Kansas prison escape story to air on Dateline: A dog crate, romance and a manhunt
Bill Lukitsch, The Kansas City Star
Jun. 9—A Kansas prison escape that made international headlines after a convicted murderer quietly left Lansing Correctional Facility in a dog crate will be the subject of a segment on NBC's Dateline this Friday.
Fifteen years ago, Toby Dorr — then known as Toby Young — helped inmate John Manard break out of jail after a romance blossomed between them while she was working as the head of the prison's dog training program. She drove him off the grounds on Feb. 12, 2006, as he hid in the back of her white cargo van alongside several stray dogs.