The 1984 death row escapees didn't linger around the Boydton area once they broke out of the prison. Rather, they made their way south into North Carolina in the stolen prison van and split up. The town of Boydton opposed the announced closure of the prison in 2012 as it was a major employer and contributor to the tax base.
@@nickhill8612 Microsoft set up a hyper data center in Boydton in 2012 and are still there. It hasn't employed many local residents but Microsoft has made some investment in return to the community
That all changed in 1984 when 6 inmates, all of them on death row, escaped
The 1984 death row escapees didn't linger around the Boydton area once they broke out of the prison. Rather, they made their way south into North Carolina in the stolen prison van and split up.
The town of Boydton opposed the announced closure of the prison in 2012 as it was a major employer and contributor to the tax base.
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True and I wonder how the city is doing today.
@@nickhill8612 Microsoft set up a hyper data center in Boydton in 2012 and are still there. It hasn't employed many local residents but Microsoft has made some investment in return to the community
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Hey that's great news.
I was at a restaurant today and I heard some people talking about it and I was curious.
@@nickhill8612 The Washington Post ran an extensive article about the Boydton and Microsoft relationship a few years ago.
Kinda curious why the showed black girls jumping rope when talking about notorious criminals
love that central Va accent @ 1:11
This is kinda embarrassing looking back
woops