Patricia Russell This is not quite as "unusual" as you might think. These kinds of blogs are generally maintained by relatives. The blogposts are transmitted via mail
Lebanese Edgyist I didn't think it was so common but it makes sense. Writing is one outlet that can be done from within prison walls, that and art. Harold's blog, though, is not run by relatives but by two penpals, one blog master, the other editor.
This guy is pure genius.... worked by himself, had a physical disability and still got out..... and he was caught not because he made a mistake..... because he fell asleep....
Salah Osman I know unbelievable. He's out for only a few hours and he already ACCIDENTALLY breaks another law completely UNRELATED to the escape!! Christ with that adrenaline most escapees stay up for the first few days, I know I would, because I can stay up that long driving with no adrenaline at all.
mattjm500 dude just chill the fuck out. if you'd be sentenced for all the shit that could have happened when you were behind the steering wheel, you'd be serving 1500 - life now.
drive the car out into the bushes? yeah, because that will help.. isolate yourself in a stolen car. or you know.. dump the car and go sleep next to the other homeless people..
Breakout episode recipe: -Impossible to escape -“I’ll die here if I don’t leave” -Sudden idea for escape -Moment of suspense where they think “I’m screwed” -Escape -Problem during escape(Patrol van, can’t cut fence, etc.) -Flashes of being on a beach or living it up in a paradise -Robbery/Theft -Another moment of suspense -Capture
@@cuphead12711 escape from pretoria they do escape successfully, and there’s an interview because they were actually caught for doing something “bad” in a foreign country
@@tiktak1374 it's the editing and framing that make you feel this way. They did a similar thing with the Deadpool film in terms of style. They show the "protagonist" as anti-heroic and a villain but make his plight so engaging that you're rooting for him.
I like how the guards exaggerate their acting to make it more suspenseful. I bet the guards didn't act half as suspenseful as they did in the video, especially with the long stares.
He would've gotten a whole lot farther though before they realized he was gone. It would've been at least morning before they realized and he wouldn't have had to deal with some of the things he did, but yea he probably still would've lol
Correct me if I'm wrong but I sense a heavy, contemptuous tone in that comment. So what,.. another inmate discovers that someone isn't in his cell and reports that observation is snitching? "Snitching" how.
Admi fonds *sigh* BUT. Presumably he had no money and nowhere to go, no contacts, no family members to get in touch with. It's a situation that could have ended very badly. for him or someone else or both.
Watched this one a few times now. It still amazes me. Ive been in more than a few jail cells, and in more than a few tight spots. But never did i ever think i could escape out the cell let alone the jail. And these were NOT high security or even secure cells when i think on it now. The sheer thought of ' Im getting out this cell ' is beyond me. Pure genius.
I was locked up in Melbourne at a high security prison in the middle of the CBD. The cell windows faced a busy city street. There was Perspex and 3 steel bars welded to a flat steel window frame but the bars didn't penetrate the frame. We had electric Kettles in our cells. I could have stolen the long electric cord from the vacuum cleaner, smashed the kettle to get to the heat element. Use the long cord and the Heat element to melt the Perspex. This would take about 2 hours. Use fan to blow smell outward. Perspex doesn't smoke at that temperature anyway. Attach foil to left bar connecting top to bottom so the alarm isn't tripped when separated. Cut bar with wire from extension cord covered with cutting agent made from steel shavings sand creamer and glue from shoe soles. There was a key cutting station like at a shopping centre. The grindings and the lubricant that builds up is a perfect cutting agent. Once mixed with something sticky and thick. Rope blanket to the street. Then you're getting chased unless you're super lucky but you could have a motor cycle waiting. If you know that part of the city we'll there are lots of alleys and bike paths etc. Not sure if this would have worked but it killed time thinking about it.
@@viewer9997 the one that said something is most certainly a coward and a snitch. as a man you should myob. Only a pussy ass snowflake soccer mom would think otherwise
@jesse Vortex Sungte sureeeee. Why dont we meet dace to face and I'll show you that you're the pathetic coward cause you can only argue through the internet
you mean. working in an office 10h day, getting hook on caffeine and , to avoid his ugly wife, making model train in the basement... dream life, but he wanted to be a Stars
I'm 5 years late, but it is a huge difference. He was a minor at the time of his crime, so his life sentence cannot be charged as a life with no parole. If you listen at the beginning, you see that he was actually given a 35 year sentence ("life", but he's eligible for release after 35 years). He'd be free right now as we speak had he not escaped. But I do not blame him one bit for attempting that escape. That guy deserves 100% to be free. He didn't want to join the Neo-Nazis, he didn't hurt anyone while on the run, he could've easily shot the officer that was stopping him. The guy was punished wayyy too harshly. There is another 10 years of brain development left for a 16 year old, to charge him for the murder and then give him 35 years is disgusting. Leave it to some stupid hick state like Texas to come up with medieval laws like that
I feel the same, it's a shame that such a brilliant mind is wasted now in prison. I'm not forgetting he's a murderer. But seems to me that this guy could do a lot of good things for society, but now he wont get the chance.
Control Room I think and feel the same way. I've had several letters from him and he really has lots of creative ideas and interesting things to say, plus he tries to help other people such as a fellow inmate/friend of his.
What´s impressive about this one is that many stories entail months of preparation and operation, but this guy went from max security to free in two days. You have to wonder if we had a better social system and public education system, we might have a cure for cancer already, cause this fool was a genius. Oh, and the laugh at 29:15 is priceless!! I know he´s a convicted murderer but who can´t share in a man´s triumph?
Michael Hennessy you also have to wonder if it’s mostly BS, you do realize that it’s television right, doesn’t seem odd that after doing what he did that the prison allowed him to do a TV show about it, I’m calling fraud on this one, never mind the continuous fairytale things he did to escape in the first place. People really do believe anything they see on television, it’s really sad how gullible people are becoming.
we do have a cure for cancer u really think after all these years we wouldnt have a cure the government just hiding it make more money off pills n shit
@@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS When you're on the news...you know it ain't fake...however legends are legends........anyways inmates wanted him dead I honestly do not know if he's a PC.
Exactly how i feel!! 👏👏👏👏 This guy is extraordinarily clever.. And in his desperation, he did not hurt anyone escaping a max security prison. I can appreciate this dude's story
Me and my BFF have been writing him for a year and finally got to meet him last weekend. He is amazing! Funny, personable And sweet ole country boy. Honestly I’m kind of smitten with him. The guards seem to really like him too. He has never asked us or anything either. It’s a shame he is locked up. He has potential to do anything..
Hey! I have wrote to him few years ago too! He is a very nice guys. I asked him about his past and his current life in prison and he is very happy to share with me. You meet him before? Wow.. that's nice!
This man seems like a likable type person. I feel sorry for him that he has seen so much heart ache. Maybe some day he will be allowed freedom again. Pray for him.
"It's shoot to kill. I mean that was your duty..." he said with a look of psychopathic pleasure on his smug face. Sometimes you wonder who should be on which side of the fence...
