read the book instead: The Last Good Heist: The Inside Story of the Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast
Wittiness reported after the guys left they went into the vault and there was so much money, gold and coins left on the floor they couldn't even imagine what they had taken if what they saw on the floor was the spoils.
Rumor was Ray Sr OK'd it as he had just gotten home from prison and was convinced while away he didn't get the appropriate amounts kicked up and this was him squaring the books.
Patriarca 1000% gave the order. He was locked up in Atlanta and thought he wasn’t getting what he was owed. They actually delayed the robbery by 24 hours so Patriarca’s son could get all his shit outta there.
