MasterBlaster
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Yes, it was Papillion. Interesting how they hide their cash.
The Escapees
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gf beranek
Old Schooler
The legends surrounding Devils Island are frightening.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
ANY of those French penal colonies!!!
gf beranek
Old Schooler
No helicopters back then.
vharrison
Island Girl
Did I really hear this on the news, that the hunting cabin the murderers were thought to have stayed in is owned by correctional guards? Help? Ya think?
Tim_B.
TreeHouser
I have a vague recollection of such, as though I may only have read an excerpt of it. It is amazing how quickly I can forget the details of a book I've read, especially when it has a convoluted plot, like Lord of the Rings, maybe. I do not distinctly remember the passage you describe, so maybe I haven't even read it at all. I'll have to add it to my list. Steve and Dustin were an incredible team.
Thanks for your post.
Tim
Mick!
TreeHouser
I read it a couple of times, the section where he escapes and lives with a tribe of Indians and has two sisters as wives is widely disbelieved. Much of it is fantasy (or stories of other inmates) according to many, except for the basics facts of his internment on those islands.
Henri Charriere was the author. Brilliant book though.
Henri Charriere was the author. Brilliant book though.
Tim_B.
TreeHouser
If true, it makes you wonder what a guy in prison would have to offer a corrections officer to induce them to do such a thing. Someone like a drug cartel boss would have a huge amount of money with which to bribe people, but what did these guys have?
Tim
Raj
TreeHouser
IMHO this is what happens when people in positions of authority don't follow the rules, even their own rules.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
It can only lead to a bitter end for all parties.
SouthSoundTree-
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You don't have to give anybody anything, just convince them that you will. "I have it in such and such a place, and we'll meet up and go get it together." You can't really pass a large bribe very easily 'inside', I'd guess.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
One has been shot.
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ricky Matt reportedly shot and killed by a tactical unit. The guy sounds like he was quite a character. I was reading a few articles, he was freakishly strong, had been shot 9 times in his life, was in jail in mexico for killing someone in a bar fight there and after a few years "he was too difficult a prisoner for the Mexico prison",(wtf?) and was shipped to US for jail. And here is a quote from a detective who dealt with him in the past: “I’m very concerned that people are going to get hurt the longer he’s out,” Mr. Bentley, 67, said. “I’ve seen him inflict wounds on himself, cut himself; break his collarbone and not seek any treatment. He’s just totally, totally fearless, and doesn’t respond to pain.”
When he was on trial for one of his murders, the glass was removed from the court tables so he couldn't break it and use shards as weapons. And he wore a "stun belt" during the trial in case he were to pull some chit. Word is he started young, terrorizing kids on the school bus.... He was reportedly into most every kind of crime except for drugs.
When he was on trial for one of his murders, the glass was removed from the court tables so he couldn't break it and use shards as weapons. And he wore a "stun belt" during the trial in case he were to pull some chit. Word is he started young, terrorizing kids on the school bus.... He was reportedly into most every kind of crime except for drugs.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
...can only assume shoot to kill is order of the day. Safer for everyone , why bother trying to arrest him.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
I assume dead guy was the one with a foot injury.... Makes it hard to run....BANG!!! , ....over.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Bullet to the brain.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
So they got outside and the prison worker that was supposed to help them escape in her car, pulled the plug on helping them any further and never showed. They must of had some choice words about her. Not enough romancing in the prison shop, I guess.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
... Another one bites the dust !
Raj
TreeHouser
I dunno, a lot of effort to make up for the mistakes made at the prison IMHO.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
....it's about Public Safety ... Armed and willing to kill again. Not fun living in the Mts....Would they have killed again ?
Raj
TreeHouser
I'm not saying that, story up here kinda points to a lax prison rules and staff. I'm saying that people in positions of authority should play the part, like not sleep with prisoners and allow staff who are bringing items FOR the prisoners to slip by.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
....right , the escape itself ....primary problem. Going big on investigation
..two people charged so far. GOV. is pissed off.
..two people charged so far. GOV. is pissed off.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
They should only let innocent people held in prison escape.
Raj
TreeHouser
ahhh, I'm not following it closely, I just haven't seen any news up here on that angle. I like the ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure idea.....
