After being involved in the robbery and murder of a convenience store worker, George Wright goes to prison. He makes friends with a crew who plans an escape. But it doesn't end there. Not only does George leave prison, he leaves the country too in an elaborate plan involving a hijacked plane. Despite eventually being found, he was never charged. How?
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Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"
Blooper music by:
Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
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After being involved in the robbery and murder of a convenience store worker, George Wright goes to prison. He makes friends with a crew who plans an escape. But it doesn't end there. Not only does George leave prison, he leaves the country too in an elaborate plan involving a hijacked plane. Despite eventually being found, he was never charged. How?
To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti
Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast
Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"
Blooper music by:
Art of Escapism
"Coal Miners"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:
FBI — International Fugitive Captured After More Than 40 Years
George Wright 'wins US extradition case in Portugal' - BBC News
U.S. Officials Reportedly Knew Fugitive Was in Africa | Fox News
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wright_(fugitive)
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/dt/george-edward-wright
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/02/george-wright-portugal-black-panthers
https://www.npr.org/2011/09/28/140891277/fugitive-george-wright-captured-in-portugal
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