dannemora, new york, they were gone. an escape plan worthy of a screenplay carried out by two very dangerous men. on a scale of one to ten, they are a ten, dangerous wild animal. prisoners richard matt and david sweat had adjoining cells here at clinton correctional facility. the two were last seen friday night, june 5th, around 10:30 p.m. during what s called a standing count where both matt and sweat showed themselves standing inside their cells. but just hours later, a shocking discovery that would leave prison guards shaking their heads, law enforcement on high alert, and this small upstate new york community terrified. this was a very elaborate plan, but we are only at the
fires his weapon twice from 50 yards away, an incredibly difficult shot. he hits david sweat both times in the torso. as word spreads over police radios that david sweat is down, law enforcement races to the scene, startling residents in this small, rural community. my wife ran out of the house and said, oh, my god, something is going on up the street. and then i heard the shots. incredibly, sweat was just two miles away from crossing the canadian border. now bloodied and handcuffed, he is once again in custody. turns out he is unarmed, but he does have with him a backpack full of supplies, bug repellant, wipes, and pop tarts. also, sweat had somehow managed to swap his prison garb for camouflage clothing. the nightmare is finally over. mr. matt is deceased, and the other escapee, mr. sweat, is in custody.
with matt in the woods, challenged him, and he was shot dead by border patrol at that time. we recovered a 20-gauge shotgun from matt s body at the location. matt never fires his weapon. he is fatally shot three times in the head. you never want to see anyone lose their life, but i would remind people that mr. matt was an escaped murderer, killed two people who we know about, killed his boss in a dispute and dismembered him. we have one guy down. law enforcement rushed to the scene as word spread that
on the surface, this woman seems the most unlikely accomplice to a crime. 51 years old, she is a wife and a mother, married to the same man for 14 years. but joyce mitchell has secrets. secrets that have landed her in jail, accused of helping two dangerous felons break free. i did many escapees on america s most wanted that would have never gotten out if it wasn t for the woman who helped them. in this case, authorities say joyce mitchell is the woman who helped richard matt and david sweat with their plan. but how and why did this wife and mother become involved with two convicted murderers? it all started with david sweat,
they have a plan to do harm to lyle. she doesn t agree with that. she doesn t want lyle hurt. they start threatening her, saying, you know we are going to have someone hurt him anyway. we re going to have someone hurt him in the facility, or, we are going to have someone go to the house and hurt him. you ve got to help us out. for a woman of many secrets, some are still unknown. is she telling investigators everything she knows? or does she have more information on where richard matt and david sweat are heading? can a business have a ? a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a business have a soul? can a business be.alive?