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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.
The escaping inmates bluffed their way out of the prison by calling the front gate of the prison and pretending to be officers who needed a van supplied and both gates opened to aid in the disposal of a bomb supposedly constructed by the inmates. The bomb was actually a portable TV covered with a blanket.
A prison escape (referred as a bust out, breakout, jailbreak, jail escape, or prison break) is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers.
Entrance to the prison. On 22 December 1955, Hannan, with fellow inmate Gwynant Thomas, escaped the prison. Hannan had been there just 30 days. Hannan and fellow inmate Gwynant Thomas escaped by using a knotted bedsheet to climb over the wall (according to a later interview with a future governor, the wall was "probably" lower than it is today).
On this day, July 22, 1992, President Cesar Gaviria of Colombia said that Pablo Escobar, one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers, had escaped from the resort-like prison where he had ...
The escape involved overpowering SS guards and rushing a part of camp still under construction and not yet fenced off. [10] The escape was organized by several people, including Andrey Pogozhev. Several dozen were able to make it out of the camp, though most were recaptured and returned to camp or summarily executed.
Pages in category "Prison escapes" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. Prison escape-
Anarchist activist Peter Kropotkin managed to escape from a low-security prison in Saint Petersburg. He hid himself in one of the finest restaurants there and later moved to England. [3] The notorious outlaw Billy the Kid managed to escape from prison in 1881, but was captured and shot by Pat Garrett only a few months later.