Alex Harper grew up in Cleveland, Ohio with a good family and a normal upbringing, but at just 16 years old he made a decision that would change his life forever. While still in high school and later in college, Alex began robbing banks, eventually landing on the radar of federal authorities and ...
Alex Harper grew up in Cleveland, Ohio with a good family and a normal upbringing, but at just 16 years old he made a decision that would change his life forever. While still in high school and later in college, Alex began robbing banks, eventually landing on the radar of federal authorities and being sent to federal prison for the first time. After his release, he tried to turn his life around, but bad decisions and old patterns pulled him back in, leading to more bank robberies and a second prison sentence. In this episode, Alex shares how he went from a regular kid to a repeat federal inmate, what federal prison was really like, and how he eventually found his purpose and truly turned his life around.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Robbing Banks at 16 – How It All Started
01:35 First Arrest, Probation & Learning the System
04:22 Life After Prison: Supervision, Temptation & Pressure
06:00 Family, Childhood & Where Things Went Wrong
09:00 Early Gambling Addiction & Sports Betting Obsession
13:25 High School Double Life & First Bank Robbery
15:53 Escalation: More Robberies & How He Avoided Getting Caught
21:22 Bank Robbery Tactics, Mistakes & Hard Lessons Learned
25:54 College Life, Personality & Living Two Lives
29:44 Law School Dreams vs. Gambling Addiction
35:23 Getting Caught: The Moment Everything Fell Apart
41:31 First Time in Prison: Survival, Hustling & Reality Check
53:54 Running Gambling Operations Behind Bars
01:03:12 Released From Prison… Then Slipping Back
01:13:20 Second Sentence & Destroying Family Relationships
01:27:00 Depression, Accountability & Choosing Change
01:37:20 Life After Prison: Recidivism, Struggles & Reality
01:55:24 Finding Purpose, Giving Back & Redefining Success
02:08:00 Why the System Makes It Hard to Stay Free (Final Thoughts)
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