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On feb 8, 1977 Tony Kirtsis took a hostage with a sawed off shotgun wired with a "Dead Man's Wire".
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Dead Man's Wire (2026)
106 min
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.