By Bill Williams Wilbert Rideau was‭ ‬19‭ ‬when he impulsively decided to rob a bank in Lake Charles,‭ ‬La.,‭ ‬so he could flee to a new life on the West Coast.‭ ‬The botched‭ ‬1961‭ ‬robbery ended with Rideau taking three hostages.‭ ‬In the ensuing chaos he fatally shot and stabbed a female bank teller.Rideau was black and the victim was white,‭ ‬and a seething mob nearly … [Read more...]