Roberto Solis Explained

Roberto Solis
Birth Place:	Nicaragua
Disappeared Date:	October 1993
Occupation:	Criminal
Known For:	Armored car robber
Children:	1
Other Names:	Pancho Aguila

Roberto Solis is a convicted murderer, armored car robber, poet, and criminal. He has more than 30 aliases, including Pancho Aguila, a pen name he used in prison while writing poetry. He disappeared in October 1993.

Criminal background

Solis served 23 years in prison for murdering Louis Dake, a security guard, during an armored truck robbery in 1969.^{[1] [2]} He was given parole in 1992.^[3] Following his release, he met Heather Tallchief, who became employed by a security company at his urging.

In October 1993, following Solis' instructions, Tallchief drove away in an armored vehicle containing $3.1 million. The two subsequently went on the run and had a child.^[4] Tallchief gave herself up in September 2005.^[5] On March 30, 2006, she was sentenced to 63 months in prison and released on parole in June 2010,^[6] but Solis is still at large.

See also

• List of fugitives from justice who disappeared

Bibliography

• Aguila, Pancho, 1976. Hijacked. Berkeley : Twowindows Press.
• Aguila, Pancho, 1977. 11 Poems. San Jose: Mango Press.
• Aguila, Pancho, 1977. Anti-gravity. Berkeley: Aldebaran Review.
• Aguila, Pancho, 1977. Dark Smoke: Poems. San Francisco : Second Coming Press.
• Clash, 1980 Paperback, Poetry For The People
• The Therapeutist and the 3rd Day Hunger Poem, 1978, single tri-fold sheet, Berkeley: Artaud's Elbow

Notes and References

1. Web site: News: Heist suspect turns self in. reviewjournal.com. 12 January 2011.
2. News: Weary fugitive gives up after 12 years on the run. The Times. 12 January 2011.
3. Web site: Roberto Solis. America's Most Wanted. 12 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101225014902/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=26378. 25 December 2010.
4. News: Fugitive surrenders for Las Vegas armored truck heist. 17 September 2005. Lundigton Daily News. 12 January 2011.
5. News: Fugitive in Armored Car Theft Gives Up After 12 Years. Archibold. Randal C.. 2005-09-16. The New York Times. 2020-01-08. en-US. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Heather Tallchief, Once the "Most Wanted Woman in America," Turned Herself in a While Ago. 14 July 2021.