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In late October of 1983, a group of inmates slated for death launched the elaborate scheme that would set them free. Each of the six were assigned a specific task that included intelligence gathering, weapons fabrication, and intense strategy.
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[@ed68cougnut]

Came here after a search from a Facebook snippet. Glad I did.💯

[@SCAZAGAMING8]

Same

[@jordanzilinski3353]

Loll sammee

[@islamloveeer]

yuuup watched the snippet and NEEDED the full story

[@Childs5678]

Samee

[@kn39793]

Same here.

[@zer0-cast]

Can we just take a moment and applaud the production value of this documentary? It's amazing how accurate and to the point the acting and representation of the incident is.

[@noblecyborg-savage]

Yes I agree. Must of cost alot of money to produce

[@ruantengyi]

Yeah it was a terrific documentary but it was more like a movie to me!

[@noblecyborg-savage]

@Deangelo HALL. U.N.F GANG ENT go away

[@justinsmith8628]

The content is licensed from a mainstream production company. Still really good, but definitely not done on a KZbin budget.

[@Garbeaux.]

Aww. You think this was made by a amateur KZbinr. Not everything on KZbin is original content. Obvs.

[@martinespinoza9763]

My ex-fatherinlaw was a guard at max security prison, and when they took over that prison, they took him and 2 other guards, put them in a cell,and put other convicts, to protect them, because they said in all the years you have been here, you treated us with respect, and decent, so nothing happened to them,but other guards were hurt really bad,my wife was crying of course, but her father told he was scared, but it payed off treating them with common respect and decency,

[@stevetrivago]

Yeah ok 👌🏼

[@martinespinoza9763]

You don't have to believe it,I don't care, but it's not the only time decent guards were protected, in prison riot takeovers,

[@zonagale2200]

Bless your family. Your father-in-law is a wise man. It always best to treat everyone as well as you can. Thank you for sharing.

[@PatrinaOzurumba]

@@AlgorithmDisruptor i don't think he's defending criminals.

[@trinanicole9006]

This documentary left out a lot of information.

[@laurasmith9407]

I love how the guy they’re interviewing talks about how ‘crafty’ and ‘knowledgeable in the ways of the street’ the inmates are. Completely playing down the STUNNING incompetence of the guards. Just, wow.

[@patsywhitten4739]

They made that clear in very beginning. Be fair!!

[@MsKeepItMoving-h8z]

Seems to me like you are playing down how the only escape from death row (the impossible,let the white man tell it) was achieved by young black thugs,further proving that intellectually black people are far far more superior than anyone else.

[@MsKeepItMoving-h8z]

Seems to me like you are playing down how the only escape from death row (the impossible,let the white man tell it) was achieved by young black thugs,further proving that intellectually black people are far far more superior than anyone else.

[@TheBarrwen]

I burst out laughing at this lovely gem you dropped

[@davelowets]

Hind sight is ALWAYS 20/20, and I'm SURE that the guards wanted to convey "how smart" the inmates were, so that it made themselves appear to be much less idiotic.

[@BigMacOrange]

The fact they pulled off an escape without hurting any of the guards is amazing

[@elavke5441]

They did that by choice.

[@irelandssons]

They were innocent

[@petralehto3825]

Yep, although, if time wasn't an essence and there was a possibility they wouldn't get sentenced for the murders afterwards, who knows how much more bloody this would have gotten..

[@bobharmon8834]

@IDK I don't think they should be free but certainly taken off death row they obviously don't want to kill anyone, because is they did want to kill who better than the men in control of keeping them locked up until certain execution.

[@JuanRodriguez-rj5zn]

They did it for the raza home's

[@ccrecordings]

A moment to appreciate the camera crew who risked their lives to film this escape

[@Syrum]

@@3shottzz nothing gets past you, does it?

[@Syrum]

@@3shottzz just having a laugh mate, OP obviously knew it was a re-enactment. Think you missed the joke that's all 😁

[@NyajaMarie]

@@3shottzz no he didn’t 😂😂

[@MinhNguyen-ry5mp]

LMAO, someone’s a little thick in the head

[@dingnghetakhiangte3870]

Yes kudos to them covering all their escapes and not yet telling the police. I think he was on the plan too

[@copkhan007]

Death Row inmates don't want to die but they failed to understand that their victims did not want to die either. 👍

[@Daniela-Christianson]

I love that. I've always said, criminals don't give 10 cents for your life, but they love their own.

[@hopeotero7691]

My eyes burning

[@eurovisionwtf]

@@Daniela-Christianson Of course they do, that only makes sense.

[@steveanton763]

Are you five years old? Is water wet? Is the stove hot when mummies cooking?

[@eurovisionwtf]

@@steveanton763 Who's the mummy?

[@zaquanwordisbond1204]

They actually tricked the prison staff into providing a motor vehicle they could use in fleeing. This has to be the greatest escape of all time. Not only did the mastermind outsmart the entire engineering design of the place he also outsmarted the way it was operated. Unreal.

[@foreverlove8919]

Zaquan, You should watch the documentary about the guys who escaped a Virginia prison. Did you see the story about the guy in Texas escaping. It's unbelievable how he escaped!! Now a whole family is dead!! I hope the family sues Texas. I sued Oklahoma and won. They are responsible for my baby's death!! He was only 4 years old. 😢😭😢😭

[@zaquanwordisbond1204]

@@foreverlove8919 Sorry to hear that but thank you for the advice.

[@lavaughnfla518]

@@foreverlove8919 that must be tough.Keep strong

[@jonwinder6622]

@@foreverlove8919 What happened

[@foreverlove8919]

@@jonwinder6622 Jon, long heart breaking story. My baby suffered and was brutally tortured and beaten to death. 😢

[@c-dubb3505]

I'm absolutely STUNNED by how many "Breaches of Protocol" happened at this place!!! If inmates saw THIS many mistakes being CONSTANTLY made, then it was just a matter of time before there was an escape!!!

[@thomas2much601]

The prisoner's actions initiated the mistakes. The mistakes didn't exist before.

