7 most daring prison breaks in world history

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of the escape of two death row inmates from the T16 solitary confinement camp, Ministry of Public Security. Let's review the daring prison breaks that once shocked the world's criminal history.

1. Digging a 1.5km long tunnel

In 2001, the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzmán Loera, also known as “the short guy,” shocked the public when he escaped from a prison in the state of Jaliso in a laundry basket. It took Mexican police 13 years to capture him and send him to a heavily guarded prison. However, at the end of July 2015, Loera continued to escape and successfully escaped. Nearly 6 months after escaping from the most heavily guarded prison in Mexico, drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera was recaptured.

2. Help husband escape from prison

Another daring escape was that of Michel Vaujour, who was sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder and armed robbery. Surprisingly, his wife, Nadine Vaujour, was determined to save her husband from a Paris prison, so she learned to fly a helicopter. Accordingly, in May 1986, prisoner Michel escaped by using peaches painted to look like grenades to threaten to blow up a building in the capital Paris. Next, Nadine landed a helicopter on the roof of the prison to pick up her husband and escape. Later, the police caught Michel when he was shot in the head during a bank robbery.

3. Escaped 3 times by helicopter

French prisoner Pascal Payet attracted attention when he used a helicopter to escape three times. The first time was in 2001, when he escaped from Luynes prison. In 2003, Payet helped another prisoner escape by helicopter while being pursued by the police. Later, Pascal was also captured by the police after many years on the run. However, in 2007, he continued to escape by the same method, using a helicopter with the help of four accomplices.

4. Use a spoon to make a vent hole

In 1962, Frank Morris and his brothers Clarence and John Anglin meticulously planned for months to escape from the notorious, heavily guarded Alcatraz prison. The three criminals used a variety of tools, including metal spoons and drills made from vacuum cleaner motors, to drill through layers of old concrete in the ceiling. They eventually created an escape route to the beach and used a raft to escape across San Francisco Bay.

5. Escape from prison with a fake gun

John Dillinger - America's notorious criminal - attracted attention when he made many daring prison breaks. The most famous of which was the 1934 prison break. After being arrested for bank robbery, Dillinger was sent to Lake County Prison with a strict security system with both armed police and national guards. Prisoner Dillinger surprised everyone when he successfully escaped from Lake County Prison by using a fake gun made from soap. This criminal also stole the sheriff's car at the prison and fled to Illinois. Later, the FBI found out about Dillinger's whereabouts and he was shot dead during a police chase.

6. Pass through the bars

Choi Gap-bok, a South Korean who has practiced yoga for 23 years, was arrested on September 12, 2012, on suspicion of robbery. He was detained at a police station in the city of Daegu. He stayed there for five days until early in the morning of September 17. Choi applied ointment to his upper body and curled up, squeezing through the food slot in the bars. The entire escape took only 34 seconds. According to the Korea Times, Choi is about 1.65 meters tall. The hole he squeezed through was about 15 centimeters high and 45 centimeters wide. He escaped while three prison guards were sleeping. However, Choi was recaptured six days later and held in a cell with a much smaller food slot.

7. Escape from prison by clinging to the bottom of a truck

In 2009, French-born Julien Chautard made a daring escape when he disappeared from a group of inmates arriving at Pentonville Prison in north London. As the inmates were being transported inside, Chautard managed to cling to the underside of the truck, which had just brought the inmates from Snaresbrook Crown Court to Pentonville. Chautard then successfully escaped by leaving the prison under the truck for just a few minutes. Chautard later handed himself in to police.

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