before the biggest escape, and after they broke free, they knew all too well they were among america's most wanted. >> they obtained an am/fm radio that they were able to listen to the news media. >> reporter: hiding out as more than 1,000 law enforcement officers scoured the forest with helicopters, atvs and dogs. sweat telling investigators that on at least one occasion, the search teams just missed him. at one point, sweat says searchers were combing the dense forest and had no idea he was right above them hiding in a tree stand like this one used by hunters. another time, the killers were hiding out in a cabin when some hunters showed up. they could hear the conversation. >> they could hear the conversation. >> reporter: whoever was outside left another night of freedom for the two killers on the run. david sweat is in fair condition, shot once in each shoulder. he'll soon be shipped off to another maximum security prison where he'll likely spend 23 hours a day in his cell. linzie janis, abc news, malone, new york. breaking overnight in south