‘America’s Most Wanted’ Plans Segment on Fatal Bank Heist
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THOUSAND OAKS — Authorities, stymied in their effort to find the killer of Thousand Oaks bank teller Monica Lynne Leech, got an assist from television Thursday.
Meanwhile, a sympathetic community is hoping its generosity will help her family recover from the tragedy. Bank officials reported Thursday that more than $116,000 has been deposited in accounts for her children and family.
Hoping that nationwide attention will flush out the two men responsible for the execution-style slaying of Leech, a crew from the Fox television show “America’s Most Wanted” interviewed her family and investigators Thursday for an upcoming segment on the crime.
Authorities hope the exposure, coupled with $160,000 in reward money offered to anyone with information that leads to a conviction, will help them crack the case.
The two- to three-minute segment, expected to be aired at 9 p.m. May 17, will feature interviews with Leech’s husband, Floyd, and authorities investigating the April 28 slaying.
Phil Lerman, co-executive producer of “America’s Most Wanted,” said the brutality of the slaying prompted him to feature it on the program.
The 39-year-old bank teller was killed during a takeover robbery at the Western Financial Bank branch in Thousand Oaks.
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