I still think it should be the murderers, rapists, burglars and pedophiles that are serving life sentences and wouldn't hesitate to hurt a cop in their way given the chance to do so, so yeah probably they should be the ones locked up
Its kinda dumb how he was forced to make these choices. If i was targeted in a prison by other inmates id probably plan an escape as well. Who figured putting him among a racist gang was a good idea?
It was the guards fault. I would have sued them for letting that crazy inmate say he's going to kill him by morning time. IF he didn't break out. He would have died and that's the whole prisons fault. I would ask for a new trial and open a law suit for time taken off my bid and some money from pain and suffering, along with moving him to a better prison. I'm sure if he fought for it he could have gotten something out of it and a lot of guards and the warden would be toast out of a job.
Patricia Russell me to, I always had a very bad image about criminals, but since I came to this program, look, I think differently, and I admire how he could escape, I even feel sorry for this guy even though he has done bad things, but are you family with him? (sorry for bad English , i'm from Europe)
Joseph Bert Thank you for your comment and your English is very good indeed (never apologize). Europeans always impress me with their facility for languages. Your reaction to Harold is quite common. I am not related to him but I am a penpal and have written and received many letters from him for 8 months now. I am convinced that society is better served having him OUT rather than IN. He has shown remorse and consistently shown his efforts to educate and improve himself. He has never asked me for one single thing and often helped me sort things out. His whole family has turned their backs on him. I and a friend in Germany (a reporter) are keeping his new website going. He writes, she manages the site, and I copyedit. Please take a look. www.insideout-prison.com/index.php?id=2 Harold is also an accomplished artist and a lady in The Netherlands set up an art site for him about 10 years ago. www.haroldmlaird.com/
29:14 that´s the most dirty, evil laughing I´ve ever heard... but after all these ingenius ideas I really didn´t expect him to take a nap in the car in a parking lot. That´s more than just stupid considering that he was on the run. He could at least have walked a few hundred yards and sleep in the bushes. All those escapees seem to have a perfect plan for their escape but no plan at all what they gonna do outside...
LOL! That truck was like totally ready for him xD Truck's like "Hey c'mon in it's not lock! There's some weapons in the back if you need em! Lets gogogo!" xD hahahahaha
Hell man if that was me, instead of sleeping in a rest area I would have drove into some woods and found a quiet spot people or police won't come across. Stopping and sleeping in your car at a rest stop, there's a too good chance that a cop will come and knock on your door, even if it's just to do a breath test or see that you're alright, or ask for your license because you're looking for a robber in the area or something. Damn, why wouldn't you find a quiet out of the way stop in the bushes, out of public view!
Life sentence is not exactly life sentence. It differs in different countries. In US I think "life sentence" = 25 or 30 years. After that the court will review the sentence - gives parole or sets them totally free. In India "life sentence" = 14 years after which prisoners are mostly released without going back to court. Adding time to life sentence without parole is what you are talking about.
Hell, if you get a life sentence, which is usually about 15 years, you can be out in 10 years with good behaviour. Life sentence literally equals 15 years in a lot of cases. Sometimes even less.
***** I am really glad that any of these people got caught, but if I had to choose any of these people to get caught, it would be him. He just didn't want to get killed. But i still am glad all of these people are back in custody.
Watching this was very suspenseful. It was intense. During his breakout process I was like "Go, Go, Go!!!"......then I was like oh wait...."No, No, No!!!" 😂
Damn, so close. In the end, he got screwed over by fatigue. He should've planned for it and get some rest somewhere more discrete. Maybe its the adrenaline though: Finding a ready-to-drive truck and miraculously passing a police roadblock must've been really exhilarating. Kudos to the guy for the prison break though
I just stumbled across these videos a few days ago and they are really well done. The stories keep you pulled in and the presentation is excellent. Not that my approval matters but well done.
What sort of irresponsible idiot leaves a gun and ammo overnight in an unlocked car with the ignition keys in place? I hope the owner lost his license for good.
Adrian Larkins what murder lol, the escapee wasn't even aware of the gun in the back, and you can't really call him irresponsible, you don't even know the situation, what if he just came home fucking tired as shit from a long days work and just had to hit the lights, ppl go through shit ya know
048821831 Either you are a troll trying to stir shit or you just don't get it. I hope you are NOT a gun owner. If you are, with that irresponsible attitude, you should have your permit cancelled.
never ever use just 1 car. that's not smart. keep swapping them. and don't take a new car in the same town you left the old car in. I would have dumped that truck. 1 town over just to get the dogs off me. and then left that town and taken another one in the next town breaking my trail..
Yeah, the dogs can't track him AFTER he gets in the truck, but they can certainly track his steps to the truck, so they know they will find him in that particular stolen car and he needed to dump it quickly once he gets out of town. He was so careful and so creative in the actual escape but then got ridiculously complacent in the first 24 hours afterwards when they were still in hot pursuit.
As soon as he decided to sleep in the truck I knew the game would be up, stealing a car always poses a huge risk, he'd have been better off driving off somewhere and dumping it an hour later, head for a wooded area and go for a sleep to gather his thoughts and make some kind of plan. Unfortunately In Car obsessed America it's the thing to do, and cars are checked by police when a fujitive is on the run, much easier to escape in a place away from city life and main roads. Head for the hills, live outdoors
Well, he wasn't THAT smart. Come on, falling asleep while driving and then, not ditching the stolen vehicle? He was going to be caught with the stolen truck sooner or later. I can't believe he didn't switch cars after the accident.
That guy is one smart fella. He has a fix for everything. Its a shame he didnt use that talent out on the street he probably wouldnt have been in prison
+Michael Hennessy moral of the story: a) never tell nobody in prison that you are escaping -- they will snitch on you. AND b) don't fall asleep in your stolen vehicle.
Stealing a car is one thing not to do during an escape. Police are waiting for you to make a mistake or a moving violation so they can grill you and take you back to jail. Had this guy walked during the whole escape, like John Parsons did, then he could have stayed out for longer than two months as well or maybe even longer if he'd high-tailed it to Mexico. He was so close to there but chose not to do that and was caught in a stolen vehicle after falling asleep at the wheel. All the escapees of the Breakout series are smart in that they can figure out an escape but stupid in that they make a mistake that gets them caught again, which police are waiting for.
Evan Halsey Take it at nightfall when most people are sleeping and park or ditch it by, morning. Hide it so it won't be found for awhile giving you a head start.
none of you knows the whole story, just the dramatized TV show. So please be careful with comments. If you want to learn more of this resourceful man, read what he has to say about life in prison in Texas. He has a website. Google him and check for yourself. Read how the Government made him pay for his escape.
