The British Safe Blower Hired To KILL Pablo Escobar | Dave Tomkins

The British Safe Blower Hired To KILL Pablo Escobar | Dave Tomkins

From Terry Stone Connection by Terry Stone Connection

May 22, 2026 · 2h 34m

About this episode

Dave Tomkins shares his extraordinary life story, including his claims of being hired to kill Pablo Escobar.

Dave Tomkins lived a life that sounds like it was written for a crime film. Known as The Great Safe Blower , Dave was a flamboyant British criminal from Basingstoke whose reputation in the underworld took him far beyond safes, vaults and robberies. Thanks to our Sponsors: Bradburys Group: https://bradburysgroup.com/our-divisions/private-client-security-investigations-and-risk-management-support/ Wayne Diggins: https://waynediggins.exp.uk.com In this episode of The Terry Stone Connection , Dave sits down with Terry to talk about his extraordinary life, from his early days as a safe blower, to becoming connected with serious underworld figures, to ending up on the battlefields of Angola as a mercenary fighting communist-backed guerrillas. And then there’s the story that sounds almost impossible to believe… Dave Tomkins claims he was hired to kill Pablo Escobar . This is a wild journey through crime, danger, war, survival and the kind of old-school underworld stories you simply don’t hear anymore. Raw, outrageous and unbelievable, this is the Dave Tomkins story. Watch now and let us know in the comments: is this one of the craziest lives we’ve ever had on the podcast? Hosted on…

People in this episode

Host: Terry Stone

Guest: Dave Tomkins

Topics covered

  • crime
  • mercenary
  • underworld
  • biography
  • adventure

Keywords

  • safe blower
  • British criminal
  • Pablo Escobar
  • mercenary
  • crime film

Sponsors

Bradburys Group, Wayne Diggins

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