> Mark,
>
> Re your question below:
>
> > I'm fascinated by cases of fact following
fiction
> > (as in the bank
> > robberies following the model of Loophole).
Are
> > there others that
> > copied crime novels?
>
> There was apparently a serial killer who used the
same
> method to troll for victims as the villain in
Patrica
> Cornwell's POSTMORTEM. This reportedly upset
the
> author very much, which is supposedly one of
the
> reasons she's said to be shy about making
public
> appearances.
>
> After the bank robbery/North Hollywood shootout
of
> some years back, there was speculation that
the
> robbers may have been inspired by the bank
robbery
> scene from Michael Mann's film HEAT. Whether or
not
> that was ever confirmed I can't say for
sure.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
I vaguely recall discussion in this forum about a robbery
committed in France that was closely based, IIRC, on a Lionel
White novel. Does anyone recall more details? I would think
that Etienne, if he's
"listening" might know more about it.
Rene
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