[@b14life46]

I was saying the same thing. So many security protocols were violated.

[@MagikFingers420]

Yea US prisons like to adopt the 'learn from ur mistakes' systems back in the day. They create what they thought was a great prison but find out inmates have nothing but time to scheme, find weaknesses & CO vulnerabilities to use against the system. After escapes the prisons fix the weaknesses that were exploited previously and when building new prisons they use the past to form once again the new 'escape proof' prison, only to find someone else is actually smarter than they are.

[@marknieuwejaar1075]

Funny part is a tiny magnet from earbud headphones can open most of these electric prison doors....

[@im-Sara-Jayne.]

Very clever I suppose every think just fell into sync or they were genius !

[@altoncrane9714]

As a now retired, career correctional officer, and yes, working in the Max, I am simply amazed at the repeat lax actions of the staff.

[@jeannyvanduyvenvoorde2472]

Basic needs are all these criminals deserve. Prison is more like a supervised holiday resort. Disgusting!!! University degrees, conjugal visits, and other privileges...really??? On our tax dollars? I know that we have DNA testing that needs to be done much more quickly so that those that are not guilty can be released. Keeping people imprisoned for ten, twenty, or more years is a waste of time and money... build individual runs for daily exercise. I cannot afford to join a gym or higher education, yet my tax dollars are paying for multiple degrees for these degenerates. They hide behind :finding God". Can we be that daft to fall for that???

[@matthewsmith5886]

@@jeannyvanduyvenvoorde2472 Have you been to prison? Or just based off what you see in shows?

[@jakeboehm5267]

@@jeannyvanduyvenvoorde2472you have a very skewed view of prison. You think they would hatch a plan so convoluted it’s main piece is a TV that’s supposed to be a damn bomb if it was like a “supervised Holliday resort”? What a silly statement

[@jayclink4826]

@@jeannyvanduyvenvoorde2472 You left out the slave labor they do to generates huge sum of 🤑🤑🤑.

[@willworkforyarn4893]

After hearing about the measly income they earn, I am not surprised of their lax!

[@user-it3mo4pl6c]

"their own parents terrified .. not for them but of them". what a good line.

[@heidielston7769]

I read this comment right as the man said those words! Perfext timing lol! And definitely a good line!!

[@AshJae]

@@heidielston7769 😂💁‍♀️

[@coffeechatsandwalks3976]

Sad

[@mmbunruly83]

😅😂🤣

[@magdalenanelles1673]

What horrible experience prisons in America are a disgrace to human rights..

[@lollie880]

The narrator’s voice is unbelievably scary, chilly and darn good! Without his voice these episodes and other channels shows wouldn’t be so popular n well watched!

[@JOHNNY73900]

His voice is tailor made for Crime documentaries. Just what the Dr ordered 😉😉

[@kellismith4329]

@@lollie880 it sounds like Chris Hansen

[@shortsweetness876]

@kellismith4329 lol absolutely not Chris Hansen!

[@2phresh4dis]

I’m only here from a seeing a Facebook Snippet. Glad to see the full story. Very intriguing

[@Celenababyy]

ѕaaaaмe

[@britgaddis]

Sammme

[@tyrabeatty9177]

Same 😂😂😂

[@BeautifulLala19]

Yess same here. Glad i did. This got way to interesting for me to not see it to the end💯

[@MelxIru]

Me too buddy

[@LindaCasey]

I remember this escape. Man, I don't know why ANY woman would want to work in a facility like that.

[@nickabbott319]

Linda Casey Why

[@LindaCasey]

@@nickabbott319 Because of the men

[@nickabbott319]

Linda Casey What we do?

[@Michael-pf8we]

You’re goddamn criminals!!

[@tarshafarrington9370]

They were fortunate to not have been hurt...

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

These guys are monsters, but this plan was absolutely incredible. It’s amazing what humans can do to get out of seemingly inescapable settings.

[@peterdelucchi9998]

hello

[@thomas2much601]

They are not monsters, but very much human. Our society is built on vivisection, factory farming and slaughterhouses. Don't expect anything good to come from that.

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

@@thomas2much601 wow, that is so profound. I would have never known these people were human if you hadn’t left this comment.

[@thomas2much601]

@@youtubeepicuser4209 we normally do not like to accept blame for the evil we do, blaming the animals. It is we who stab peope to death. We who are wild and dangerious. We must learn to be loving and gentle as the animals. It is egregious how we abuse our power over all other life.

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

@@thomas2much601 i used the word “monster” as a descriptor of the people. You don’t call animals monsters. You’re trying to make some kind of point that is totally misguided and irrelevant, based on one word that is used to describe people. Just stop

[@bonafidemovieshorts]

Somebody should produce this story as a movie, it would be action packed.

[@1rage17]

I freaking know! Someone please tell me they have!

[@iicordi1899]

Oh yeah, it needs to be done!

[@annsantonino9103]

Yeah, action packed alright but what’s the point of letting the public know how they make fool of the guards. It kind of just helping the devil celebrate how and what was done.

[@PiOfficial]

@@annsantonino9103 movie don’t all have to have good outcomes things can be grey.

[@tianamariee6287]

@@annsantonino9103 this happened back in the 1980s, and it was national news when it happened so it's not as if it's a big secret what happened and how.

[@godisnotinvisible]

"Never went past the fifth grade, but learned to read and write in prison." That says a lot.

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

That says a lot about the fifth grade

[@daniellejazziest2569]

He also was a prison locksmith and said that he had made a key to every cell he had ever had and was smart enough to make and hide weapons in almost any place including the gun found in his cell after he was executed . They said he had fashioned a weapon from the metal scrapings that had fallen away from the toilet lets not be ignorant ourselves okay he had no sense @ the time of the murder but a stupid man he WAS NOT !!!

[@kjs0391]

Tells you he lies

[@kjs0391]

@Chevy Atkins it's not all Americans. Wow.

[@jonglewongle3438]

US prisons can be decidedly redirective places. Scholastic no-hopers can end up mastering trigonometry and calculus. In those restrictive environments they innately go for focus, they seek out the project, however innocuous and incontingent it may initially be.

