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Casey White escaped prison in 2022, but was unable to avoid capture or a new sentence. Jailbreak: Love on the Run. 2024 Netflix true crime documentary follows a true story Casey and Vicki White, a couple, became the focus of media attention when they helped him break out of prison.. Prior to her escape, Vicki White worked for 17 years as the Assistant Director of Operations at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama (where Casey White is incarcerated). But his last day on the job didn't go as expected.
After retiring, Vicki White told colleagues she accompanied Casey White to the courthouse for a mental health evaluation. But they never returned to the prison. The police then learned that Casey and Vicky White had been in a secret relationship for two years. They claimed to be in love, but love was not enough to save them from their fate. Casey and Vicky White were on the run for 11 days before the police found themtaking control of the past. As for Vicki White, she later died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Casey White is currently serving a life sentence at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Institution in Alabama.
White was captured 11 days after his escape
according to TODAYCasey White was serving a 75-year sentence at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in 2015 for various crimes before he was released from prison with the help of Vicki White. He was also awaiting trial for the murder of Connie Ridgeway. But after he escaped from prison and was later captured, he pleaded guilty to escape and was sentenced to life in prison in June 2023. His guilty plea came in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of aggravated murder On the death of Vicky White. He is currently serving a life sentence at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama.
Apart from that
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
Two movies have been made about Casey and Vicki White's escape from prison: Tooby's
Prisoner of Love
in 2022 and Lifetime
Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story
In 2023.
After the verdict, Casey White apologized for his crimes (per NBC News). He explained:
“We just wanted a new life together because he knew the truth. I can handle the truth because I know who I am. I chose this path. It cost me my life and my freedom.”
Casey White's charges and what happened to him after he escaped from prison in 2022
White was charged with first-degree escape from prison
After Casey White was convicted in the July 2023 prison break, prosecutors, with the support of his family, dropped the manslaughter case in the 2015 death of Connie Ridgeway. As of the writing of this article, White continues to serve a life sentence without parole William E. Donaldson Correctional Institution (serving concurrently with previous 75-year sentence). Meanwhile, 2024 as revealed in the Netflix true crime documentaryJailbreak: Love on the RunVicki White was rushed to hospital after the pair's arrest and died hours later.
Sources: TODAY, NBC News