The Craziest Prison Escapes Ever

[00:00] El Chapo tunneled beneath a maximum-security prison, Inside Mexico's most secure prison, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán,

[00:13] It's just after 8:50 PM, and surveillance cameras show him pacing slowly, then heading toward the shower area Twenty-five minutes later, guards realize El Chapo

[00:25] They rush down the corridor and swing open the heavy steel cell door Panic sets in as the guards scan the room,

[00:37] Cut directly into the concrete just enough space for an adult's shoulders to squeeze through. Electric lights line the ceiling.

[00:51] Air ducts run along the walls, pumping fresh oxygen through the passage. mounted on rails. to haul dirt and construction materials

[01:04] As they follow the passage, another realization sets in. directly beneath the prison showers, a level of precision that suggests access to blueprints, security routines, and almost certainly

[01:19] The tunnel runs nearly a mile, ending beneath an unfinished house Yoshie Shiratori, escaped prison four times, but this time,

[01:32] because he was watched at every hour. has just been transferred to Abashiri Prison Inside one of Japan's harshest prisons, Yoshie Shiratori is chained to the floor

[01:50] The only time they're ever opened And even then, it takes over two hours The first, was done by picking his cell lock

[02:06] slipping out through a cracked skylight, leaving a decoy in his bed In the second escape, they put him in what was supposed to be

[02:18] But night after night, he climbed up until the frame The only time he's not being directly watched

[02:32] Over the next two years, and pours it on the links of his handcuffs. the salt begins to corrode his handcuff links

[02:47] With his hands free, he now faces another problem. only has a food slot, which is impossibly small. and turns them on an angle, dislocating them.

[03:03] and falls to the cold, hard concrete. He slides his body forward in agony, but eventually is able to get to his feet. and escapes into a nearby mountain. It's 9:30 PM

[03:21] Four prisoners begin their escape. and Allen West. Morris and the Anglin brothers place dummy made from soap and concrete dust,

[03:35] If guards look through the bars, West moves to his air vent to climb through and escape, The opening is too narrow.

[03:50] Morris and the Anglins can't wait, they move forward without him. and climb to the top level of the cell block. For six months,

[04:05] they've been widening the ventilation ducts beneath their sinks. They've used discarded saw blades, metal spoons from the dining hall, they built from a vacuum cleaner motor.

[04:17] In their secret workshop above, something else waits, fifty stolen raincoats together, as well as paddles and life preservers

[04:29] Now they climb the ventilation shaft They slide down a kitchen vent pipe, dropping fifty feet to the ground.

[04:42] They reach the northeast shoreline isn't covered by searchlights or guard towers. They pull out a stolen accordion, they modified to work as an air pump.

[04:54] Morris and the Anglin brothers push the raft Back inside the prison, West finally removes his grill. He finds an unfinished raft waiting, a paddle, three life preservers,

[05:10] He returns to his cell. The guards... until morning. in Rio de Janeiro.

[05:24] She's covering her eyes The woman's hands are a little too large. It's Silva himself!

[05:39] He's wearing a silicone mask, a black wig with long hair, He's disguised himself to look like his 19-year-old daughter, during her visit that morning.

[05:51] Officials question Silva's daughter They suspected someone smuggled the disguise items inside.

[06:03] hid the wig and glasses on herself. 110 prisoners are planning an attempt to escape at the same time!

[06:16] leader of the Workers' Revolutionary Party. They'll go first move through the corridors.

[06:31] The six committee leaders reach the front of the prison, The car drives toward Trelew Airport. Behind them, They look for the vehicles that were supposed to be waiting.

[06:48] There's been a misunderstanding about the previously agreed signals. But nineteen prisoners, didn't give up. They run into the street and take control over three taxis.

[07:02] At the airport, something is already in place. A group of guerrilla supporters have disguised themselves as passengers. They hijack the plane.

[07:15] and the pilot starts the engines. The nineteen prisoners jump out The plane is already lifting off the runway.