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

“A state of the art, escape-proof facility.”’ Yeah, OK. And the Titanic was unsinkable, too.

[@hairystyles4212]

Logic from 40 years ago XD

[@angellove6598]

Criminal minded people are dangerous. And very intelli

[@jdellison3817]

It was state of the ART... ESCAPES WERE REALLY GOOD AT ART...

[@granty6125]

Yeah, and it's safe to land on active Volcano's, ?

[@gailhandschuh1138]

These guys got out because the guards got sloppy. There are double checks in place that they failed to use often enough that the prisoners knew exactly who to compromise for this escape. If the procedures had been followed, these individuals would never have had the chance to even try to escape.

[@jaredlaflamme354]

It’s amazing what people with nothing but time can think of .

[@missjewells5063]

They got nothing but time to observe and watch every move, learn timing, learn patterns, learn officer personalities and how to hustle them.

[@Sushi_bar]

And nothing left to lose is even more scary

[@twincherry4958]

Exactly

[@fullergemma]

@@missjewells5063 the morning of cou quickld do a get these to xx

[@crystalrosas6052]

@@fullergemma what

[@GankTown]

Willie stayed behind cause he had a appeal pending 😂😂😂 did he think he would still get it after this? 😆😆😆😆

[@kathleengibbons7132]

For real tho!! That's exactly what I thought. Lol

[@netsk1679]

I literally LOL'd with the 2 inmates being caught, in a laundrette, with wine and cheese......1/2 a block from the prison!! 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

[@ladyviva7500]

Nets K ... The geniuses escaped for 19 hours and only got as far as two blocks from the prison, lol!...

[@netsk1679]

@@ladyviva7500 it's too funny, like a sketch from a comedy film!! 🤣

[@divinagarcia682]

I did, too.

[@kaiaccentguy268]

It was the county jail that they were caught near. Not the prison they escaped from.

[@kimmoreels7950]

@@netsk1679 haha

[@loliwemoyo5680]

Idk why this voice calms me and helps me sleep better. I'd pay to have him read me a non crime book.

[@jasonbynum3677]

I remember this hearing when I WAS IN DA FEDS!!

[@jasonbynum3677]

Best way to escape take I-66

[@therealdarthvader6185]

This guy does other documentaries and their not all about prisons. Some more relaxing bed time ones . He does alien ones and mystery ones to just to let u all know cos I use him for bedtime to lol

[@GoldenGateNum9]

haha I know what ya mean, he also narrates the A Haunting Series which always calms me watching it at night.

[@migueltijerina8398]

@@therealdarthvader6185 p

[@DJMotorMouth713]

The reenactment in this was the best I ever seen. What a story

[@lewisanderson4651]

I played Lynwood Brialey in this documentary. Thanks for sharing!

[@bobbates6642]

The fact a gun was found in the cell of someone on death row after all this happened clearly shows that not nearly enough changes were made. I am certain the pay must be increased for the guards and training increased by a factor of a 1000 at least

[@libertysumai7809]

For me it's the dude who turned himself in when he was 5 miles away from the Canadian boarder😂 Can only be hunger.

[@Hehakaa]

Facts

[@auditingireland3690]

@@Hehakaa lies

[@MrTravisAl]

If that’s me, I’m eating trees grass and bushes lol. The story is though that he was freezing cold and called his Mother’s. And she convinced him to turn himself in. Canada doesn’t extradite people on death row, by the way. So he really was as close as it gets there, to full on escaping death row 💯% even if caught.

[@kadendubois9188]

If they were gonna die anyway, why not risk it?

[@brazyrist]

@@kadendubois9188 you always listen to momma

[@amberwebb7298]

Not gonna lie that escape was on point. Granted they hurt people and it's horrible. The way they went about it was flawless in their time.

[@lunity1111]

They could’ve hurt a lot more people though let’s be honest I haven’t got to the end yet but so far A few of them have actually stopped anything from happening that could be bad. You can’t really blame them for trying when they’re on death row can you how can it get any worse? I feel sorry for the guy that stayed behind and has the appeal because I can’t imagine that went very well

[@jabroski69]

@@lunity1111 yeah mad props to the guy that stopped the rape dude must have had mad respect for him to back off when he hasn't touched a woman in years and is on death roll with nothing to loose

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@amberwebb7298 - re: "Not gonna lie" = Do you normally LIE in daily life, or only tell the truth after using those 3 lame words ??

[@lunity1111]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 no it’s funny because I have to jump in on this one because somebody really reacted to me saying that on a totally different blog, not going to lie is a very common phrase over here it doesn’t mean much to do with lying it’s just a colloquial phrase to say let’s be honest. For example I might say let’s not lie salt and vinegar crisps are better than ready salted. It’s rly just a common little phrase certainly in the uk. An American had a real freak out with me once when I used it, and accuse me of calling him a liar it was crazy.

[@user-cy4vw1qj9m]

@@lunity1111 I can see it getting worse for the people they raped and murdered and their family's

[@justanotherguy469]

It was nice to see that even amid savagery, some of the inmates recognized the nurse's humanity and did not allow the others to have their way with her.

[@jodyljohnson8515]

Never knew that word "savagery" is still used today. Interesting though. ✌️

[@justanotherguy469]

@@jodyljohnson8515 If you look at what they were convicted for, you will see that the word "savage", is entirely appropriate in its description.

[@jodyljohnson8515]

@@justanotherguy469 I heard what they were convicted for. I would imagine that savagery is a polite way to describe them, nothing against that word on that one 😶✌️

[@justanotherguy469]

@@jodyljohnson8515 I stand corrected.

[@arlenespencer3861]

Savages they are absolutely.. Their crimes reflect savagery.

[@siesieronda1179]

The acting 🎭 and production 🎥🎬 was purely amazing with the creation of this documentary. I’m a film student and plan on starting my own company creating short film/movies true crime stories particularly survival stories. This documentary and so many others really inspire me. I am thankful all of the inmates was caught. That had to be such a scary time for the community residents. And so many props to everyone who worked effortlessly to assist in their capture.