Actually, this is my 3rd time watching this! In fact, I've watched "Breakout", so many times..........If I ever got locked up...... I think I would know how to escape. Unfortunately, most people who have escaped from a jail or prison has been caught!!! Sooner or later. The ONLY exception are the men who escaped from Alcatraz. And, while they were assumed DEAD, they've never found the makeshift raft, paddles, or any other physical evidence that would support the notion that they drowned!!!
really wanted this guy to be able to stay out. in a lockup raw episode there was another escapee who managed to get 500 miles out of state but he got caught the same way, passed out in the car. i'd drive to the nearest big city, ditch the car, and go to a homeless shelter or even skid row (where rough sleepers are common) and figure shit out after a night of sleep. you're always a sitting duck in a vehicle, especially stolen, and especially in the USA, where cops are such busybodies who love to rustle anyone in a parked car or a car period. i'm from canada, where admittedly it is a lot easier to pull off somewhere and hop in the back for a snooze. also, always better to park in a crowded lot and make yourself not visible with a sheet or tarp. being the only car somewhere is asking for it.
+DougglesMagnificent Harold had no place to go and no money. Plus it's disorienting to all of a sudden be in the "free world" as opposed to a cell in prison. They've now kept him in solitary for 11 years since that time because he's a threat to their careers. They don't plan to let him out. However, his behaviour record has been very good, and he's well liked by the prison guards. Go figure. I write him all the time, and I think he would do well as a legally free man. PS I'm Canadian too.
Patricia Russell yes, i'm sure it's pure overload to suddenly be out in the open like that - my comment was mostly some classic youtube expertise-in-hindsight, lol. in reality all the armchair tactical thinking in the world falls away when one's on the run with no funds or safe destination like you said. i was actually planning to write him as well when i first saw this episode, and your comment reminded me! i also think he'd do fine on the outside - he doesn't have the born-to-lose mindset of a real habitual con. he'd make a great handyman or, with some education, an engineer with a troubleshooting specialty...just imagine how resourceful he'd be doing something like industrial pipeline insulation or retrofitting. to think there are probably far more evil offenders out there who still have out dates because they decided to snitch or something.
+DougglesMagnificent I actually went to visit him. We had no problem talking - there was no lull in the conversation. He only has a ninth grade education but a good mind (and heart). A quite a scientific bent, yes - would make a good engineer. I've been writing to him for over a year now. He has a blog too, and an art site (this woman sells his art from The Netherlands or at least she used to). Please do write to him - he'd be very pleased. Letters are his life-line. He's in a cell 23 hours a day. Never mind good behaviour. It almost seems they have no intention of ever letting him out. This is in contravention of the whole system as it is supposed to work! Here is the link to the blog: blog.insideout-prison.com/
Co: these inmates are highly intelligent" Inmate: "I just knew that I had to EXCAPE but I had a problem...it was gone be hard." Lmfao man this dude is nuts
dang this guy is really smart..... the real MacGyver indeed!! he had a good run while it lasted, and dang those rest stops.... dont sleep there if ur on the run!!! well, wow.
V Ling The most amazing escape i have watched of all time was, The Escape from Alcatraz, It's fucking awesome, amazing, the two brothers and their inmate, they escaped and until today, no one knows where they are.
Datii drumul la omul asta an numele Domnului Hristos daca a gresit an viata ! Am urmarit videoul acesta si pare o persoana inocenta ! Merita a doua sansa ! 😢
I know it's wrong but I always hope that they will eventually succeed to escape. It's messed up, I know.For example, to watch a porn movie and think that they will get married at the end LMAO
i swear they should hire people like this to purposefully break out of prisons just to check the security of them. they could get like a reduced sentence for doing so.
Harold is a pen pal of mine and what he said to me about the show is. A lot of what really happened the director changed. so you saw what he MADE UP. The truth is much longer. The show cut out a lot of what really happened and had to be change a lot to properly get the point across in a fast way. The only thing that is close to fact was how I got out of my cell and over the fence. The rest only the basics were true but how it happened had been changed. Some of those changes made me look stupid but maybe ill get the chance to set the record straight.
TSpider Keeper No he isn't dead he didn't get the death penalty and yes they do allow it there is loads of websites that you can go on that is a pen pal site for inmates
I've never talked to my uncle and this is the first time im seeing his face. But my family told me what happened and all. I have never nor now had any contact with him. But what they told me is pretty fucked up. But he is smart I give him props
I am also a penpal of Harold's. Yes he murdered two people - a terrible, terrible thing. He was young, homeless, desperate, had been passed around from foster home to foster home most of his young life, was very angry...one thing led to another and he made some bad decisions, bad in the extreme. I feel awful for the families of the victims. Yet on the other hand I hear from Harold that what he did haunts him and he is very remorseful. I take that as being sincere. He is intelligent and gosh I hope he never tries to escape again or he'll have ZERO hope of ever being a free man. What I'm trying to say is: some people are inherently evil - I take Harold as being someone who can change and make use of his talents and not inherently evil, sociopathic, or psychopathic. Yes I can and do feel bad for him without downplaying what he did.
One documentary stated that his mom lied to him about being raped. He killed the man that supposedly raped her. He might have gotten a bad break in life because of his mom, but let's be honest here. This guy is not going to ever get out prison. If he was innocent, then there might be a chance.
No - he completely owns his crime. However, he was sentenced to "35 flat" and his parole hearing is in 2027. I don't believe he's not meant to ever see the light of day again. The 20 extra years added on for the breakout I would question. It seems his life was in jeopardy for not joining the racist gang and he did not hurt anyone while out.
Patricia Russell The documentary I Almost Got Away With It states that his mom claimed that she was raped, he killed the guy, and it turns out that his mom lied to him about begin raped. So he killed the man for no reason and Harold's life was basically ruined b/c of that lie.
He has never mentioned that to me. However in one letter he told me he forgave his mother a long time ago (for what, he didn't say). He also mentioned that she had him diagnosed with epilepsy when he was small and he took meds for it. He says that later it was borne out that he never had had seizures and he had been taking the meds for nothing. Reminds me of "Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome". He also told me that because of things his mother told his sister he is estranged from her and no members of his family go and see him (Mother as attention-seeker). From what he writes I take him for basically having his heart in the right place and a spiritual sort of person....
If he is mad at his mom, I can certainly understand why. The man he killed supposedly raped his mom, but during that episode I mentioned, he stated that he feels like she made it all up. Now why he killed the other person, I guess he didn't want to leave any witnesses. So I don't know if she lied about it, but he feels like she did.
+Haakon Johansen They go to Mexico because it is the closest country they can go to where police from the U.S. cannot pursue them. As soon as they cross that border the police can no longer go after them and it is up to Mexico authorities to do so which makes it much easier for the escapees to stay on the run.
+Vague Memory Not entirely true. The Mexican police has very good relationship with the U.S. marshals. The mexican government will hand you over to the U.S. in a heart beat if you are a U.S. citizen and the marshals are looking for you. Mexico is very tight because that is where most, if not all the escaped prisoners go in order to get away from the U.S. You're honestly better off boarding a freight ship if you are an escaped convict especially if you don't speak Spanish. From there you can go where ever.
Because south of Mexico is the rest of the entire southern hemisphere to escape into on land. It's much easier to hid in those countries then just Canada.
