FBI Finds Rifles, Cash, Radios In Home Of Bank Robber

FBI agents found a cache of weapons, an array of disguises and $9,400 in a silver case in the Olympia home of the Hollywood bandit, who killed himself on Thanksgiving Day.

Investigators seized the items on the same day William Scott "Hollywood" Scurlock, 41, was found in a camper in a North Seattle back yard. He had hidden there for nearly 24 hours after a bank robbery and a gunfight with police. He shot himself as police surrounded the camper.

The confiscated items read like a bank robber's shopping list: two sawed-off shotguns, a 9-mm Luger, several rifles, a silencer and several boxes of ammunition; a fake beard and mustache, and assorted makeup; police scanners and two-way radios.

Other items included seven pairs of Converse "All Star" canvas tennis shoes, a picture of Buffalo Bill and a brown fedora.

The weapons and ammunition stand in contrast to Scurlock's reputation among friends as a charming carpenter who gave big tips and had a taste for fine champagne.

Federal authorities believe Hollywood had robbed 14 banks in the past 14 years.

The FBI searched Scurlock's home, barn and a three-story treehouse built among seven Douglas firs on his property. Weapons were found in all three buildings.

The agents also found passports, airline tickets and another $11,002 in cash in the house. FBI has not determined whether the cash was taken from any of the bank robberies.

Hollywood's alleged accomplices, Mark John Biggins, 42, of Oxnard, Calif., and Steve Meyers, 46, of New Orleans, appeared in court Tuesday on armed-robbery charges. The two men were captured Nov. 27 after the robbery and gunfight. They are scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on Monday.