[@GROOVYJOJO]

Good luck w your film company🎞📽🎬👍👍👍

[@Lorraine..]

Good luck, hope it all works out well for you ♡

[@TheGullyGawd]

Good luck I wouldn’t mind doing some acting for you

[@klong0001]

This was SO GOOD to watch. I gotta give it to those inmates, they played those guards so easily. Very well presented and full of tons of info.

[@DannyTubiolo]

fkn a

[@robertjoseph5206]

True that I totally agree

[@barbaraarbo3715]

I also agree totally w/ Kristina. Put this on the TV to watch w/ my 85 yr Dad. Kept our attention, (me-stressing inside as if I were living there during that time). Stay healthy & safe all. 🙋

[@malcolmjelani3588]

They're all __lack. Why not lock down the state? Allow no lacks in or out of the state for a week.

[@Perivale]

These are some sophisticated inmates. Wine and cheese after a long night on the run...lmao. I had to rewind to make sure I didn't misunderstand the narrator. @58:00

[@user-ji1hp]

Wine with cheese is very popular.

[@rebeccahinchley7395]

Filthy Addictions k

[@cheeky6397]

😹😹😹

[@jenniferhcsmith-5586]

They got hungry while being on the run!

[@brianwilber1873]

I was thinking the same LMAO

[@R3cuzican]

Kudos to the inmate who stopped the rape

[@lewyathan]

they themselves raped other innocents.. so... idk

[@lalaLAX219]

Yes, although I imagine that the inmate was probably motivated less by his conscience and more by the fact that an assault on the nurse (or murder of a guard) would have a major negative impact on his pending appeal.

[@davelowets]

Yep, I imagine that was to lessen the punishment after the great chances of getting re-captured.

[@deethebee80]

Everyone has their moral boundaries. Most of even convicted multiple killers for example wouldnt hurt women or children. Child abusers and rapists get killed in prisons by inmates who believe its crossed their moral code.

[@andrew1bradley]

Prob did not happen , make the death row inmates sound worse to make the views stack ? Not 100 sure but?

[@Scorch428]

Meanwhile....I can't go a single exit on my highway without being pulled over twice for an registration expired by a week....

[@ianmangham4570]

A

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@@ianmangham4570 B

[@farismag]

@@shawndouglass2939 C

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[@bananaranious]

@@shawndouglass2939 E

[@Pineapplezar]

Saw 13 minutes on Facebook had to come see the whole thing about willie turner

[@LeoSilvaworldchannel]

Me too

[@ladislavarbter1134]

@@LeoSilvaworldchannel and me

[@910Nazz]

same here

[@rickyw755]

He seems to be the most ethical of the group, stopping the attack on the nurse.

[@SirManfly]

Me too !!

[@meep1913]

This has been the most amazing documentary I have watched to date! I applaud the whole production! AMAZING!

[@YoungDymisty]

It’s called FBI Files if you want to watch more from the show. Usually comes on CI or investigation channel owed by discovery.

[@Objection_23and1]

I have watched hundreds of documentaries re: prison escapes and prison life etc. and this is by far the most elaborate & it’s insane to me that it actually worked… the guards let their guard down immensely & those Inmates took lots of time to collaborate this.. wow.

[@TheHamilton26]

Inmates do many things. Always tricking the hacks. Many different reasobs

[@jonathanhavenga1349]

@@TheHamilton26 9iin

[@jonathanhavenga1349]

@@TheHamilton26 iiiiiiiii

[@jonathanhavenga1349]

@@TheHamilton26 ii

[@jonathanhavenga1349]

Iii

[@zmallfry.]

Thank god for Wilbur, I don’t want to imagine what would happen to poor Nurse Clark. Had he not stopped them.

[@The_BlaccTop_OG]

😆 My wife said the exact same thing! Nurse Clark was about to get the business 😆 😆

[@The_BlaccTop_OG]

@Lady Key Lol 😆

[@tonysnow759]

@Lady Key you can get the business as well

[@jaasleenmaree4739]

@@The_BlaccTop_OG on me 😂👌

[@skykid3]

Male prison guards have been raped before, who knows what happens when they manage to get hostages, no one is safe!

[@bigwin2010]

Build a $80 million dollar state of the art facility, staff it with people barely making minimum wage. Sheer geniuses down there in Virginny.

[@Coleman77]

The genius lies with state legislature? No. They going to lining up to quit soon.

[@804conglomeratemusicfamily9]

That place was built in the 70s, and it didnt cost no dam 80 million 😂😂😂😂, pre fab buildings. They build the jails the same way now.

[@mirandakelly8733]

The manhunt over 3 weeks to recapture 6 killers, probably cost more than the facility. It might have been cheaper to up the guards salaries by a couple of bucks each!

[@MontgomeryMall]

No, the facility was designed incorrectly- as the many electronically controlled doors and checkpoints needs staffing around the clock, which consumed 1/3rd of the available staff at those positions alone. Additionally, the administration felt that due to recent court victories in lawsuits, that the "ACLU was running Mecklenburg". In particular, they bristled at being required to give death row inmates 8 hours pod time (out of their cells) per day.

[@cruisepaige]

$20 million

[@Xplicid]

Why do they put so much thought into the escape, but not the... Staying escaped part? 😆

[@mazorizk]

Cause they never thought that far. Beside spend a good chunk of their life in prison.

[@maryosgambler1]

They're life and how to live and adapt was in prison not in real world. I believe to this day that killing is not a way to punish a man, but to keep him in jail until he's dead!

[@BeautifulLala19]

Same thing i was thinking😂😂😂

[@maryosgambler1]

@@BeautifulLala19 About the prisoners or how's the life in jail better to be applied?