Harold has skills n tactics n am sure that he will escape again n it will be forever. He is now busy studying n seeing his mistake first time n he knows that it was falling asleep. So next time he won't do that mistake of sleeping ever again. He has learnt his mistake n has tasted the breth of freedom n felt it , so he still craves n wants that free feeling , n am sure he is working on his super last escape ,n with his MacGyver skills n abilities he won't get caught again.
Man, this guy is awesome. He could have been one smart engineer outside if educated properly. .
Jasper Hardy Harold is very productive for someone who is in "administrative segregation". He has a blog out: www.insideout-prison.com/blog.html
Patricia Russell
This is not quite as "unusual" as you might think. These kinds of blogs are generally maintained by relatives. The blogposts are transmitted via mail
Lebanese Edgyist I didn't think it was so common but it makes sense. Writing is one outlet that can be done from within prison walls, that and art. Harold's blog, though, is not run by relatives but by two penpals, one blog master, the other editor.
Patricia Russell All that does is make the crunched up square A BIGGER CRUNCHED UP SQUARE. Ya moron
+Oceann Fin
This guy is pure genius.... worked by himself, had a physical disability and still got out..... and he was caught not because he made a mistake..... because he fell asleep....
Salah Osman Falling asleep sounds like a pretty big mistake in the plan, but I see what you mean.
Salah Osman I know unbelievable. He's out for only a few hours and he already ACCIDENTALLY breaks another law completely UNRELATED to the escape!! Christ with that adrenaline most escapees stay up for the first few days, I know I would, because I can stay up that long driving with no adrenaline at all.
:)
Snow Crow Guy couldn't find a walmart to sleep at...
mattjm500 dude just chill the fuck out. if you'd be sentenced for all the shit that could have happened when you were behind the steering wheel, you'd be serving 1500 - life now.
i find myself on youtube watching breakouts since the prison break series ended lol
Tbh, thats the same thing that happened to me. I got so into it I couldn't stop watching prison breaks!
I did the same a year or two ago, the 2nd or 3rd season really lost it's magic with me, the breaking out was the best part.
i tryed to out run the law but me not that fast
lol cool man! same here buddy :D
First season was good but that's it
Smart guy, but sleeping out in public in a truck was a stupid move. If I were him I'd drive the car far into the bushes and take a little nap.
@@SassMate and keep going around in a stolen car? That already is a dumb move :D
lol would cross the border to mexico and become a homeless there :D
drive the car out into the bushes?
yeah, because that will help.. isolate yourself in a stolen car.
or you know.. dump the car and go sleep next to the other homeless people..
@Kerza AG oh yeah, nobody expects you to show any ID when travelling by air after 9/11...
@Kerza AG my bad, my geography is a little off.. i did not know chile or argentina bordered on the US.
Breakout episode recipe:
-Impossible to escape
-“I’ll die here if I don’t leave”
-Sudden idea for escape
-Moment of suspense where they think “I’m screwed”
-Escape
-Problem during escape(Patrol van, can’t cut fence, etc.)
-Flashes of being on a beach or living it up in a paradise
-Robbery/Theft
-Another moment of suspense
-Capture
Every god damn time. As soon as I see the prisoners interview I know he didn't get away
@@jestnutz they gotta make an episode where they escape or summ cuz its gettin to predictable
@@cuphead12711 Like the very final episode was the only one where they stay escaped lol
I'm here for it. I love this show!
@@cuphead12711 escape from pretoria they do escape successfully, and there’s an interview because they were actually caught for doing something “bad” in a foreign country
Really is a shame he's in prison, all the traits he showed here are very employable.
Well, that's certainly a comment that I wouldn't expect. Makes sense, humorous...hmmm? lol
Salesharks07 If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
It’s so weird how I feel, I want them to escape but he commuted murder so I don’t know what to think
@@tiktak1374 it's the editing and framing that make you feel this way. They did a similar thing with the Deadpool film in terms of style. They show the "protagonist" as anti-heroic and a villain but make his plight so engaging that you're rooting for him.
@@tiktak1374 16 years old. 16!
I like how the guards exaggerate their acting to make it more suspenseful. I bet the guards didn't act half as suspenseful as they did in the video, especially with the long stares.
It says in the beginning that it’s exaggerated for dramatic effect 😂
Im gonna have to agree with both of you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Obviously
Other breaking news......water is wet!
Oh i didnt know that, you are a genious
He would've gotten away if it wasn't for that snitching inmate.
+A Thomas not really probably still would have got caught
He would've gotten a whole lot farther though before they realized he was gone. It would've been at least morning before they realized and he wouldn't have had to deal with some of the things he did, but yea he probably still would've lol
Correct me if I'm wrong but I sense a heavy, contemptuous tone in that comment.
So what,.. another inmate discovers that someone isn't in his cell and reports that observation is snitching? "Snitching" how.
A Thomas If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
@V Ling it is snitching
if only he chose to park the car somewhere and walk like 200-300 feet into the woods and find a small camping ground to sleep it off
Admi fonds *sigh* BUT. Presumably he had no money and nowhere to go, no contacts, no family members to get in touch with. It's a situation that could have ended very badly. for him or someone else or both.
Patricia Russell well he had gotten that far he is so smart, something tells me he would have figured it out if only he was able to get away
Admi fonds True. He is quite resourceful.
+Admi fonds man i tought the same
+Admi fonds he was exhausted too
That is a genius. I have great respect for him! I wish Harold Laird all the best for his future projects! Really a very amazing man
he just showed that the prison wasn't that safe...he should have been rewareded for that ;-)
marcelkade If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
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Fangzahn Aviation Studios what prison is safe????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
KingJugganaut09 that cell is always gonna be the cell that ......you gonna hear stories about!! That cell is always gonna be his name!!!!!!!!!
@@patriciarussell6683 what connection do you have to him? Just curious
Watched this one a few times now. It still amazes me. Ive been in more than a few jail cells, and in more than a few tight spots. But never did i ever think i could escape out the cell let alone the jail. And these were NOT high security or even secure cells when i think on it now. The sheer thought of ' Im getting out this cell ' is beyond me. Pure genius.
You should watch season 1 episode 2. The man escapes under 24 hour suirveillance. And he's free now actually.
I was locked up in Melbourne at a high security prison in the middle of the CBD.
The cell windows faced a busy city street.
There was Perspex and 3 steel bars welded to a flat steel window frame but the bars didn't penetrate the frame.
We had electric Kettles in our cells.
I could have stolen the long electric cord from the vacuum cleaner, smashed the kettle to get to the heat element.
Use the long cord and the Heat element to melt the Perspex.
This would take about 2 hours.
Use fan to blow smell outward. Perspex doesn't smoke at that temperature anyway.
Attach foil to left bar connecting top to bottom so the alarm isn't tripped when separated.
Cut bar with wire from extension cord covered with cutting agent made from steel shavings sand creamer and glue from shoe soles.
There was a key cutting station like at a shopping centre. The grindings and the lubricant that builds up is a perfect cutting agent. Once mixed with something sticky and thick.
