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WTF Fun Fact 12727 – Steven Jay Russell Escaped Prison Multiple Times

Steven Jay Russell escaped the law peacefully many times. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12727 – Steven Jay Russell Escaped Prison Multiple Times appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

A bank robber in France made a fictitious…

A bank robber in France made a fictitious, coded document which he claimed as evidence during his trial. While the judge was distracted by the document, Albert Spaggiari jumped out of a window, landing safely on a parked car and escaped on a waiting motorcycle. He was never seen again. The post A bank robber… Read More »

In Feb 1945, Mikhail Devyataev, a Soviet fighter…

In Feb 1945, Mikhail Devyataev, a Soviet fighter pilot escaped a Nazi concentration camp near Peenemünde with nine other POWs by taking over the commandant’s He 111 bomber. The NKVD didn’t believe his story and classified him as a criminal, but in 1957 he became a Hero of the Soviet Union. The post In Feb… Read More »