Elderly Bank Robber Allegedly Hoped to Get Caught

CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say a 73-year-old ex-convict told investigators he became accustomed to life in prison and wanted to get caught when he robbed another bank so he could live his final years behind bars. A federal complaint says Walter Unbehaun walked into a suburban Chicago bank with a pistol and used the novel stickup line that he had just months to live. He wore no disguise during Saturday’s heist that netted him $4,178. When authorities tracked him to a motel Sunday, he immediately threw down his cane and surrendered, saying he knew they were there because he’d robbed a bank. The Rock Hill, S.C., man made an initial court appearance Monday. Unbehaun recently finished serving 10 years for bank robbery. He faces up to 20 more on the new charge.