Roberto Solis

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Roberto Solis
Born1945 (age 79–80)
Nicaragua
DisappearedOctober 1993
Other namesPancho Aguila
OccupationCriminal
Known for Armored car robber
Children1

Roberto Solis is a convicted murderer, armored car robber, poet, and criminal. He has more than 30 aliases, including Pancho Aguila, a pen name he used in prison while writing poetry. He disappeared in October 1993.

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Criminal background

Solis served 23 years in prison for murdering Louis Dake, a security guard, during an armored truck robbery in 1969. [1] [2] He was given parole in 1992. [3] Following his release, he met Heather Tallchief, who became employed by a security company at his urging.

In October 1993, following Solis' instructions, Tallchief drove away in an armored vehicle containing $3.1 million. [2] [3] The two subsequently went on the run and had a child. [4] Tallchief gave herself up in September 2005. [5] On March 30, 2006, she was sentenced to 63 months in prison and released on parole in June 2010, [6] but Solis is still at large. [3]

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  1. ↑ "News: Heist suspect turns self in". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Weary fugitive gives up after 12 years on the run". The Times . Retrieved 12 January 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 "Roberto Solis". America's Most Wanted. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fugitive surrenders for Las Vegas armored truck heist". Lundigton Daily News. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Archibold, Randal C. (2005-09-16). "Fugitive in Armored Car Theft Gives Up After 12 Years". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Heather Tallchief, Once the "Most Wanted Woman in America," Turned Herself in a While Ago". 14 July 2021.


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