Rope blanket to the street. Then you're getting chased unless you're super lucky but you could have a motor cycle waiting.
If you know that part of the city we'll there are lots of alleys and bike paths etc.
Not sure if this would have worked but it killed time thinking about it.
That triumphant laugh of his at 29:15 after escaping. Priceless!
ComixAndCartoonPro I just commented the same thing before reading yours . It’s ducking great that laugh
Vivian Stimpson Damn I missed that part
That laugh is like hahahah I'm back to this Fucking prison man 🤣🤣🤣
ComixAndCartoonPro Sound like the deformed guy from "the Goonies"
yeah, he can live that again and again.
Who was the coward inmate who snitched? He will never be the man that laird is
Your father
@@viewer9997 the one that said something is most certainly a coward and a snitch. as a man you should myob. Only a pussy ass snowflake soccer mom would think otherwise
@jesse Vortex Sungte sureeeee. Why dont we meet dace to face and I'll show you that you're the pathetic coward cause you can only argue through the internet
Are you dumb? You’re wishing the best for a murderer. You need to check yourself.
this was my first and favorite episode of Breakout
adding 20 years is way to much he didn't hurt anybody wtf
He already had a life sentence another 20 years don't make a difference when you're already doing a life bit
*****
yeah is does when parole comes up
djula pcvdeksk If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
thats fakin true!
It sends a message to other inmates who might contemplate an escape attempt though.
if he wasn't criminal he would certainly have been engineer
+grunzeunited I agree.
you mean. working in an office 10h day, getting hook on caffeine and , to avoid his ugly wife, making model train in the basement... dream life, but he wanted to be a Stars
our Rockefeller laws in new york state . 15 to life controlled substance
Wasn't that impressed
He took the wrong path unfortunately
Damn, props to camera crew for not snitching
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I 😂😂😂😂😂
"He had 20 years added to his life sentence" lol no loss no gain but hell of a smart guy
I'm 5 years late, but it is a huge difference. He was a minor at the time of his crime, so his life sentence cannot be charged as a life with no parole. If you listen at the beginning, you see that he was actually given a 35 year sentence ("life", but he's eligible for release after 35 years). He'd be free right now as we speak had he not escaped. But I do not blame him one bit for attempting that escape. That guy deserves 100% to be free. He didn't want to join the Neo-Nazis, he didn't hurt anyone while on the run, he could've easily shot the officer that was stopping him. The guy was punished wayyy too harshly. There is another 10 years of brain development left for a 16 year old, to charge him for the murder and then give him 35 years is disgusting. Leave it to some stupid hick state like Texas to come up with medieval laws like that
This guy was really smart, most escapes take weeks, months, and sometimes even years to execute
I actually like this guy, and was rooting for him to get away! Is that wrong!?!?
No...lots of people have had the same reaction to him.
I feel the same, it's a shame that such a brilliant mind is wasted now in prison. I'm not forgetting he's a murderer. But seems to me that this guy could do a lot of good things for society, but now he wont get the chance.
Control Room I think and feel the same way. I've had several letters from him and he really has lots of creative ideas and interesting things to say, plus he tries to help other people such as a fellow inmate/friend of his.
Control Room Harold has got a blog which will soon be a full-fledged website: www.insideout-prison.com/ check it out if you're interested.
+Da jackal They should let this dude design inventions from inside prison.
Dude was hella smart- he showed the weaknesses of the guards, instability of a building & how complacency will get you nowhere.
This guy would've made a great living as a handyman! Another case of squandered talent...
You are a saint for piecing these episodes together for us
I've watched a lot of these vids & This guy is most likely the most creative inmate I've seen 😂👌
Great story teller!
What´s impressive about this one is that many stories entail months of preparation and operation, but this guy went from max security to free in two days. You have to wonder if we had a better social system and public education system, we might have a cure for cancer already, cause this fool was a genius. Oh, and the laugh at 29:15 is priceless!! I know he´s a convicted murderer but who can´t share in a man´s triumph?
Michael Hennessy you also have to wonder if it’s mostly BS, you do realize that it’s television right, doesn’t seem odd that after doing what he did that the prison allowed him to do a TV show about it, I’m calling fraud on this one, never mind the continuous fairytale things he did to escape in the first place. People really do believe anything they see on television, it’s really sad how gullible people are becoming.
we do have a cure for cancer u really think after all these years we wouldnt have a cure the government just hiding it make more money off pills n shit
@@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS When you're on the news...you know it ain't fake...however legends are legends........anyways inmates wanted him dead I honestly do not know if he's a PC.
@@whooked yeah and somehow basic shit happens to be a fruad...hahah
Exactly how i feel!! 👏👏👏👏 This guy is extraordinarily clever.. And in his desperation, he did not hurt anyone escaping a max security prison. I can appreciate this dude's story
Gotta admit it. This guy is really smart and deserves the respect and credit for being able to come up with this with only a few items to work with
Me and my BFF have been writing him for a year and finally got to meet him last weekend. He is amazing! Funny, personable And sweet ole country boy. Honestly I’m kind of smitten with him. The guards seem to really like him too. He has never asked us or anything either. It’s a shame he is locked up. He has potential to do anything..
Hey! I have wrote to him few years ago too! He is a very nice guys. I asked him about his past and his current life in prison and he is very happy to share with me. You meet him before? Wow.. that's nice!
I have never seen such an intelligent soul. I got really mad when he got caught---😒
Please tell me where is he now .
@@Sportinlast24hr prison
@@darnellterrance6966 in a place where he's got a captive audience
Dang almost as good as my boy Quantae.
He the goat though.
Lol
🎉😂😂😅
Lmao 😂
This man seems like a likable type person. I feel sorry for him that he has seen so much heart ache. Maybe some day he will be allowed freedom again. Pray for him.
He killed two people
@@manperor_32b8 so has every US president in existence,but guess it comes down to if u have money or not
@@bostonbault-jd5iu that was from a year ago.
Still death penalty is too dark
@@manperor_32b8the US army murders innocent civilians all over the Middle East and back in Vietnam and gets paid for it
"It's shoot to kill. I mean that was your duty..." he said with a look of psychopathic pleasure on his smug face.
Sometimes you wonder who should be on which side of the fence...
Tom Octopus pick him apart there was nothing wrong with what he said or anything else
T J it’s cuz officers kill innocent people all the time and a good amount of them go on superiority highs. However there are tons of good officers.
yet they squeel like the pigs they are when someone shoots too kill them 😅😅😅
I still think it should be the murderers, rapists, burglars and pedophiles that are serving life sentences and wouldn't hesitate to hurt a cop in their way given the chance to do so, so yeah probably they should be the ones locked up
@@jdarrrr You are an idiot. The most dangerous people in prison are the armed robbers.
this guy could be a good motivation speaker because he doesnt let anything stop him from gong forward
Sibo Nathi f you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
Nah he killed two people.
