Prison Escapees On The Run - July 6 2023

March 2nd: Kate Webster Kills (1879) A disagreement with an employer is nothing new. How one handles it, though, is entirely unique. On March 2nd 1879 a woman and her employer reached a boiling point. And only one walked away with their life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ ...  Show more

March 1st: Danny Lewis Hansford Born (1960) There are some cases that become part of the tapestry of a city. On March 1st 1960 a man was born who would become the victim of an infamous story. One that has become part of every ghost tour and true crime story time when you visit Sa ...  Show more

Dramatic prison escapes often have some common themes -- they often include a lot of tunneling. Here are six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history. 

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The young doctor had to read a letter every single day from the serial killer. It was always the same, addressed from the same maximum security prison, with the same content. What it felt to kill the doctor’s father. For years, he would grip each new letter and re-traumatize hims ...  Show more

In 1995, an 18 year old named Reggie was serving a life sentence inside one of the most violent prisons in the USA. Reggie tried to keep his head down to avoid trouble, but at some point he offended an inmate they called “The Devil”… and when you upset The Devil, you’re doomed ...

Join former homicide detective Gary Jubelin as he goes into a maximum security prison. During a career spent locking up murderers, gang leaders and rapists, Jubelin didn’t care what happened to them after. Deep inside the prison walls he discovers how you can lock men up and turn ...  Show more