'Hypnotist' thief hunted in Italy

Published by You on 22 March, 2008 - 20:44

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'Hypnotist' thief hunted in Italy

Police in Italy have issued footage of a man who is suspected of hypnotising supermarket checkout staff to hand over money from their cash registers.

In every case, the last thing staff reportedly remember is the thief leaning over and saying: "Look into my eyes", before finding the till empty.

In the latest incident captured on CCTV, he targeted a bank at Ancona in northern Italy, then calmly walked out.

A female bank clerk reportedly handed over nearly 800 euros (£630).

The cashier who was shown the video footage has no memory of the incident, according to Italian media, and only realised what had happened when she saw the money missing.

CCTV from the bank showed her apparently being hypnotised by the man, according to the reports.

Italian police believe the suspect could be of Indian or North African extraction.

Submitted by Seraphim on 23 March, 2008 - 10:56

Thats so cool.

Quick to the Bat cave!

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Back in BLACK

Submitted by MuslimBro on 24 March, 2008 - 02:29

Reminds me of a programme called The Demon Headmaster.

Submitted by You on 24 March, 2008 - 02:36

Jack Straw did play a convincing role there.

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Submitted by Ya'qub on 24 March, 2008 - 16:44

The guy who played demon headmaster had a son who went to my primary school. He used to come to the gates to pick him up in the afternoons and everyone was really scared of him!

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Don't just do something! Stand there.

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