Its kinda dumb how he was forced to make these choices. If i was targeted in a prison by other inmates id probably plan an escape as well. Who figured putting him among a racist gang was a good idea?
It was the guards fault. I would have sued them for letting that crazy inmate say he's going to kill him by morning time. IF he didn't break out. He would have died and that's the whole prisons fault. I would ask for a new trial and open a law suit for time taken off my bid and some money from pain and suffering, along with moving him to a better prison. I'm sure if he fought for it he could have gotten something out of it and a lot of guards and the warden would be toast out of a job.
I thought it was because he's white they just matched him up like for like.
TheMattd546
Sounds good but if your poor it's not gonna happen
There wasn't anywhere else to put him. Prisons are infested with gangs.
I don't think he should be shown any mercy after killing 2 people, prison isn't supposed to be a holiday camp.
29:15 his laugh is funny and psychopathic
But I don't take him for a psychopath. You're right though, that laugh is a little scary.
Joseph Bert he could be a mad scientist/engineer
Yes, he could be for sure!
Patricia Russell me to, I always had a very bad image about criminals, but since I came to this program, look, I think differently, and I admire how he could escape, I even feel sorry for this guy even though he has done bad things, but are you family with him? (sorry for bad English , i'm from Europe)
Joseph Bert Thank you for your comment and your English is very good indeed (never apologize). Europeans always impress me with their facility for languages. Your reaction to Harold is quite common. I am not related to him but I am a penpal and have written and received many letters from him for 8 months now. I am convinced that society is better served having him OUT rather than IN. He has shown remorse and consistently shown his efforts to educate and improve himself. He has never asked me for one single thing and often helped me sort things out. His whole family has turned their backs on him. I and a friend in Germany (a reporter) are keeping his new website going. He writes, she manages the site, and I copyedit. Please take a look. www.insideout-prison.com/index.php?id=2 Harold is also an accomplished artist and a lady in The Netherlands set up an art site for him about 10 years ago. www.haroldmlaird.com/
29:14 that´s the most dirty, evil laughing I´ve ever heard... but after all these ingenius ideas I really didn´t expect him to take a nap in the car in a parking lot. That´s more than just stupid considering that he was on the run. He could at least have walked a few hundred yards and sleep in the bushes. All those escapees seem to have a perfect plan for their escape but no plan at all what they gonna do outside...
LOL! That truck was like totally ready for him xD Truck's like "Hey c'mon in it's not lock! There's some weapons in the back if you need em! Lets gogogo!" xD hahahahaha
Its almost like that "random guy" who got his truck stolen, was in on it. Bet
😭😭😭😭 Bruhhhh
When this happens everybody gets fired lol 😂 that's y all u see is former prison guard
Facts
Whoop whoop
I actually feel sad for this guy...
Hell man if that was me, instead of sleeping in a rest area I would have drove into some woods and found a quiet spot people or police won't come across. Stopping and sleeping in your car at a rest stop, there's a too good chance that a cop will come and knock on your door, even if it's just to do a breath test or see that you're alright, or ask for your license because you're looking for a robber in the area or something. Damn, why wouldn't you find a quiet out of the way stop in the bushes, out of public view!
Ok... What's the fucking point of adding time to a life sentence? -_-
Life sentence is not exactly life sentence. It differs in different countries. In US I think "life sentence" = 25 or 30 years. After that the court will review the sentence - gives parole or sets them totally free. In India "life sentence" = 14 years after which prisoners are mostly released without going back to court.
Adding time to life sentence without parole is what you are talking about.
Hell, if you get a life sentence, which is usually about 15 years, you can be out in 10 years with good behaviour. Life sentence literally equals 15 years in a lot of cases. Sometimes even less.
Chad Newcomer Am wondering the same ting struppppssssss.
A life sentence is 10 years so you can be out in 5.
jesse moore. A life sentence is 2 days, you can be out in 1. Idiot
the guy could have been an engineer... i feel bad that he got caught ...
***** TOO MUCH LOGIC. MY BRAINZ KANT HANZLE DEE PRESURE!!!!!
***** I am really glad that any of these people got caught, but if I had to choose any of these people to get caught, it would be him. He just didn't want to get killed. But i still am glad all of these people are back in custody.
***** I feel bad that people had to read your weird alien like comment
farhancpa If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
The 2 people he killed didn't feel bad.
40:53 Blimey! - He's got David Blaine's driving licence!
lol!
Watching this was very suspenseful. It was intense. During his breakout process I was like "Go, Go, Go!!!"......then I was like oh wait...."No, No, No!!!" 😂
This guy is a genius.
Scarface 927 the actor is very similar faces
With the real prisoner Harold I surpised
M a are u dumb they don’t know the world He just escape and he has adrenaline For getting caught by the Cops
Bht sleeping in a truck out in public was stupid.
Andy Dufresne would have been proud
Yes Laird is absolutely real... I worked at the unit where he is from 2003-10. Let's just say I've seen him do some things that blew me away!
Like what?
How did you see that he did this in 2001 ….. U wasn’t there
Damn, so close. In the end, he got screwed over by fatigue. He should've planned for it and get some rest somewhere more discrete. Maybe its the adrenaline though: Finding a ready-to-drive truck and miraculously passing a police roadblock must've been really exhilarating. Kudos to the guy for the prison break though
SkyxShaymin If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
I just stumbled across these videos a few days ago and they are really well done. The stories keep you pulled in and the presentation is excellent. Not that my approval matters but well done.
Your approval matters a great deal.
"it looked sort of like me....
But it was a Hispanic man" 😂
😂😂😂
What sort of irresponsible idiot leaves a gun and ammo overnight in an unlocked car with the ignition keys in place? I hope the owner lost his license for good.
Kristian Nystad What's ha ha about such stupid irresponsible behavior which lead to murder?
I'm talking about the owner of the gun. His utterly irresponsible behavior led to murder. I hope he was denied a firearm license thereafter.
Adrian Larkins what murder lol, the escapee wasn't even aware of the gun in the back, and you can't really call him irresponsible, you don't even know the situation, what if he just came home fucking tired as shit from a long days work and just had to hit the lights, ppl go through shit ya know
048821831 Either you are a troll trying to stir shit or you just don't get it. I hope you are NOT a gun owner. If you are, with that irresponsible attitude, you should have your permit cancelled.
But srsly, just like Kevin asked you before, what murder? ._.
I hope those skin heads leave the escaper alone and deal with the snitch.
HOLLOW HILL
He’ll be on lock down now because of his escape
I feel a little bit of joy watch him got out, Is just me?
The laugh at 29:15 is the epitome of everything !!
I'm here for that
🤣🤣😂😂
This had my hands sweating the entire time. Not sure how he scaled the 2 fences with those giant steel balls.
never ever use just 1 car. that's not smart. keep swapping them. and don't take a new car in the same town you left the old car in. I would have dumped that truck. 1 town over just to get the dogs off me. and then left that town and taken another one in the next town breaking my trail..