[@dzonbrodi514]

@@maryosgambler1 yeah, it's also much more expensive to execute people, very difficult for the families of their victims as it is very uncertain whether they will be executed or not, and when it will happen - and lastly, people are often unjustly condemned

[@stevetrivago]

My Uncle Ernie Fimiano was in that prison when it happened.. He was a Cintas account rep who delivered floor mats and replacement linens… After the incident Cintas offered to take the prison off his route.. He told them no way… it was the most exciting night he’s had in 27 years .. R.I.P. Uncle Bootsy

[@icandyohio]

I bet

[@goddessqueen7882]

❤💚🦋

[@doreen6659]

What are your thoughts on the S.C. 7 slaughtered at Lee Co.?

[@williefufu2985]

I'm going to think of this and have a good laugh when I need to laugh.

[@herptyderp4927]

Gerratano was actually released. In 2000 they ran a more accurate DNA test and his DNA didn’t match the crime scene. They forced him to make a false confession.

[@anne2836]

Quarantine make me addicted watching crimes movies 😂😂😂

[@valdenelucas2349]

Same here 🤣🤣

[@kimmoreels7950]

:)

[@mell1570]

me too

[@jenniferhcsmith-5586]

I'm not in quarantine but enjoy listening to these stories.

[@jenniferhcsmith-5586]

@Star Glory thank you so much for writing me back!

[@OhHamburgers0258]

Why were they covering their faces at the end when they were captured? It's not like they had a reputation to uphold.

[@SitPls]

They are bad people. Bad people often use fake names. If someone is looking for them they can find them via face recognition...

[@kass_G59]

Right 😂

[@arsonfly]

@@SitPls come on, now.

[@travisthechimp7857]

I remember that 'why are they covering their face' line for a comedians stand up act.. I think it was a Jerry Seinfeld line from about 20yrs back or more. hahahah!

[@OhHamburgers0258]

@@travisthechimp7857 It's so ironic you said that! Hulu has Seinfeld and I've been watching it for the past week. Last night I saw the episode where he talks about it in his stand up and I was like no way, I just commented that the other day! lol

[@airliner7478]

When I was a kid, I used to think all criminals were dumb people; people who were too dumb to follow laws. When I reached my teen years, I learned just how smart some actually are. Especially people who've committed elaborate crimes and those who outsmarted prison complexes. The prisoners in this doc. here made literal history when they escaped. Let this be a lesson to us all that we should never underestimate certain people. These people waltzed right out of a super-max prison front door without killing anyone, then leading police on a wild goose chase when everyone realized what happened. Talk about unbelievable...

[@emontrewaters3530]

Jeffy darmer was very smart ted budded was to There was this one criminal who escaped prison 17 times

[@JazzieJamin]

As Salaam Alaikum. I used2 think everyone in jail or prison were bad guilty people. Innocent people don't go to jail, only guilty bad people. I have since learned better. Lots of Innocent people go to jail. There goes me by the grace of God. 🙏

[@pearlfeather9326]

Yeah...lets give em a great big hand!

[@pearlfeather9326]

@Emontre Waters grammar issues?

[@Bahbehbihbohboh]

yes they were smart but not wise....wise persons do not end up to electric chair or lethal injection ✌️✨

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Breaking out of jail IQ : 3000 Once out of jail IQ : 3

[@NoBabiesThankU]

LMFAO right!

[@sin3358]

I thought that as well. It only worked getting out singe they got the help of many people together. Seems that the more people the better the plan goes

[@donniefleuryy.29]

being back in normal civilization shocked them

[@jimmydeewilliams6489]

.. and back in jail IQ 3000 + 3 - 3003

[@itzjess88]

Just outnumbered. They needed money and resources. Too many variables to plan once out. Plus the FBI got involved so they never had a chance. Most people can't outsmart the FBI. They have every resource available. Resources we don't even know about. Of course they'll always win. Maybe a true genius who worked for them could. He'd need unlimited funds and extreme hacking skills. Still a hacker that can trace them tho. Pointless

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

[@basicgaming1619]

I came here just for the adverts!! I have to say it was definitely worth the watch!! I wasn't let down at all with aleast 8 ads!! 🤣

[@themonsterbaby]

Pay for premium. Or.... skip to the very end of a video then restart the video. Voila, no ads.

[@4faulksache910]

Skip to the end and restart it. Basic.

[@KamalasNotLikeUs]

No ads with Chromecast.

[@jenniferhcsmith-5586]

@Violinist 1 lol

[@b.g.5869]

The only down side is there this documentary about people escaping from death row interrupting the ads every once in a while, but fortunately it's not excessive; pretty much all adverts.

[@ignatiussilveira4257]

It's amazing how the videos of these events have been created & put together as a movie. The order & manner by which the movie is depicted, is very fascinating. Doesn't seem like a move. You guys out there are geniuses.

[@sally3024-h4c]

I love the host's voice. It had always comforted me on the other crime shows. Who is this man

[@bylp3free335]

I think he's called Anthony Tony, 2Tone. Same guy who does the FBI Files Voiceover.

[@stevenjordan6529]

Anthony call is his name.

[@kenney1050]

@@bylp3free335 tony call. peter thomas who narrates forensic files and medical detectives is just as cool and suave!!!

[@josefagyeman135]

I hope you're a woman. If not, we're gonna have some problems

[@daytonapickett3470]

I must agree with you on that his voice is alright 🤠

[@Indusxstan]

This documentary has better production values than movies that I see nowadays! Wow.

[@usgbun]

​@01010Brent free

[@ThePopeSquad]

imagine participating in a fairly well organized prison break that goes off without a hitch, just to get lost and get arrested at a laundromat less than a block away from the prison

[@KelluehazeDSOO]

it was all because of the dude he was with , the jacket he wore or brought was one of the guard jackets

[@MyWeedgrower]

they were a block away from the jail in the town in NC.

[@emontrewaters3530]

@@KelluehazeDSOO his dumbass should have took off the jacket and they should have left Virginia fast

[@icandyohio]

The fact I went to sleep watching this and had the wildest dream like I was there with them 😂😂😂

[@Eriannaaa]

Me too lol

[@thesouparmy15]

This narrator is my favorite of all time.

[@JT-ic6st]

Legendary

[@delorasledge2492]

He is really good 👍 now that you mention it.

