tonight, strong reaction to the peter rodger interview. and tonight, peter rodger's recourse. now, david muir and elizabeth vargas. >> who knew that a yellow inner tube would be one man's getaway vehicle? >> this is the high school hunk turned bank robber. and to keep from being identified, he hired extras. cloning himself 15 times over. and if it sounds like a script for a summer blockbuster, it soon might be. here's gio benitez. >> reporter: in the annals of robberies gone wrong, there is a long list of dos and don'ts. like always know your escape route. and try to come up with a better disguise than a tree. >> he had tree branches. >> reporter: but for anthony curcio the line between brilliant and botched is blurred he pulled off the perfect crime, almost. from high school football fame to bank heist infamy. >> making his escape in an inner tube. >> reporter: curcio is now known in his hometown as the crook who almost got away with a seriously crazy plan. it started here -- on the outskirts of seattle the sleepy town of monroe, washington, where manicured lawns smack of ord