Five Prison Escapes That Captured Public Attention Two high-profile escapes this week — one near Philadelphia and one in London — have led to large-scale manhunts. They’re not the first.
Judge Orders New Trials for 2 Men Convicted in Grisly ’93 Murder An explosive claim in the murder of a young mother outside Buffalo had led to theories of another possible culprit: Richard Matt, one of two escapees in one of New York’s most famous jailbreaks.