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DA son seeks release of father imprisoned in fatal '81 heist

by Michael Hill
| February 25, 2021 5:15 AM

David Gilbert went to prison a revolutionary, raising his fist and scorning authorities who prosecuted him for an infamous 1981 armored truck robbery in which a guard and two police officers were killed.

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