[@taviacunningham9070]

@@JT-ic6st dd!!!dd!!dd!!!!ddd!ddd!d!!!d=!dd!!dddd!!!!!!!!!!!!d!!!!!!!!!d!!!!!!dd!!!!!!

[@go-goog2531]

His calm demeanor and low voice tone puts me to sleep. 💤💤

[@mkubrom1]

Love his voice but what’s his name?!!!

[@gorickyrudd]

They should edit to add at the end that the prison was closed and completely demolished. No longer exists.

[@aprilpuglia7967]

I was wondering about that. Thanks!

[@MrsReggieRegg]

No longer necessary cuz you did it for them.

[@carloscerritoslira328]

Agreed, I think is no longer necessary

[@kenyattaclay7666]

Okay so you do realize this isn’t an official upload from Filmrise.

[@natalieharris8602]

I’m from VA(reside in Richmond). This escape essentially had the entire state on lockdown. I remember not using the outer gas pumps at gas stations because of this 🥺.

[@BrownBeauty]

So glad it was grown men in their that stayed to the plan & stuck to they word!! “No Murders, No Raping”

[@munirahamin5630]

I still amazed with this real life action not just dramatic movie

[@teribrown2145]

love how the prison blamed the guards. The warden is the one who should have been blamed.

[@EricaAsjaee]

If they didn’t let the first two go back in separate it probably would’ve never happened

[@thomaspelton7740]

I dont understand how death row inmates are allowed to congregate together like that.

[@steveng8706]

Daily life for a prison guard is very boring. After a while they become complacent and lose the feel to follow protocol to the letter. To the custody officers following protocol is something they are aware of and really seems not all that necessary. This is what prisoners watch and wait for.

[@MontgomeryMall]

@@thomaspelton7740 The ACLU of Virginia convinced a judge to order changes to death row at Mecklenburg, which included much more time out of their cells in the day room.

[@Bizness87]

@@MontgomeryMall no criminals of that violent magnitude should never be allowed to have the freedom to group together in that size

[@huzzzer6083]

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen.

[@Dreadly]

Imagine wearing the same correctional officer's uniform and thinking that ripping off the patches would make you invisible. LOL

[@hanescosmetics]

Blindfolding lieutenant with his glasses on is something on another level 😂😂

[@hansandhispanzerfaust6236]

It is the worst crime I have ever seen, maybe in history. Truly a great tragedy. RIP glasses.

[@sheilajohnson3768]

Your comment took me out ....😂🤣🤣😭

[@theresahs5956]

I was born in and have lived in Richmond, Virginia all of my life. I, vividly, remember the "Briley Brothers" brutal killing spree...all three brothers were ruthless, deranged, cold hearted killers! I graduated from high school in June of 1978 and their reign of terror began in March of 1979. Our city did not sleep until they were arrested in Oct./Nov of 1979. During their 8 months of terror on our city they murdered 10 people...probably more but held responsible for 10. They showed no preference as they murdered men, women and children...young and old. The brothers made an 82 year old man watch as they took turns brutally raping his 79 year old wife and then they killed them both. They made a 5 year old child and his father watch as they took turns raping the 28 year old mother and wife who was 8 months pregnant and then they murdered the mother and father as the 5 year old watched and waited his turn. They raped and robbed a 23 year old woman as well as a 62 and 83 year old woman and her husband. They killed a well known and liked radio disc jockey as he took a smoke break outside one of our local bars. They did all this killing sometimes within days and weeks of each other. Two of the brothers received the death penalty and were executed by the electric chair one year apart and the third remains incarcerated to this day. The "Briley Brothers" forever changed our city and those of us that lived through it.

[@Sorrow993]

and yet... there were bunch of retards praying for them and lighting up candles!

[@oldcigarette7538]

I think things would have been better if when the police had originally arrested them they didn't take them to the precinct, but took them out somewhere and set them on fire.

[@jennSalvate]

They were nothing but pure evil!! 😈

[@OkkyHan]

That is horrible 😣😣😣 I feel SO CONTENT to hear they were executed by the shock chair instead of the laid back syringe. Sounds more painful and I hope it was! By the way, I have to comment how you wrote that 👍 You made me want to look for their documentary now.

[@liamd9497]

Not a fan of capital punishment but for people like this you see the need for it

[@iracingrookie3301]

They should write "almost escaped death row" on his Tomb stone

[@neverthesame7887]

that's so morbidly funny--and well-deserved

[@iracingrookie3301]

@@neverthesame7887 I forgot I wrote this.. I just read it and laughed.. thanks

[@iracingrookie3301]

@J DR oh shut up ya snowflake.. It's called a joke. People like you don't get invited to parties.. It's a fact.

[@AgnesAtoni]

🤭

[@LikeAGentlemanPlease]

😂😂😂😂I’ve been laughing for like a minute straight.

[@chrishennessy1212]

This is a very well put together documentary 👏

[@noxpen8710]

I just love how the narrator tells this story...

[@realkekec4028]

Where is Tommy Lee Jones when you need him : Listen up, ladies and gentlemen. Our fugitives has been on the run for 90 minutes.That gives us a radius of six miles. What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.

[@roboninjasaur6729]

Image being so bad at your job that the detective thought you let the prisoners out on purpose

[@sincerelysharon13]

roboninja saur 🤣🤣🤣 wow

[@J344Y]

Well they did help them escape unkowingly because the guards didnt follow protocall

[@paulinggall6136]

@@sincerelysharon13 a

[@johnnydept4082]

Lmmfao🤣😂🤣

[@MrEvens59]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣

[@Spooky_515]

Amazing. One of the most fascinating stories produced and packaged into one helluva true crime doc, one of the best I’ve ever seen

[@Natas_Nico08518]

Mistake 1 they stayed together 🤦🏽‍♀️ Mistake 2 no sense of direction Mistake 3 Plan dumb 😩😭 Mistake 4 escaped with snitches 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@OFFICIALPOETIC]

lol

[@R3cuzican]

4 was #1

[@chopzmasta07]

It's actually sad that they were so institutionalised that they didn't know how to cope on the outside. They had to be very intelligent to come up with a plan like that. I can respect them for not hurting the staff and for not resisting arrest. Not many have escaped death row.

