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The first attempt to escape the prison was made on April 27, 1936, by Joseph Bowers (Prisoner AZ210), who was assigned the duty of burning trash at the incinerator. He was working burning garbage at the island's incinerator during duty hours when he suddenly ran and began scaling a chain link fence at the edge of the island in an apparent attempt to make for the shore.
In his second escape from the prison, he escaped through a tunnel leading from the shower area to a home construction site 1.5 km (0.9 mi) away in a Santa Juanita neighborhood. The tunnel was 1.7 m (5.7 ft) tall and 75 cm (30 in) in width. It was equipped with artificial light, air conditioning, and high-quality construction materials. [102]
Martin Edward Gurule (November 7, 1969 – November 27, 1998) was an American prisoner who successfully escaped from death row in Texas in 1998. It was the first successful breakout from Texan death row since Raymond Hamilton was broken out by Bonnie and Clyde on January 16, 1934.
Eventually they cut a hole in a steam pipe and used the pipe to escape from the prison into the city sewer, with tools obtained from two cooperating prison employees. Nearly three weeks after the escape, Matt was found in Malone, New York, where he was shot and killed; [2] two days after that, Sweat was shot and taken into custody. [3]
An “extremely dangerous” murder convict has escaped from a Pennsylvania prison prompting authorities to launch a manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante, a 34-year-old man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to ...
This escape took two years of preparation (versus two months for his World War I escape). He reached Switzerland, then returned to Vichy France, where he would play a major role during the rest of the war. June 1942, September 1944 – Tony Deane-Drummond successfully escaped twice, first from the Italians, then years later from the Germans. He ...
Vicky White broke Casey White out of prison on April 29, 2022. A new documentary, "Jailbreak: Love on the Run," takes a look at their story. U.S. Marshals Service/Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office/AP
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has captured an inmate who escaped on Christmas Eve. The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced the capture of 33-year-old inmate Drew Johnson on ...