Yeah, the dogs can't track him AFTER he gets in the truck, but they can certainly track his steps to the truck, so they know they will find him in that particular stolen car and he needed to dump it quickly once he gets out of town. He was so careful and so creative in the actual escape but then got ridiculously complacent in the first 24 hours afterwards when they were still in hot pursuit.
if you cant dump the car and get another one at lease swap out the plates and never have out of state plates that makes cops take a second look
^^ good point.. and tbh he probably should have been caught at the police check anyways
Wardrumsfire all these criminals have the same issues..... DISCIPLINE
they always screw up once they break out!
this dude presumably did some bad shit to get a life term, but he had some fucking smarts. the bolt cutters were super genius.
The bolt cutters didn't work >.
I know that sucks....but still McGiever.
Philip Drake If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
was not as good as u all said got caught and it was a short escape
Philip Drake not so they do not even cut fell apart
I find myself rooting for the prisoners in these shows. Guy was a genius
And feeling let down when caught
As soon as he decided to sleep in the truck I knew the game would be up, stealing a car always poses a huge risk, he'd have been better off driving off somewhere and dumping it an hour later, head for a wooded area and go for a sleep to gather his thoughts and make some kind of plan.
Unfortunately In Car obsessed America it's the thing to do, and cars are checked by police when a fujitive is on the run, much easier to escape in a place away from city life and main roads.
Head for the hills, live outdoors
20 years added to his sentence is ridiculous, he never hurt anyone. Sentences in the US are ridiculous full stop.
This series show how intelligent human beings are. These people have just misused their intelligence....
All that work then sleeps in a stolen car 😂😂😂😂
He is so fkn smart. He has an idea for everyth.
Well, he wasn't THAT smart. Come on, falling asleep while driving and then, not ditching the stolen vehicle? He was going to be caught with the stolen truck sooner or later. I can't believe he didn't switch cars after the accident.
Brittany-Martin Barrett If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
That guy is one smart fella. He has a fix for everything. Its a shame he didnt use that talent out on the street he probably wouldnt have been in prison
43:38 "He had 20 years added to his life sentence for the escape..." LOL
Alex Jones has his website "Prison Planet" I'm not big fan of AJ but he pretty much nails it as far as this planet is concerned.
Lol when I first saw those cutters I knew they wouldn't work.
Funny for you.
+Michael Hennessy moral of the story:
a) never tell nobody in prison that you are escaping -- they will snitch on you.
AND
b) don't fall asleep in your stolen vehicle.
did he even tell someone?
Those aren't the actual cutters, the entire thing is a reenactment . He probably thought the metal was thinner on the fence.
@@deborahvidal9939 he didnt tell anyone
Police officer "This ain't you"
Convict "I am the Jaun"
I love those story I've seen thosvideo a while back and still watch it this guy is very smart. I really Evie him great stuff keep em coming.
Everyone of these has their "I ALMOST Got Away With It" version
Stealing a car is one thing not to do during an escape. Police are waiting for you to make a mistake or a moving violation so they can grill you and take you back to jail. Had this guy walked during the whole escape, like John Parsons did, then he could have stayed out for longer than two months as well or maybe even longer if he'd high-tailed it to Mexico. He was so close to there but chose not to do that and was caught in a stolen vehicle after falling asleep at the wheel. All the escapees of the Breakout series are smart in that they can figure out an escape but stupid in that they make a mistake that gets them caught again, which police are waiting for.
I will keep this in my mind. but what I have no money and no food.
Hunt and gather like the Prehistoric people did.
That's true too.
Not all, just some, if they escaped it wouldn't be a documentary.
Evan Halsey
Take it at nightfall when most people are sleeping and park or ditch it by, morning. Hide it so it won't be found for awhile giving you a head start.
Once a person decides to do something and refuses to quit it's hard to stop them.
until they take a nap
nice video , nice title nice escape
All these breakouts videos have the same thing in common. Every jail house the guards had the same exact routine allowing them time to escape lol
Straight through the stop sign without stopping great job.
I respect this guy ^O^
windphoenix me to
Brilliant escape - sry he slept in the car and did not make a wiser choice :-/
leigh brodie he was sleepy
none of you knows the whole story, just the dramatized TV show. So please be careful with comments. If you want to learn more of this resourceful man, read what he has to say about life in prison in Texas. He has a website. Google him and check for yourself. Read how the Government made him pay for his escape.
Yes because they can't do interviews if they are free otherwise the police will catch em
whos watching this in 2019 lol
It’s 2026 now...this comment is 7 years old. Time fly’s
Me
@@RokkitAk fr
Fuck off with your Gay "Who's watching in 2019", you think your fucking cute you ugly bitch
Actually, this is my 3rd time watching this! In fact, I've watched "Breakout", so many times..........If I ever got locked up...... I think I would know how to escape. Unfortunately, most people who have escaped from a jail or prison has been caught!!! Sooner or later. The ONLY exception are the men who escaped from Alcatraz. And, while they were assumed DEAD, they've never found the makeshift raft, paddles, or any other physical evidence that would support the notion that they drowned!!!
really wanted this guy to be able to stay out.
in a lockup raw episode there was another escapee who managed to get 500 miles out of state but he got caught the same way, passed out in the car.
i'd drive to the nearest big city, ditch the car, and go to a homeless shelter or even skid row (where rough sleepers are common) and figure shit out after a night of sleep. you're always a sitting duck in a vehicle, especially stolen, and especially in the USA, where cops are such busybodies who love to rustle anyone in a parked car or a car period. i'm from canada, where admittedly it is a lot easier to pull off somewhere and hop in the back for a snooze. also, always better to park in a crowded lot and make yourself not visible with a sheet or tarp. being the only car somewhere is asking for it.
+DougglesMagnificent Harold had no place to go and no money. Plus it's disorienting to all of a sudden be in the "free world" as opposed to a cell in prison. They've now kept him in solitary for 11 years since that time because he's a threat to their careers. They don't plan to let him out. However, his behaviour record has been very good, and he's well liked by the prison guards. Go figure. I write him all the time, and I think he would do well as a legally free man. PS I'm Canadian too.
Patricia Russell yes, i'm sure it's pure overload to suddenly be out in the open like that - my comment was mostly some classic youtube expertise-in-hindsight, lol. in reality all the armchair tactical thinking in the world falls away when one's on the run with no funds or safe destination like you said.
i was actually planning to write him as well when i first saw this episode, and your comment reminded me! i also think he'd do fine on the outside - he doesn't have the born-to-lose mindset of a real habitual con. he'd make a great handyman or, with some education, an engineer with a troubleshooting specialty...just imagine how resourceful he'd be doing something like industrial pipeline insulation or retrofitting. to think there are probably far more evil offenders out there who still have out dates because they decided to snitch or something.
