**Associated Press (carried by KSTP and others): “Friendly family man’s 50-year secret: He was fugitive, too”** — Source for: letters to girlfriend establishing Washington D.C. and Los Angeles stops; statute of limitations belief; family cut-off (three siblings, divorced parents); nephew Matt Boettger quote; Russell Metcalf quote (“It wasn’t about the money. He always wanted to impress people”); Metcalf characterization of Conrad’s lack of fear; Jerry Healy quotes; Matt Kaplan quote; Bob Van Wert description; Brad Anthony observation; golfer details including charity event win over Johnny Miller; golf friends and dealership coworkers visiting before death; line at funeral home; Social Security application mechanics (early January 1970, listed two years older); golf years working as assistant pro then managing a club; car sales career (Land Rovers, Volvos); 2014 bankruptcy court records ($160,000 credit card debt, few assets); Marshals investigating whether money lost through bad investments; Kathy Randele statement (still grieving, declined interview requests); John Elliott grew up on same side of Cleveland, family visited ice cream shop where Conrad worked, shared doctor; last credible sighting October 1969 Hawaii.
**Oxygen / Two Seas Media: “How One Of Cleveland’s Most Notorious Bank Robbers Lived ‘Unassuming Life’ In Massachusetts”** — Source for: specific theft day detail (supervisor was away for surgery); Russell Metcalf quote (“Ted was a good person”); William O’Donnell quote (“always thought of himself as being like Steve McQueen”); Metcalf confirming Conrad bragged but no one believed him; Peter Elliott quote “When people lie, they lie close to the truth” (note: this phrasing attributed to Elliott in this source); Kathy named as wife; identification through obituary with birthday July 10, 1947 vs. Conrad’s July 10, 1949.
