April 3, 2025 • 64 mins
Walls can't hold 'em! From daring daylight dashes to tunnels that'd make a mole jealous, we're diving deep into two of the craziest prison escapes ever. Lock your doors, folks, because these stories are wild!
You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!
Research links below!
Prison History - "Alfred George Hinds - Escape from prison"
TIME - "Great Britain: Alfie the Elusive"
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UK Parliament - "Alfred George Hinds"
Greensboro - "Frequent Prison Escapee Alfred Hinds Dies a Free Man"
The Burlington Free Press - "Escapee Murders Way Across Country"
Jackson Sun - "Life, not death, for mentally ill"
The Herald-Palladium - "Police Say Ypsi Center Worker Admits He Aided Man's Escape"
Detroit Free Press - "Escape"
Detroit Free Press - "Ex-state employe pleads no contest in Day's escape"
Murderpedia - "William Scott Day"
Detroit Free Press - "What was staffer running from when he aided escape?"
The Tennessean - "Volunteer awards preserve legacy of slain activist"
Detroit Free Press - "Michigan hospital escapee confesses 6 killings to sheriff"
You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!
Research links below!
Prison History - "Alfred George Hinds - Escape from prison"
TIME - "Great Britain: Alfie the Elusive"
Topfoto
UK Parliament - "Alfred George Hinds"
Greensboro - "Frequent Prison Escapee Alfred Hinds Dies a Free Man"
The Burlington Free Press - "Escapee Murders Way Across Country"
Jackson Sun - "Life, not death, for mentally ill"
The Herald-Palladium - "Police Say Ypsi Center Worker Admits He Aided Man's Escape"
Detroit Free Press - "Escape"
Detroit Free Press - "Ex-state employe pleads no contest in Day's escape"
Murderpedia - "William Scott Day"
Detroit Free Press - "What was staffer running from when he aided escape?"
The Tennessean - "Volunteer awards preserve legacy of slain activist"
Detroit Free Press - "Michigan hospital escapee confesses 6 killings to sheriff"
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