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It's the 29th of April, 2022. CCTV records prison supervisor Vicki enter through a back door. Half a minute
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later, she comes back out with a prisoner, Casey White, a 6'9 giant of a criminal serving 75 years for attempted
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murder. They quickly leave in the car as police [music] scramble to make sense of
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the situation. Vicki, a prison supervisor with a two decade long career and perfect record, just disappeared
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with a dangerous criminal. Police assumed that she was forced or manipulated into helping him escape. But
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that's when new evidence came to light, showing that she might have planned the entire thing. As a nationwide manhunt
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began, police would realize the rabbit [music] hole went deeper than anyone expected, leading them down a dark path,
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ending with [music] Vicki found dead with a bullet in her head. Vicki, stay with us. Vicki,
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it's April 29th, 2022, and prison officer Vicki has just told her work colleagues that she's taking a prisoner
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to a psychological evaluation at a local courthouse. But something isn't right, as she's transporting the prisoner
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alone, despite rules mandating prisoners must be escorted by two officers at a time. But because of her senior position
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[music] as a supervisor, nobody stops her. And it would be 6 hours before police realize that Vicki and the
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prisoner are never coming back. Desperate for clues, police start looking into the man that Vicki escaped
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with. It was Casey White, a man serving 75 years in prison for domestic violence, home invasion, murder, and
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brutally attacking a man with an ax. But there was one crime that stood out to police even more. 7 years prior to this,
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Casey had abused and manipulated his then girlfriend to a point where she tried to escape from Casey's vicious
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hands. After they successfully made it to her friend's house, Casey would break into the house with two guns and full
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intent to murder them both. Luckily, they both escaped and survived his vicious attack. But that's when Casey
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fled the scene and began a series of carjackings across several states until finally getting into a tense standoff
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with multiple police officers. Casey, put the gun down. Let me see your hand, man.
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Put the gun down, J. Put the gun down, buddy. Put the guns down. Just Just relax a little bit.
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Is that her? Hey, G. Kathy. Yes, sir. I will get you a thumb drive if you'll be still. Just be calm.
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You don't ain't got no gun on you, dude. No, you ain't got he's got pug. It's unusual, but the cops rolled a
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drink and a pack of cigarettes towards Casey, hoping this would calm him down and avoid a shootout. Miraculously, this
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actually worked and the cops were able to move in and make an arrest. His interrogation gave cops an even clearer
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view into just how insane this man was. every damn way just a killer. You ever since I couldn't wait no longer? I had
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to do it tonight. Do you regret what you did tonight? I agree. I didn't kill him.
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Police now had a clear picture of who Vicki just helped escape prison. But how does Vicki fit into all of this? She
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works at a completely different prison, and there's no plans for Casey to ever see outside these walls again. Well, one
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year later, Casey confessed to a murder, resulting in him being moved to a different prison. This kicked off a
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series of events that would eventually result in [music] Vickiy's death. The murder that Casey confessed to was a
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4-year-old cold case. It's unclear why Casey owned up to it now, but he was able to give specific details that
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nobody but the killer could have known. And after a short trial, he was quickly transported to a new prison, the same
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one where Vicki worked. Vicki is 56 and has been divorced for several years and put her heart and soul into her job. She
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was a model employee and popular among her colleagues. But her life had become boring and lonely. She wanted a change.
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And when Casey showed up, that's exactly what she got. They slowly began to talk
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more and developed a connection. They bonded over their shared last name and began to think that they were destined
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to be together. She started coming in on her days off and was noticeably happier.
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Despite having a great life on paper, Vicki had become enchanted by her feelings for Casey and was ready to
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throw it all away to be with a dangerous criminal. But how can this happen? Well,
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it turns out it's not as rare as you might think. Some people are attracted to dangerous people. They know they
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could kill them at any moment, but feel special knowing that they choose not to.
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On top of that, Vicki had started to feel trapped in her day-to-day life and as though she had nothing to live for.
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If she could make a break with Casey, it'd at least be exciting, even if it did mean throwing everything away. While
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Casey was serving at Lauderdale, Vicki allowed him unrestricted access to parts of jail that prisoners aren't normally
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allowed to see, including areas that aren't covered by security cameras. Many speculate this is where the pair [music]
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were intimate with each other and formed their plan to escape. Even at this point, Vicki still had no idea that this
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would turn out to be the [music] worst mistake of her entire life. 3 days before their escape, they decided to do
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a test run. after Vicki told her colleagues that Casey had an appointment with a judge at the courthouse. Of
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course, there was no appointment and they just sat in her patrol car for 9 minutes before returning. But now they
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know this works and they're ready to make preparations for the real thing. 2 days before their escape, they're
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spotted on camera passing notes. It's thought that this was them discussing the final part of their escape plan, but
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by the time this footage was discovered, it was already too late. By April 29th,
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2022, everything was in place and they're ready to make their escape. As Vicki holds a senior post at the prison,
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she has certain powers that she's about to take advantage of. She arranges to send 12 inmates and five deputies to
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court on the day of the escape, leaving her as the last remaining officer in the
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prison with transport privileges. She then tells her bosses that Casey has to be taken for a mental health evaluation.
