On August 28, 2003, pizza delivery man Brian Douglas Wells robbed a PNC Bank near his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Upon being apprehended by police, Wells died when an explosive …

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Following an attempt to rob a PNC Bank, and while surrounded by police, Wells was murdered when an explosive collar locked to his neck detonated.

Aug 4, 2025 · As the news cameras captured the harrowing scene, Wells desperately pleaded for his life while the beeping from the device around his neck grew increasingly rapid.

Feb 12, 2025 · Brian Douglas Wells: The pizza delivery driver who was forced to rob a bank and died when a collar bomb attached to his neck detonated. He is a central figure in the case, and his …

ERIE -- Graphic video footage depicting how a man who robbed a bank died when a bomb locked to his neck detonated has appeared on Web sites and has popped up in e-mail inboxes. The images of the...

Nov 19, 2024 · On August 28, 2003, Brian Wells’ pizza delivery in Erie, Pennsylvania went horribly wrong — when it ended with him dying thanks to a bomb locked around his neck.

Feb 16, 2007 · Brian Wells, 46, robbed a suburban Erie bank on Aug. 28, 2003, with the bomb attached to his neck and then was killed when it exploded as he sat handcuffed in a parking lot while police...

On August 28, 2003, pizza delivery man Brian Wells robbed an Erie, Pennsylvania, bank with a homemade bomb locked around his neck. Police arrested Wells shortly afterward.

At 2:28 pm on August 28, 2003, a middle-aged pizza deliveryman named Brian Wells walked into a PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. He had a short cane in his right hand and a strange bulge under the …