[@ivanorozco4274]

By the main guy staying behind, they executed a crafty plan to then just run like chickens with their heads cut off. Had the man chosen to flee along with them, he could've made it, while the gang distracted the police in a wild goose chase

[@roningarcia5771]

People get out and realised that the world changed, they need to pay rent, and don't get their 3 meals a day.

[@thatguy22441]

This is why we Americans won't give up our guns. Things like Death Row inmates escaping into the local area never happen........until they do.

[@marknieuwejaar1075]

Raping a nurse is pretty low though...

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

Escaping might be “easy” but the afterwards it’s the difficult part, where can you go without clothes? Food?money? No family or friends who can help you ? You are practically doomed no wonder they all get caught at some point

[@draco2xx]

imagine escaping prison then decide to call and turn yourself in🤣

[@lazyloco19]

Well he did get to live an extra 10 years because of that compared to the harshness and unpredictable years he would of had left in the outside world so it makes sense why he did

[@gossipqueen1013]

Can't lie that was good how they managed to get control of an entire block and trick the whole facility shows how smart and intelligent inmates can be. They got caught because they did not think this through

[@Commentator541]

This is one of the most fascinating documentaries I have ever seen.

[@sheffielduk3428]

This narrators voice is so good for these documentaries hahahahaha

[@stevenjordan6529]

Anthony Call

[@sub4nothingnovideoz768]

Exactly 👍

[@elizabeththomas6571]

He narrates other crime documentaries/shows....like The FBI Files.

[@nickdahusalah]

FBI files my favorite

[@marymcdonnell9479]

@@nickdahusalah . Oo Oq Q O O Pp

[@DAB901]

I was watching these episodes back in ‘98 when it first premiered on regular tv. It was The First 48 before The First 48. Glad to see them uploaded to YT for the youngstas.

[@subliminal128]

I figured this was made in the 90s. (I was a child then) So this was the original first 48 huh.

[@XxXXxxXXxx78]

A man facing the chair calls and turns himself in and the two Briley bozos get caught cooking chicken in philly. Yeah, real masterminds. If I was facing the chair and I escaped, I would swim to London if I had to

[@libertysumai7809]

😂😂😂😂 Dude was 5 miles from Canada😂

[@janechris5506]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424]

Dude 🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@h3ctor272]

One of the dumb4asses kept the jacket on from the one of the prison guards lol

[@robertasliutas2903]

ROFL🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ried7573]

Excellent plan however, they didn't think through their exact plan once they outside..

[@pogiakolagi1909]

The mastermind remained inside and see if his appeal would work, it didn't but he dodged the electric chair execution. I think he just wanted to know if his plan would work, or just wanted some glory for himself that he outwitted an entire system just like the Pizza bomber incident. That gun he made before the execution and note "Smile" is a message. Though nobody knows what it really meant.

[@Smerzone]

Exactly

[@audiolover]

Outside is another world for them...

[@twincherry4958]

Well, they could only see eithin the prison walls

[@DonMarzzoni]

I wouldn't be going back, if it was me that's for damn sure, I know that at least.

[@instantaneousvisceraloblit7081]

High security prison: *Sends several officers to DEATH ROW and none return or report back* Commanding officer: *slightly worried*

[@mjsmit4841]

They don't make respectful true crime series like this so much anymore.. I can't stand the sensationalism in some true crime shows. And the way they ask loved ones of victims ignorant questions..

[@romariosaunders6672]

The guys were right there searching for themselves with the cops🤣🤣

[@letsplaynay9936]

Lmfaooo

[@evilolle]

I would watch that movie, if it is ever made! This is an exiting and lesson filled story!

[@simonroberts960]

Èvery one needs a wake up call....

[@emontrewaters3530]

I heard stories from people

[@leelee5141]

‼️

[@kemilou6018]

you have to give them credit, this is a really smart plan...

[@kemilou6018]

Thao Brewster no the stealing of the clothes and how detailed it was

[@youknowmysteelo]

@Thao Brewster the break out plan was brilliant, considering 1980s policies, practices and technology. The post break out plan was not well thought out, but communications options (cell phones , internet) didn't exist then, so the getaway understandably not complex. Also, keep in mind that these cons were fully vetted regarding friends, associates, family, etc so usual sources of assistance were not viable and as a death row break out there was national coverage making it hard to hide.

[@Digitalhunny]

Yep. BUT, Sure am glad they epicly _failed_ at staying out on the run!!

[@youknowmysteelo]

@@Digitalhunny stop being politically correct. Deep down you were hoping they'd make it to Canada. And, it's OK. The drive for freedom is almost always makes a compelling story, regardless of who is trying to gain freedom.

[@Digitalhunny]

@@youknowmysteelo You _must_ be spending too much time alone, reading KZbin comment sections. DUDE, do you watch the national news?? Cause we got plenty of our own crazy mass murderers running around here. Worse of all... we don't kill the fuckers. We give them a 25 year time out! IF they don't have a mental disorder. A 'mentally I'll man beheaded & ATE an 18 year old's heart. All because he fell asleep on his bus ride home!! If they are mental, we allow them to legally change their name, promise to take medication & NEVER check on them again! Zero jail time or life in mental ward. If the dude _had_ made it to Canada... they'd have made him mayor!! ffs

[@emmanuelmukwemba4857]

Facebook brought me here am so happy.i love these documentaries

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

Willie Turner HAD an appeal pending..... staying behind to guard the hostages probably didn't win him any points in the appeals process. Despite a well thought out escape plan, you have to wonder about the intelligence of some of these guys.

