"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. Later they divvyed up what was left in the bag.
In the moment, stealing felt good. "I was hooked," says Kevin.