[07:28] Salvador... Allende is in power. only six were successful.

[07:40] in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It's midnight, a convicted criminal. They find a body inside, but it's burned beyond recognition.

[07:55] They release a statement to the public that same day. In October 2022, a journalist named Marecia Damons,

[08:07] She raises questions about the investigation. This one includes postmortem results of the burned body. Someone had set the body on fire

[08:23] after death. Police opened up a murder investigation. Journalists Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn, But there's something else in the article.

[08:39] She wants the body returned to her. Two days later, the journalists published photographs. His wife is next to him.

[08:53] Public outcry follows immediately. One week later, the Department of Correctional Services makes an admission, Thabo Bester had escaped from prison.

[09:05] while everyone believed he was dead. She has her phone ready.

[09:17] is locked inside Silverwater Correctional Centre He's imprisoned for robbery and firearm offenses. Killick tells Dudko he's entering the exercise yard.

[09:32] Dudko walks to a helicopter waiting on the tarmac. She told the company of Sydney Olympic Park from the air.

[09:45] -- Minutes into the flight, Dudko reaches into her bag, The pilot has no options. Below them, Killick is standing in the exercise yard.

[10:01] The pilot brings the helicopter down. Prison officers see what's happening. and open fire! Bullets hit the aircraft!

[10:14] Killick runs across the oval, and quickly climbs into the helicopter. Bullets are still being fired at them! Dudko and Killick

[10:28] and drive away. For 45 days, they stay on the run. Police search for them across two states. The media gives Dudko a nickname.

[10:43] and returned to prison. is locked inside an Australian penal colony. has been watching something the guards ignore.

[11:00] Hunt decides something simple, he'll become... he manages to kill a kangaroo near the prison. in one piece. The disguise is surprisingly good.

[11:17] and move around inside it. Hunt puts on his disguise. He begins hopping toward the edge of the prison grounds.

[11:30] The guards see a kangaroo moving across the open area. His plan is working. The guard is also hungry.

[11:42] maybe even good food. He aims at the kangaroo. he can keep pretending to be a kangaroo and get shot,

[11:54] and surrender. He pulls off the kangaroo skin. It's Hunt in a kangaroo costume! They decide to make an example of him.

[12:08] with a whip as punishment. And he never tries to disguise himself, as an animal again. in Wacol, Queensland.

[12:23] Three years has passed since one of them, Abbott, was sent back inside. angel wire. Diamond-encrusted wire,

[12:36] The five men begin to work. Finally, an opening appears, large enough to squeeze through. toward the perimeter fence

[12:50] and freedom. Then they see him. He was released from the same prison jail Now he's back, but not inside the cells!

[13:04] He throws them over the fence. The sensors are connected. And they do.

[13:17] Guards jump into the patrol vehicle and accelerate toward the fence! Bullets tear into the vehicle. The guards can't move!

[13:29] His reputation is built on threats, not violence. The plan is falling apart. Abbott cuts through the final section of fence.

[13:41] and sprint towards Berichon's waiting car. They jump inside. The car accelerates, and disappears into the Queensland night. Around midnight in Karachi, the ground begins to shake.

[13:56] Malir Jail, the second-largest prison in the province, Inside, 5,000 inmates are locked in their cells. it was only ever designed to hold 2,200 inmates.

[14:11] Prisoners feel the earthquake moving through the structure! Inmates start shouting from their cells! Thousands of prisoners begin breaking down their cell doors.

[14:27] The violence escalates. Many inmates hear the gunfire and return to their cells.

[14:39] than risking being shot. But others... Security is overwhelmed. 216 inmates storm through the prison gates

[14:52] Police immediately begin searching for the escapees. visiting past addresses of the missing prisoners. 80 inmates. More than 130 inmates remain at large.

[15:07] They're protesting. are frustrated that they can't see their family members. orders an investigation.

[15:21] The prison superintendent, defends his staff. It was a natural disaster." But 216 prisoners

[15:33] had still escaped, and more than 130 of them are still free.