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Looking at the surveillance footage, it's clear something was up. Vicki has her firearm with her, something that is
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strictly forbidden inside the prison walls. She's also walking in front of Casey instead of behind him, showing she
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trusts him not to harm her. By helping Casey to escape, esteemed prison officer Vicki has thrown everything she had away
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and in one pivotal moment has become a criminal. Vickiy's always been a good girl. I went
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to school with. Got to be other people involved and Vickiy's just a scapegoat. You knew her, you loved her. I
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feel like if she had anything to do with it, it was definitely love. Vicki and Casey casually walk out of the
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prison into a patrol car and drive away to freedom. It took 6 hours before anyone noticed they're missing. When the
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prison calls the courthouse to see what's taking so long, they're told that there is no appointment and they come to
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the horrible realization that Casey has made a break for freedom. To evade the authorities, they quickly ditch the
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patrol car and flee the state. And the cops now have no clue where they are, where they're going, or how to find
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them, marking the start of an 11-day manhunt that will span the nation. On day one of Vicki and Casey's escape, the
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cops try to find clues at Vickiy's home, but she's nowhere to be seen. In fact, she doesn't even own the house anymore.
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As part of her plan, she sold her house for extremely cheap. With the money, she
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bought vehicles, guns, and most suspiciously, men's clothing. This is the first indication the cops have that
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Vicki doesn't intend on coming back and is ready to start a new life with Casey.
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Things don't get any better for detectives when the patrol vehicle they use to escape is found abandoned at a
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local shopping mall. And even worse, there's no surveillance footage covering that area of the parking lot. So, they
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don't even know which direction they went. But on day two of the manhunt, a tip off from her family blows this case
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wide open as it's revealed Vicki has been renting a storage unit. Police are able to locate the storage unit and
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discover that she was renting it with a burner phone. But despite their best effort to track this new number, the
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cops came up with nothing. But the existence of this new phone is the first solid evidence that cops have showing
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Vicki planned this all along and was actually a willing participant instead of a hostage.
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You get the sense they were actually the discovered. He was not forcing her in any way,
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right? No, he was not forcing her. It was a mutual relationship. You'd think that this would help the investigation,
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but things only get more insane and confusing from here on out. After realizing that they're essentially back
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to square one, the cops return to the shopping mall where they found the abandoned patrol car and decide to comb
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through all the surveillance footage from the days leading up to the event. That's when they spot Vicki a few days
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before the escape parking a car in a nearby parking lot. And this isn't her usual car either. It's one she bought
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only a couple days earlier, a 2007 Ford Edge that the cops quickly realized had to be their getaway vehicle. But when
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police went back to the parking lot and the supposed getaway vehicle was still there, they realized that Vicki had left
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a decoy. Police had just lost their only clue while giving Vicki and Casey a 5-day head start. But since they
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abandoned the Ford, [music] the cops assumed that they have to have found another vehicle in the area. And lo and
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behold, they quickly picked up another lead. A homeowner nearby told them he sold his Ford F-150 pickup truck to a
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man who approached his house on the day Vicki and Casey went missing. That man is described as being around 6 ft 9 in
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tall and looked exactly like the picture he was shown. Now all they have to do is
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find that Ford F-150 [music] and bring this manhunt to an end. And thanks to another lead, they're closing in. On day
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six, the owner of a car wash in Indiana noticed something strange. A Ford F-150 had been parked in one of the cleaning
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bays for an unusual amount of time, and he suspects this vehicle has been abandoned. Unfortunately, this is before
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a search was initiated for the truck, but something's still not right. This pickup truck is far too nice to have
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been dumped by anyone sane, and the owner quickly grew suspicious. In order to find out, he checks out the car wash
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surveillance footage and what he finds will help the cops finally capture their two fugitives. That's Casey getting out
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of the pickup and he's acting very strangely. He's waiting for Vicki and she's in that car driving just out of
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shot. When Casey gets in the new vehicle, leaving their pickup and driving off, the owner knows they're up
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to no good and calls 911. There's the truck been sitting in my bay since yesterday at 3:00. I looked at my camera
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and the guy kind of suspicious. It's a Ford F-150 four-door truck. It's blue in color. It's got Tennessee license plates
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on it. And I've got him on camera. The next day, cops arrive at the car wash and initiate a search of the truck.
