Most Insane Prison Escapes Ever

Escape artists, masterminds, and daring convicts - watch the unbelievable true stories of inmates who defied the odds and broke free. From Alcatraz's great escape to a Halloween trick turned prison break, these tales will leave you in awe. Don't miss these incredible stories of survival, cunning, and daring escapes!
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[@ZOB4]

Forget the escapes, I want to know how someone was able to have an accordion in Alcatraz, and how he was able to play it without being ended by the other prisoners.

[@insaincaldo]

The past

[@1967buickriviera]

@@insaincaldo?

[@xXBEASTREVOLUTIONXx]

@@1967buickriviera I think he is implying, times are different now. You could imagine without Mp3 players etc you had to MAKE your music if you wanted to listen to it.

[@AngeliqueStP]

Because Weird Al is a BAMF.

[@excalibur2038]

The worst part of prison is boredom, im sure the other people would've liked to have entertainment for once

[@spacecase13]

I find hilarity in Prison Escapes being a Sideproject.

[@racheljohnstone9574]

Would make a nice, light, casual criminalist.

[@Michael75579]

It's entirely possible that the Alcatraz escapers made it to shore. MythBusters built a replica boat and successfully made the trip, and there are insane people who regularly swim from Alcatraz to the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. The latter would be difficult without some training and support, but not impossible.

[@claywest9528]

A plot too unbelievable for even a porno? Oh, Simon, how you underestimate the porn industry!!

[@GeorgieB1965]

Especially with the amount of parodies that they've created in the past few decades.

[@xAGiiL3UnTiTL3D]

Cmon we’ve all gotten stuck in a dryer/washing machine once.

[@TheAetherOne]

Can't leave out the escape of Yoshie Shiratori. Where he used the salt in his miso soup to corrode his shackles slowly until he was able to break free of them.

[@EShirako]

THAT man was wild...and SO patient!

[@danielgertler5976]

What about the Japanese guy who used the miso soup to rust his shackles and the bars on his cell?

[@1lovesoni]

Tell me you watch KentoBento without telling me you watch KentoBento. 😊

[@heathergarnham9555]

Simon, I am just wondering if it's a good idea for the members of The Blazement to research prison escapes.

[@TheLoneTerran]

American Healthcare: so bad, people are willing to spend the rest of their lives in prison for medical treatment.

[@xEricC1001x]

He supposedly was writing from Brazil where he'd been for decades,...

[@LucasOliveira-tt2ll]

don't even start on the Papillon antics, such as escaping an island prison on a bag of coconuts

[@joeg5414]

I went to Alcatraz on a school fieldtrip in 1995. Hard to believe almost 30 years ago. Looked like an easy swim though

[@claywest9528]

The Anglin Brothers made it out. They had Clint Eastwood with them, so how could they fail?

[@josephrichter826]

Clint Eastwood had plot armor

[@christophercooper5843]

Can't argue that

[@gennymikel4296]

They felt lucky.

[@duncancurtis5108]

D Block, Morris.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky

[@cuddlepaws4423]

Very Russian . Which it is .

[@0HOLSTER]

Also very American

[@kevinb9830]

I love documentaries and stories of prison escapes. With there were more!

[@kyleanuar9090]

Best one is from the book Papillon by Henri Charierre

[@kevinb9830]

@@kyleanuar9090 Yes, seen a few on that :)

[@DamonCassada345]

Prison guard: How did you get past our security? Choi Gab-bok: I pretended to be a bar of soap and gave them all the slip.

[@jaymogrified]

Even in stories I think I know well, you manage to surprise me with new info-I’d never heard about the supposed letter from John Anglin!

[@pamelamays4186]

Down in the Blazement, they're taking notes.

[@faisalali2001]

prison escapes really do demonstrate peak human ingenuity

[@Matched32Gaming]

Love this show and all the other ones good job

[@xx4248]

You Must be one of those people who read 1 book in the last 20 years

[@lairely6208]

Interesting Video, thanks for that =) I think that the escape of the Texas 7 in the year 2000 was also impressive.

[@fergoramone]

Best escape ever happened 5 blocks away from my home, when I was little. This bank robber, explosive expert, long time crook named "Gordo valor" simply made a rope out of fabric in order to jump out prison. But he was being looked everywhere, having the entire neighbourhood militarized for like a month or so. He was never seen anywhere. It turned out he had a cargo truck parked 2 blocks away from prison. On the interior of the cargo bay he had food, tv, a fine bed, frigobar and everything you could expect. About three weeks later he came out of the cargo truck, dressed as a fine gentlemen and simply pass by walking the police. It seems like the best hideout is to be precissely where you are expected to be

[@xplanation2263]

Yo Simon please put all your channels on to podcasts it's a win win for us both

[@Jokertk0]

Podcasts pay far less, and removes the traffic from the better paying KZbin

[@Grimlock1979]

I don't understand why they didn't investigate further after receiving the letter. It could have been the real deal.

