers, led by former police captain, andre stander, and the problems they caused during 1983 and 1984. He was twentysix years old and couldnt face that many years behind bars. Best bank robbery books a list of books about bank robberiesreal or fiction. In 1983, former sap captain andre stander, serving 25 years in prison for numerous bank robberies.
Whiter than white the true story of andre stander, south. Andre stander, the mastermind and driving force behind the stander gang, was the son of majorgeneral frans stander. The 37 year old captain was the son of majorgeneral frans stander and at first he robbed banks on the south coast on his own. In this edited extract, the last remaining gang member, allan heyl. In october 1983 the two men escaped and, as the notorious stander gang, robbed banks. Now featured in bronwen hughes new film stander, heyl as played by david patrick ohara, along with accomplices andre stander and lee mccall, achieved mythical status by robbing some 20 banks between october 1983 and january 1984, hogging the front page of every newspaper in south africa. Stander and mccall escaped from prison in august 1983, and broke heyl out in october of that same year. The fundamental point heyl makes in the book about robbing banks then is that it was so easy, it was like taking sweets from a baby. I first read about stander s exploits in scope remember those. Andre charles stander 22 november 1946 february 1984 was a south african criminal and policeman. This is a well written book and it answers a lot of questions about the stander gang that many people may have. Bank robber allan heyl paperback books online raru. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Aug 28, 2008 author of a short thousand years, guns and poses, african nemesis, anchoress of shere, what the hell am i doing here. Arrayed against him was perhaps the most incompetent team of crime investigators the eastern bloc had ever seen. The fascinating true story behind south africas most notorious bank robbers. Allan heyl, now a paunchy 67yearold, is the last surviving member of the stander gang. Stander, the film about bank robber andre charles stander, was filmed in johannesburg and durban in 2002 and released in 2003. The story of the stander gang of bank robbers, led by. Stander had narrowly avoided capture three times in january 1984, and images from a banks hidden video camera were published nationwide on january 25, provoking tipoffs from the numerous call girls who had frequented the gangs safe house in houghton. Two were finally shot dead by police, one in johannesburg and stander himself in fort lauderdale, florida.
My time with andre stander by allan heyl is now available from penguin random house the last surviving member of the socalled stander gang tells the true story behind south africas most notorious bank robbers. As a police detective, and later a bankrobber, he was sometimes described as brilliant although he was a less thanaverage student at school. Stander was one of the least watched and most amazing films of the year. Standard bank specializing in pittsburgh checking, business. Allan heyl, the last surviving member of the socalled stander gang talks to the team at sabc2 morning live about bank robber, the book that tells the true story behind south africas most. It is surreal, to be sharing peanut butter cookies with one of the most memorable bank robbers in sas history. Best bank robbery books 48 books goodreads share book. Back in the 1980s when i lived in johannesburg, i was walking through the streets of krugersdorp. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. By the time andre stander, expolice captain and convicted bank robber, arrived at the prison, heyl was. Now featured in bronwen hughes new film stander, heyl as played by david patrick ohara, along with accomplices andre stander and lee mccall, achieved.
R280 in 1977 26yearold allan heyl was sentenced to 15 years for bank robbery. When allan heyl was released from prison i prayed that a book would follow, but it didnt come and i was completely surprised when i found it. Author of a short thousand years, guns and poses, african nemesis, anchoress of shere, what the hell am i doing here. Former gangster allan heyl writes book is titled bank robber. Read bank robber my time with andre stander by allan heyl available from rakuten kobo. That was the sentence handed down to allan heyl in 1977. My time with andre stander, allan heyl, bank robber and last surviving member of the socalled. He was 26 years old and couldnt face that many years behind bars.
My time with andre stander, and its author allan, joins us in studio this morning to tell us more about his offering. My time by andre stander, allan heyl in bank robber. One of the most infamous bank robbers in south africas history, stander was. In the late 1970s he robbed banks in his lunchtime and investigated crimes in the afternoon. Stander bank robber by paul l moorcraft book bank robber. Bank robber my time with andre stander piquet books. The event will take place at a bica coffee shop and will cost r50 per person, including supper. Stander is a bio pic about captain andr stander tom jane, a south african police officer who turned into a bank robber. Moorcraft 1 edition first published in 1984 not in library. George allan heyl is the last surviving member of the stander gang of south african bank robbers heyl met his accomplices andre stander and lee mccall in 1977, while they were in prison together heyl had been sentenced in 1977 for an earlier string of bank robberies. Essays on the island and its history and traditions from the national book awardwinning author. Tom jane gives a startling, heart ripping, pulse pounding portrayal of outlaw andre stander. Allan heyl south africas biggest bank robber unbound.
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My time with andre stander, and its author allan, joins us in studio this. Andre stander was a bank robber, a jailbird, and a captain in the south african police at the height of apartheid. Bank robber heyls life in the stander gang lowvelder. I first read about standers exploits in scope remember those. Andre stander news newspapers books scholar jstor january 20 learn how and when to remove this. Heyl will visit lowvelders pen in my hand tonight at a bica coffee shop. At the time, allan heyl, his partners in crime, neville, mac lee mccall and andre stander were beginning their careers as bank robbers.