"I was 6 feet tall at 12 years old," says Kevin Bruno. "I had a grown man's body and a child's mind, and that led me to be persecuted in school, beyond belief. By the time that I got to high school … I wanted to be somebody who didn't get persecuted." So he started spending time with a tougher crowd, mimicking their behaviors and hoping never to feel vulnerable again.
Kevin pulled off his first robbery at a savings and loan association in Texas. He lay in the back of the getaway vehicle, enthralled by the bag of $42,000 beside him. While his partners weren't looking, he shoved some of the cash in his shoes.
