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Prison Break

Crime

The Ballad of Ron and Dorinda

In 1986, two lovebirds busted out of a coed prison in a hijacked helicopter. They’ve been trying to escape ever since.

David Gauvey Herbert Esquire Dec 2020 30min Permalink

Best Article Crime

How a Career Criminal Broke the Convict Code and Saved Himself

The story of a bank robber who risked his life to put a killer on death row.

Alan Prendergast Westword Jan 2019 50min Permalink

Best Article Reprints Crime

The Pink Panthers

From a Tokyo smash-and-grab to driving a car through the window of a Dubai jewelry shop, how a ragtag band of Balkan thieves set a new bar for audacious heists.

A member of the Pink Panthers, Milan Poparic, escaped from prison yesterday.

David Samuels New Yorker Apr 2010 1h5min Permalink

Crime World

In the City of Death

In Torreón, north of Mexico City, cartel gunmen are freed from a prison, commit a massacre at a wedding that includes the band, and then return to custody.

Rory Carroll The Guardian Sep 2010 10min Permalink