[@KarlRoyale]

They probably didn't want it known the men had survived. Too embarrassing even after so many years, very famous story all around.

[@matthewmckever2312]

It gives the letters and story then the men legitimacy. If they were alive now they could just upload a KZbin video and bid on how much money they wanted for an exclusive.

[@BrokenNotDead]

Carnaval in Brazil was in February that year.... It's the brazilian version on Halloween

[@AliOfBaba]

Don’t know what we did to deserve the quad drop today but dayum!

[@EamonCoyle]

I was lucky enough to go to a small event with 3 of the men who were involved in "the great escape" from Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland. I think it was 38 IRA prisoners who escaped in what was a rather magnificent if somewhat haphazard escape. Was also a very good event and 3 good Irish men telling the story !!

[@1B1ueyedwo1f]

I'm surprised John Dillinger's famous "wooden gun" escape wasn't mentioned.

[@Wishfull-thinking]

Please try Ioan Ursut, he did not escape once but many times from prison, oneof them including a too tiny hole and al lot of lard

[@mikestone9129]

It's not a Cessna 105, it's a Cessna 150.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:10 - Chapter 1 - Incredible memory 3:25 - Chapter 2 - Korean houdini 5:20 - Chapter 3 - Catch me if you can 7:45 - Chapter 4 - Trick or treat 9:35 - Chapter 5 - The great escape

[@madrandomize5115]

What about palaiokostas? He escaped 2 times with helicopter and is still free.

[@traviswalker6831]

Cessna 150 maybe?

[@1lovesoni]

Yeah, almost definitely. I've never heard of a Cessna 105, and googling it only gives more examples of the same typo.

[@h.b.theminimalist489]

Dude, he even apologized for stealing and the farmer still ratted him out. Not cool, what a jerk

[@NikomaGrob]

I would've also let the girls in, no matter how suspicious. Seems like a nice way to spice up a work day.

[@cuddlepaws4423]

F*CK YEAH !!!!!!! plus it was Brazil so an up the bum 4some was likely 😛😛😛😛😋

[@sekaramochi1944]

Pure love dude, please please please never stop ❤

[@xx4248]

Just read about shit you have no clue about on the idiot tube forever

[@xx4248]

To idiots who don't read anything 😂

[@sekaramochi1944]

@@xx4248 our fourth wall anti hero follower🤐🤍

[@deleted-something]

wow

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

You should do a story on Steven Jay Russell. He was a con man and an escape artist from prisons. A movie, though probably exaggerated about him was made, I love you, Philip Morris. He made several escapes from jails and prisons and even faked his own death. I have always wondered about this man that escaped prison in California. He needed to go to administration and to make the trip a guard called the Administration building and let them know he was coming. If he didn't arrive in so many minutes, they would start looking for him. The action was repeated when he was to back from Administration. One trip, he left Administration. In order to get to and from the Administration building he had to cross a Salle Port. He didn't arrive back to his cell block and a search began. No trace could be found. The theories were it was noticed that a series of bricks and stones stuck out from the wall and the man might have been able to walk up them like a staircase and drop over the fence. The second theory is he was shown to have signed out of Administration at the same time a garbage truck was being cleared in the Salle Port. The thought is he walked out of the building the same time the truck was leaving, and he simply climbed into the back of the truck. Last I heard, many years ago, they were still looking for him.

[@ms.laterholmes2890]

Why would you put a key in the mailbox? Just dig a hole and stick it in the ground. No one needs to know. Been watching all of your channels blaze boy since the beginning appreciate all the time and energy you and the crew put into them. We need you on the daily your like a drug❤😂

[@terryenby2304]

1:32 pinehurst 😂 Parkhurst is fairly well known around the U.K., no? It’s ok, I know Simon is just chilling and doing his thing. No shade.

[@laurieb3703]

He called it Parkhurst the first time lol

[@dustypartition]

Did you know that Alcatraz means Pelican?

[@johnforeman5608]

Just in time for my car trip!

[@nickbob2003]

Great video but that pronunciation of paper mache was insane at 10:44

[@BalloonMerchant]

I hate that the first group didn’t escape

[@laurieb3703]

Yeah..... Poor murderers and arsonist/bombers 🙄

[@user-lq2zk9dw3s]

Watch escape from Pretoria, it’s a true story about South African political prisoners escaping in the same way. I’m amazed their story didn’t make this list.

[@aris_mggr6140]

Palaikostas pruvvvvvvv, he escaped with a helicopter strait up from the prison

[@Erevos85]

twice

[@schnaubart]

They were concertinas. There's a difference.

