Peggy Joe Talis and the Bank Robbery

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Peggy Joe Talis was convicted of three counts of bank robbery and sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. When she got out of prison, she continued to live with and care for her sick mother. She got a job at a marina just outside of Dallas. After her mother died, Peggy Joe bought an RV. That same year, Steve Powell retired from the FBI and moved from Dallas to Lubbock. He'd teach a class for bank employees on how to spot bank robbers. And then, a couple of years later, someone walked into the Guaran tea bank in Tyler, Texas,. With a mustache wearing a big hat and gloves, and walked out with a bag of money

In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. Give me your money. No marked bills or dye packs.” Witnesses reported that the robber was wearing a cowboy hat and a brown leather jacket. And then it happened again. And again. But when FBI agents finally got a lead, they discovered that robber wasn’t who they expected at all.

We speak with writer Skip Hollandsworth and former FBI agent Steve Powell about Peggy Jo Tallas. To learn more, check out Skip Hollandsworth’s Texas Monthly article, “The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob.”

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