Top 10 Greatest Prison Escapes

Top 10 Greatest Prison Escapes

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Prison escapes are usually few and far between. This is probably why when they occur; they garner the public’s attention. Isn’t it interesting how these prisoners come up with ingenious and creative ways to escape? Unfortunately, only a few live to tell their stories as most of them are recaptured and often have their sentences increased. Here are the Top 10 Greatest Prison Escapes of all time. Watch till the end as Number 1 is not what you want to miss out on.
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10. Billy Hayes
In 1970, Billy Hayes, a 23-year-old American student, was caught in his attempt to smuggle hashish out of Turkey. He was sentenced to four years and two months in a Turkish prison. Weeks aways from his release, the Turkish authorities decided to penalise him with a life sentence for smuggling instead of possession. However, in 1975, the Turkish Constitutional Court declared amnesty for all drug offences, Hayes’ sentence was reduced to 30 years. He was transferred to Imrali Prison in July 1975. Refusing to spend his most productive years in prison, Hayes, who had been assigned work on the docks, escaped on a rowboat at night in October 1975. He made his way to Bandirma, dyed his hair to blend in with the locals and then headed across the border to Greece. He was deported from Thessaloniki to Frankfurt; after interrogation by US authorities in Frankfurt, Hayes spent several days in Amsterdam, and then returned to the United States. Upon returning home, he wrote about his ordeals in prison in a book titled “Midnight Express”. It was made into a film by Oliver Stone and Alan Parker. The film went on to win two Academy Awards.
9. Pascal Payet
When you talk about the most dramatic and cinematic breakouts, Payet tops the list. Initially sentenced to a 30-year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van in 1997, this Frenchman is best known for his multiple prison escapes by Helicopter. In 2001, he planned his escape with friends. He was picked from the prison roof and escaped on a helicopter. Unfortunately, he was recaptured some days later. In 2003, two years after his first escape attempt, Payet organised another helicopter escape with three other inmates. They were captured after three weeks on the run. For his first escape attempt in 2001, six years was added to his sentence and for his second attempt, seven more years were added to his sentence. Following his multiple escape attempts, Payet was one of the most closely watched prisoners in France. He was never kept at the same prison for more than six months. The close surveillance, however, did not deter Payet from attempting another escape. In July 2007, four masked men hijacked a helicopter from Cannes-Mandelieu Airport during the Bastille Day celebration. They landed on the roof of the state prison in Grasse and escaped with Payet. The helicopter landed sometime later at Brignoles, 38 kilometres north-east of Toulon, France on the Mediterranean coast. Payet and his accomplices then fled the scene, and the pilot was released unharmed. Two days after his escape, a European arrest warrant was issued against him. Payet was captured on September 21, 2007, in Mataró, a suburb north of Barcelona in Spain. He was transferred to French custody on October 4, 2007, along with two accomplices. He was then imprisoned in a location which has been kept secret for security reasons. On June 25, 2008, the Alpes-Maritimes department’s cour d’assises sentenced him to 15 years in prison with no chance of early release for a series of armed robberies and assaults against police officers while he evaded custody.
8. John Dillinger
John Herbert Dillinger Jr. was an American bank robber who robbed two dozen banks and four police stations during the Depression-era. He escaped from prison twice in his criminal career. During a jail period in Indiana, Dillinger befriended a series of seasoned bank robbers who taught him to be a successful criminal. After being released at the height of the Great Depression, Dillinger immediately returned to crime. After robbing two banks, he was captured and imprisoned in Lima in the Autumn of 1933. Dillinger used his time in jail to aid the escape of a group of inmates who he had met during his previous jail term. Inmates smuggled guns into their prison cells, which they used to escape just four days after Dillinger had been captured. The group then returned to the prison, impersonating Indiana State Prison officers and released Dillinger from his cell.