[@papaleaf421]

Should’ve included John Dillinger’s escape.

[@lillipupsmum8820]

Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, not Pinehurst. Trying to get off the island is a nightmare for islanders who want off, if they were to try to cross the water they would end up in either The Channel or The Atlantic. And the bit of water between the island and Portsmouth/Southampton is one of the busiest in the world. They definitely aimed high. But it’s not the only escape from Parkhurst. There’s been a long list of some of Britain’s most famous criminals, Reggie Kray spent some time there,as did the Yorkshire Ripper, The Moors Murderer Peter Brady, and Britain’s most violent prisoner Charles Bronson. Our prisoners and rock festivals are what we are best known for down here.

[@martindunstan8043]

It's pretty straight forward for the law abiding to get off the island with many options available. Options for escaped prisoners would certainly require better planning.

[@RiverSong1218]

That's Ian Brady. Peter Brady is Brady Bunch.

[@lillipupsmum8820]

@@martindunstan8043 yes it is easy for the law abiding citizens down here. But you do need to take out a 2nd mortgage to get the ferry. Especially in the summer. The ferry companies do send out vouchers to every islander every year. Which helps a little. And, yes the car ferry staff would notice if someone wearing a prisoner’s uniform tried to board. I would hope. Tbh the Brady Bunch always gave me the creeps so that could have caused some of my confusion. And the fact I am absolutely useless with names. Even infamous ones like that.

[@Mr_JollyRoger]

Simon! Don't leave us! Slow down if you need it. It's understandable since you are responsible for half of KZbin videos in existence. But please don't leave us. Carl is fine for the moment, I guess, but he doesn't have the charisma you do.

[@ladylove8565]

Apparently it's Carl not Kyle. It was something he was saying on a recent TopTenz video

[@sekaramochi1944]

Simon, message to all your channels please please please never stop ❤

[@xx4248]

Never stop reading as fast as you can with obviously no idea what you are talking about Cheap and easy Trashy and useless But cheap and easy

[@chiphausl]

1/137

[@JELazarus]

"A sealed condom wrapper showing how far they were willing to take their plan if the drugs hadn't kicked in quick enough. . . ". Maybe. OR. . . Way to take the high road and see the best in people, Sideprojects.

[@nickbob2003]

Or what?

[@JELazarus]

Or they never bothered with the condoms. . .

[@MattSchreck]

Why is there footage from Finland for a Korean prison escape? 😂

[@twinmama42]

Why should costumes in February in Brazil be ludicrous? Ever heard of Carnival do Brazil? Takes place in January or February.

[@LuisLopez2]

Carnival in Brazil is in February. Jesus Christ.

[@xEricC1001x]

Doesnt need to be Halloween for a maledominant business to have someone unlock the door when hookers knock halfway through your graveyard shift 🤣

[@christalball93_]

better played back at 0.75 speed.

[@dalkay]

Great video! but why are you talking so fast?😂 love your voice though!

[@davidthompson6834]

Sorry I don’t believe you can copy a key just by looking at it

[@sekaramochi1944]

Guns, more guns. Ok just walk out

[@sekaramochi1944]

Blind stop 😂

[@pauloboyle477]

It’s paper machete not. Papi yaaa mache

[@sekaramochi1944]

It this point he did a Banksie

[@irwainnornossa4605]

Metric! Say it in metric!

[@mlee6050]

Imperial

[@FlavorD]

Abagnale has been proven to be a fraud about his publicized frauds. No one has evidence of his arrests, escapes, and most of his claims about posing as various professions.

[@sekaramochi1944]

All hallows Eve dude, in England

[@doclewis8927]

7:27 -- Only pyschopaths hold their name plates like that. What the heck?

[@chriss9177]

What nonsense- two girls knocked on the door of the prison and then…..

[@sekaramochi1944]

Spoons. There is no spoon, only a mask

[@burningbarnavit]

Well I only want 100 likes, so there!

[@xx4248]

Get a job

[@burningbarnavit]

@@xx4248 calm down bud. You missed the first 10 posts on this video. I was dogging on the comment before me.

[@kevinphillips9408]

Cessna 150. No such Cessna as a 105. 🤮🤮🤮

[@sekaramochi1944]

Swin

[@sekaramochi1944]

Yoda sorry yoga

[@rebeccawilliams7494]

Matthew Williams is my uncle and it is a fabrication of this story. If you want to know the truth then I can tell you xxx

[@danksidoodles]

Most of Abagnales's stories are lies........ Opps

[@sekaramochi1944]

Computer game within the isle of wight

[@LyriixLKE]

I want 100 replies to this comment...

[@xx4248]

Fake and gay

[@johnbishop7150]

Okay

[@beautrembath2145]

No