In this episode of The Heist, we go behind one of the greatest crime movies ever made to uncover the extraordinary true story that inspired it.Meet Neil McCauley, a hardened career criminal, former Alcatraz inmate, and meticulous professional thief whose crew operated with discipline, patience, and ruthless precision.And meet Chuck Adamson, the Chicago police detective who spent years tracking him.

What followed became the real-life inspiration for the climactic confrontation between Hanna and McCauley in Heat.

How much of Heat really happened?What did Hollywood change?And how closely did the fictional Neil McCauley resemble the real man?Press play and step inside the true story behind Heat.This is The Heist.

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