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This is a return to a Dodge. Yep. Yeah. With nothing to go off of, the cops quickly leave the scene and the pickup
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is towed away. It takes 4 days for this vital lead to get back to detectives. But when it does, they drop everything
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and head straight to Evansville on day 10 of the hunt. They're due to arrive at the car wash at 9:00 a.m. but fail to
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show up on time, frustrating the car wash owner so much that he takes matters into his own hands and calls the local
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press. So then 9:30 they're not here. So I said I get on the phone with Fox News. I
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said, "Y'all want a story?" "Yeah, we like the story." Said, "I got one." So I got a convict over here at my car. I got
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him on camera. He said, "You talking about the one in Kentucky?" I said, "No, I'm talking about the one in Alabama
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with the girl." Said, "Okay, we'll be right there." They showed up. They got there 10 minutes before the marshals.
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US marshals arrive during the media frenzy. And when they take a look at the surveillance footage, they realize they
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found the car Vicky and Casey could still be driving, a Cadillac, and one that Vicki and Casey think is completely
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unknown to the cops. It seems like their days on the run are numbered. But even with the leads they have, they come up
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with nothing. And the cops are starting to realize their fugitives could be anywhere in the country. But as it turns
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out, they're closer to home than anyone thinks. Back in Evansville on day 11, a cop is on his way home from a long shift
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when he sees a familiar-looking vehicle parked outside a Motel 41. It looks like
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the same Cadillac from the car wash and he hastily takes down the license plate.
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The problem is the license plate of the Cadillac seen at the car wash was never seen. So they have no way of knowing if
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it's the same vehicle, but they do have the license plate of the recovered F-150. So grasping its straws, they
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decide to run that through their license plate reader. And when they do, they strike [music] gold. Several traffic
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cameras have picked up the F-150. And following it in nearly every shot is a Cadillac. A Cadillac whose license plate
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perfectly matched the one at Motel 41 right in front of them. Finally, by sheer luck, the cops have found their
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fugitives. All they have to do now is bring them in. First, deputy marshals find strategic positions around the
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motel. They're all in plain clothes and unmarked vehicles, hoping to be as covert as possible. But while the cops
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surround them, Vicki and Casey are in room 150 watching the TV in horror right as the discovery of the Ford F-150 hits
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the news. The plan was to bring Vicki and Casey in quietly. But before they get a chance to put their plan into
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action, Vicki walks out of the hotel room and throws a bag into the Cadillac. She's followed by Casey. And even though
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they're in disguise, there's no mistaking Casey White's massive frame. Casey gets behind the wheel, and the
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Cadillac takes off. The cop's plan has been completely foiled once again. But they've got a backup. They're going to
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follow them and try to box them in to avoid a confrontation. But before they get a chance, they realize they've been
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spotted. Casey turns onto US Highway 41 [music] and hits the accelerator, taking
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the cops on a chase across traffic and through parking lots until he manages to make a break for freedom by driving
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straight through an open field. At around the same time, police dispatch receives a call from none other than
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Vicki herself, and it gives you an idea of how terrifying this chase really is. Airbags are on.
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A police vehicle forces Casey to drive straight into a ditch, and this pursuit is brought to a sudden halt, but it's
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far from over as cops know the pair are armed and could open fire at any point in some kind of Bonnie and Clyde
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inspired shootout. Crash out. Crash out. [crying] Where's he? Please check my wife.
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It's my wife. She's so That's a best woman in the world right there. Please. That's the best woman in the world,
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Vicki. I'm so sorry, baby. I'm so sorry, baby. Anybody in this world don't deserve it. She don't. When she herself,
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it hit me. But y'all ain't going to believe me. I'm going to say I killed her just like y everybody else.
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Finally, after 11 days, the manhunt has come to an end. And they've got Casey unharmed in handcuffs. But Vicki met a
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much more devastating end. Just two weeks ago, she was an upstanding member of society, an esteemed prison officer,
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respected by those around her. Now she's a fugitive, laying in a criminal's stolen car, conscious, but with
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devastating injuries. She still got it in her hand. Yes, she got a gun right here. medic
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go in. Well, I think we can reach in and get the gun in the windshield. See if it'll open.
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Good idea. We got We got cover. Yeah. It's opening. It's opening. You got me? I'm going to go for the gun first. All
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right. Pull me out. Pocket. I got it. I got it. She's been shot in the head and Casey
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claims she took her own life. When cops get a better look, they find her finger is still on the trigger of the gun.
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Later that day, Vicki was pronounced dead in a nearby hospital. We'll never really know what the two had planned for
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their life together after their escape. Whether they wanted to go off the grid and settle down or live the rest of
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their lives on the run. Well, it turns out Casey never planned to keep Vicki around at all. He described her as a
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liability and someone that didn't have the mind for this sort of thing. It's likely that she would have been ditched
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shortly after this point or killed by Casey anyway. As he was found guilty of first-degree prison escape and sentenced
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to life behind bars, he'll be 98 years old before he gets a chance at parole. So, this terror of a man will likely be
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off the streets until the day he dies.