that you might find in a hunting cabin. they have taken some items with them that might assist them. they have dropped some items and left some things behind that aids in our search effort that we have collected and submitted to the lab. the escapees left in such a rush, they left behind boots, dingy prison-issued underwear, and bloodied socks, the first evidence that puts the fugitives in this area of owl s head, new york. this is just 20 miles from the prison. but still, finding them will be tricky. there are a number of factors that make this a complex search. the weather, the terrain, the environment, and, frankly, the vast scope of the north country of the adirondaks. it s mountainous adirondak area with, you know, trees and swamp, and, you know, just thick, thick vegetation that, you know, you can t see ten feet in front of you. making it even more difficult to track these killers, authorities have a hunch that they are using picnic style pepper shakers to throw the
weeks have passed since richard matt and david sweat cut their way out of this prison to freedom, the first time anyone has ever escaped from maximum security here. and they are still on the run. but investigators have renewed hope that they are getting close. in the small town of owl s head, new york, population just about 500, a major break in the manhunt. a cabin owner calls police after noticing two men run out the back of his cabin. authorities discovered dna evidence, proof that both fugitives had been inside this cabin, seen here from nbc news. after weeks of dead-end leads, law enforcement now have something to go on. they have some basic supplies that you might find in a hunting
cabin. they have taken some items with them that may assist them. they left some items and left something behind. that we ve collected and submitted to the lab. the he is camees left in such a rush, they left underwear and bloodied socks. the first pieces of solid evidence that puts the fugitives in this area of owls head, new york. this is just 20 miles from the prison. but still, finding them will be tricky. the weather, the terrain, the environment, and the vast skoem of the north country of the ad rona. adirondacks. just thick, thick vegetation that you can t see ten feet in front of you. making it even more difficult to track these killers, authorities have a hunch they are using picnic style peopler shakers to throw the search dogs off their scent.
weeks have passed since richard matt and david sweat have cut their way out of prison to freedom. the first time anyone has escaped from maximum security here and they are still on the run. but investigators have renewed hope that they are getting close. in the small town of owls head new york, population just about 500, a major break in the manhunt a cabin owner calls police after noticing two men run out the back of his cabin. authorities discover dna evidence, proof that both fugitives had been inside of this cabin, seen here from nbc newsment after weeks of dead-end leads, law enforcement now have something to go on. they have some basic supplies that you might find in a hunting
equipped with electricity. what made mexico think they could keep imin an a prison given all of this? he has immense connections and wealth. and clearly it was a concern on both sides of the border. let s talk about the fact he is out. and what are we going to do to get him back behind bars? because that s what s important to mexico and the united states. we ve heard there are 10,000 law enforcement officers who are looking for him. we ve seen some video. they re checking cars as they go by. they re going through fields. let s face it. this is not two guys from the clinton correctional facility in new york. he s not going to be hiding in a hunting cabin somewhere. he has an incredible underground network. we re looking everywhere. we re looking at people that aid his organization. we re looking at family members,