Vault Blown, Cash Stolen, Suspects Vanish in Yankton Bank Heist

Yankton, SD, September 26, 1905 – In a brazen midnight robbery, a group of skilled cracksmen struck the Security State Bank in Yankton, leaving behind a trail of destruction and a mystery that would perplex the authorities. The daring heist, which took place around 11 PM, involved the use of nitroglycerin to blow a hole through the brick wall of the bank’s vault, allowing the perpetrators to gain access to the safe within.