+DougglesMagnificent I actually went to visit him. We had no problem talking - there was no lull in the conversation. He only has a ninth grade education but a good mind (and heart). A quite a scientific bent, yes - would make a good engineer. I've been writing to him for over a year now. He has a blog too, and an art site (this woman sells his art from The Netherlands or at least she used to). Please do write to him - he'd be very pleased. Letters are his life-line. He's in a cell 23 hours a day. Never mind good behaviour. It almost seems they have no intention of ever letting him out. This is in contravention of the whole system as it is supposed to work! Here is the link to the blog: blog.insideout-prison.com/
Co: these inmates are highly intelligent"
Inmate: "I just knew that I had to EXCAPE but I had a problem...it was gone be hard."
Lmfao man this dude is nuts
bruh! lol
dang this guy is really smart..... the real MacGyver indeed!! he had a good run while it lasted, and dang those rest stops.... dont sleep there if ur on the run!!! well, wow.
This guy is probably the most genius breakout artist in the series.......but there are other contenders some brilliant ass ideas.
V Ling The most amazing escape i have watched of all time was, The Escape from Alcatraz, It's fucking awesome, amazing, the two brothers and their inmate, they escaped and until today, no one knows where they are.
David Spencer If you like check out Harold's informative website about prison life: www.insideout-prison.com/ for which I am editor.
David Spencer it was not a rest stop other then that yes your right
Datii drumul la omul asta an numele Domnului Hristos daca a gresit an viata ! Am urmarit videoul acesta si pare o persoana inocenta ! Merita a doua sansa ! 😢
De ce romana la un video in engleza?, in plus, a fost inchis pentru faptul ca a omorat 2
This man should have a whole Arkham game made about him, he did so much in one night.
This guy is a genius and deserve to be released and employed into problem solving jobs
I know it's wrong but I always hope that they will eventually succeed to escape. It's messed up, I know.For example, to watch a porn movie and think that they will get married at the end LMAO
if you like to see people actually escape watch ....... locked up abroad ...
Yes same feeling i think he is gonna go very far away but,.......
luis Morgado ok..thank you
watch a porn movie and think that they will get married at the end ..nice one...lol
I didn't like the first part of your comment...but the second was hilarious
37:38 pacman
Hahahahahahaha
roflmfao
lmao....
Please tell me how happy you are right now that people are loving your joke lol . its actually pretty funny lmfao
that's hilarious
Who is now hooked on watching these
Me
What are similar shows? Need more
Me
This guy.... and I can’t even fix my hose line to the ice maker on my refrigerator.
i swear they should hire people like this to purposefully break out of prisons just to check the security of them. they could get like a reduced sentence for doing so.
You like the movie Escape Plan?
10 out of 10 for the escape, he beat the system, genius.
Harold is a pen pal of mine and what he said to me about the show is. A lot of what really happened the director changed. so you saw what he MADE UP. The truth is much longer. The show cut out a lot of what really happened and had to be change a lot to properly get the point across in a fast way. The only thing that is close to fact was how I got out of my cell and over the fence. The rest only the basics were true but how it happened had been changed. Some of those changes made me look stupid but maybe ill get the chance to set the record straight.
i bet hes dead now if was convicted to death besides why would you have a pen pal in prison dont think they allow that
TSpider Keeper No he isn't dead he didn't get the death penalty and yes they do allow it there is loads of websites that you can go on that is a pen pal site for inmates
What website did you use?
writeaprisoner.com
I've never talked to my uncle and this is the first time im seeing his face. But my family told me what happened and all. I have never nor now had any contact with him. But what they told me is pretty fucked up. But he is smart I give him props
The buzz you get out of watching this 👌😁
"Juan Hernandez, this isn't you!" funniest part of the show
I am also a penpal of Harold's. Yes he murdered two people - a terrible, terrible thing. He was young, homeless, desperate, had been passed around from foster home to foster home most of his young life, was very angry...one thing led to another and he made some bad decisions, bad in the extreme. I feel awful for the families of the victims. Yet on the other hand I hear from Harold that what he did haunts him and he is very remorseful. I take that as being sincere. He is intelligent and gosh I hope he never tries to escape again or he'll have ZERO hope of ever being a free man. What I'm trying to say is: some people are inherently evil - I take Harold as being someone who can change and make use of his talents and not inherently evil, sociopathic, or psychopathic. Yes I can and do feel bad for him without downplaying what he did.
One documentary stated that his mom lied to him about being raped. He killed the man that supposedly raped her. He might have gotten a bad break in life because of his mom, but let's be honest here. This guy is not going to ever get out prison. If he was innocent, then there might be a chance.
No - he completely owns his crime. However, he was sentenced to "35 flat" and his parole hearing is in 2027. I don't believe he's not meant to ever see the light of day again. The 20 extra years added on for the breakout I would question. It seems his life was in jeopardy for not joining the racist gang and he did not hurt anyone while out.
Patricia Russell
The documentary I Almost Got Away With It states that his mom claimed that she was raped, he killed the guy, and it turns out that his mom lied to him about begin raped. So he killed the man for no reason and Harold's life was basically ruined b/c of that lie.
He has never mentioned that to me. However in one letter he told me he forgave his mother a long time ago (for what, he didn't say). He also mentioned that she had him diagnosed with epilepsy when he was small and he took meds for it. He says that later it was borne out that he never had had seizures and he had been taking the meds for nothing. Reminds me of "Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome". He also told me that because of things his mother told his sister he is estranged from her and no members of his family go and see him (Mother as attention-seeker). From what he writes I take him for basically having his heart in the right place and a spiritual sort of person....
If he is mad at his mom, I can certainly understand why. The man he killed supposedly raped his mom, but during that episode I mentioned, he stated that he feels like she made it all up. Now why he killed the other person, I guess he didn't want to leave any witnesses.
So I don't know if she lied about it, but he feels like she did.
Should've driven into Mexico first thing
Why do everyone go to mexico?
+Haakon Johansen They go to Mexico because it is the closest country they can go to where police from the U.S. cannot pursue them. As soon as they cross that border the police can no longer go after them and it is up to Mexico authorities to do so which makes it much easier for the escapees to stay on the run.
+Vague Memory Not entirely true. The Mexican police has very good relationship with the U.S. marshals. The mexican government will hand you over to the U.S. in a heart beat if you are a U.S. citizen and the marshals are looking for you. Mexico is very tight because that is where most, if not all the escaped prisoners go in order to get away from the U.S. You're honestly better off boarding a freight ship if you are an escaped convict especially if you don't speak Spanish. From there you can go where ever.
Because south of Mexico is the rest of the entire southern hemisphere to escape into on land. It's much easier to hid in those countries then just Canada.
Harold has skills n tactics n am sure that he will escape again n it will be forever. He is now busy studying n seeing his mistake first time n he knows that it was falling asleep.
So next time he won't do that mistake of sleeping ever again. He has learnt his mistake n has tasted the breth of freedom n felt it , so he still craves n wants that free feeling , n am sure he is working on his super last escape ,n with his MacGyver skills n abilities he won't get caught again.
Biggest Downfall: A man With No Plan, is A Man without Action. Have a plan and ALWAYS BE CONFIDENT
He did with the thread...u r genius of the century...🙏🙏🙏🙏