[@patrickedwards2078]

That part did make me laugh, its like as if you're getting let off now buddy

[@EricaAsjaee]

He’s just shaking his head yup like he helped himself 😂 I wouldn’t be staying behind

[@MontgomeryMall]

Willie Turner did not have much formal education, having grown up in great poverty in Tidewater, Virginia. However, he did develop very unique gifts while incarcerated. Turner could fashion a dummy key for his cell lock just by hearing how the lock turned with a key inserted in it. He also designed and *patented* a new type of scissor blade called a "de-ending shear", doing all the technical drawings using what materials he had available on death row. The patent number is 4,428,119 issued on January 31, 1984. Turner also made a flare gun using a match and the cardboard backing of a yellow legal notepad in an abortive 1986 escape attempt. I suspect he didn't want to go with the Brileys escape when he determined they were likely to engage in more bloodshed once they got outside the prison walls.

[@jsaah28egamer30]

Imagine sitting in a room counting minutes to your death. freedom is priceless.

[@yvonnegrassi9219]

Yep but shoulda thought about that BEFORE they committed the crime.

[@lulufavs4519]

Wow! This case and depiction had me enthralled from beginning to end! Well done! Btw, narrator’s voice is so soothing. I wish he could read me some bedtime stories. Lol!

[@HeatherBoo916]

FBI Files... he puts me to sleep every night lol

[@robertjoseph5206]

@@HeatherBoo916 same I watch these while laying down definitely help me sleep like a baby lol

[@TorontoLifeByRy]

Imagine being so feared and then being arrested with a shower cap on your head

[@Slippin22]

the terror that poor nurse must have felt 33:55

[@R3cuzican]

Yes But God bless the man that stopped the rape!!!

[@dflatt1783]

1:12:00 Tuggle: "I just escaped prison. I'm off to Canada!" Tuggle heads south.

[@GregDeman]

Here's a good idea - how about paying people a proper wage to have to deal with these prisoners. Was that part of the recommendations or did that get lost in the situation? You demand the procedures be adhered to but your not willing to pay people to actually instill those procedures.

[@GregDeman]

@AMERICAN MADE That's how it works here in Europe, we pay good wages to prison staff and treat prisoners with more respect

[@GregDeman]

@AMERICAN MADE Thanks for your respectful reply brother

[@BrettonFerguson]

Broke police makes it easier to get things into prison. One prison I was at near Detroit, most of the guards and other staff were from Detroit. You could get anything into that prison. You would order it like Amazon with next day delivery. No home made tattoo guns, we had real tattoo guns and real tattoo ink. People bought lotto tickets, every drug, some female cops were prostitutes and you could get some if you had the money.

[@princesslilchief8282]

You're*

[@gordonpeden6234]

Damn right!

[@jamesdavis700]

The inmates were pretty clever, and the prison system seriously lacked security protocols. One thing they could’ve done is set up codes to use in conversations with other corrections officers to let them know that they were being held hostage.

[@tymom9313]

No, the officer's didn't follow protocols

[@hildy208]

What I’m really curious about is why the one guy always wore a shower cap.

[@MatthewLoweHostedAccountants]

Bizarre

[@gleadhill79]

Maybe he didn't want his hair to frizz?! The struggle is real!!!!

[@SitPls]

He's part of the showers swim team. Each month they flood the showers and pretend they're koi fish.

[@blackoutgstar9949]

hes trying to get waves in his hair

[@sassycat6487]

A lot of black people have hair that frizz easily in the heat.

[@technologylover121]

these videos are so addictive

[@nondukandaba9386]

I'm hooked

[@ianmangham4570]

@@nondukandaba9386 You're fooked

[@eldesgraciado6690]

I watch them while I clean my guns.

[@Geuzawazo]

They are. Sometimes I forget what brought me to KZbin

[@sub4nothingnovideoz768]

Absolutely right! 👍

[@mdamico1909]

Fantastic documentary!! A must see and very informative. Thank you for posting!

[@TrueCrime365]

Don't kill or commit heinous crimes and you won't have to face death row or a execution

[@Slippin22]

25:05 the anger (Husband can hear his wife being raped) , horror and terror that family must have experienced before being killed by linwood briley and james briley is absolutely unimaginable...

[@lashonl4412]

@@malcolmjelani3588 get help psychopath

[@JWt718]

@@malcolmjelani3588 So, You're just as sick as those guys huh? And the Rape made you laugh...

[@ol3770]

They should have been executed on sight instead of waiting on death row. Sick f*cks they are.

[@hussamf3976]

@@malcolmjelani3588 what is wrong with you

[@michaelforde4373]

On such low wages its no wonder the guards screwed up

[@SitPls]

You're right. No one is going to confront a man with nothing to lose for 15/hr

[@SitPls]

@Heather Sprague it always comes down to risk vs reward.

[@Scorch428]

@@SitPls No guard is going to give his life trying to stop an escape of that magnitude for any amount of money. Especially unarmed.

[@Scorch428]

@@SitPls This was the early 80's...those guards WISH they were making 15 an hour, haha.

[@SitPls]

@@Scorch428 and why should they go above and beyond...its not like the military or police force where bravery is often met with high praise with a high raise.

[@wendymcanena2421]

You can escape death row but you can't escape death or judgement in the end NO ONE CAN

[@derekweinerttv4163]

Ahhhh yes. The all knowing Wendy.

[@Leoshti]

@@derekweinerttv4163 😂

[@commonsense571]

True. ❤

[@cheryl5994]

TO ALL OF THEIR VICTIMS, RIP 🙏🏼

[@johnjoyce9075]

I hope day get a good bed in heaven rip God bless all. 😢😢😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@treborironwolfe978]

Ironic that these men escaped from prison, fearing an upcoming acceleration and onslaught of executions.. Yet an onslaught of executions began *because* of their escape.

[@davidc3839]

The executions happened because America is not part of the civilized world.

[@treborironwolfe978]

@@davidc3839 I agree with you at least 70% here.

[@davidc3839]

@@treborironwolfe978 I have no sympathy for those brothers but I still believe the death penalty is wrong. The work of the Innocence Project shows just how many mistakes are made with the death penalty - they have helped 18 innocent people to be released from death row.

[@treborironwolfe978]

@@davidc3839 Amen my friend.

[@RustyGaming4K]

So a nonce don't deserve a death penalty lol wonder what goes on behind your closed doors.