Many people will have heard the old song “The Man who broke the Bank Monte Carlo” but you might be surprised to learn that the song was about a real person, Charles Deville Wells.
Local author Robin Quinn has researched his life and written a fascinating book, which reveals an incredible story about the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
Robin joined Lynn Briggs on West Kent Today to tell us more about – an individual who went on to become Europe’s most wanted criminal.

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