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I (Almost) Got Away With It

I (Almost) Got Away With It

For the lowlifes profiled in this series, their stories may be different, but the motive is always the same -- to live life on the lam. They evaded justice for years, sometimes decades, by using all means necessary, until law enforcement finally caught up to them. Along with a re-enactment of the story, each episode features a prison interview with the one-time fugitive, who tells of his adventures while on the run, how he survived and stayed one step ahead of the law ... and how he almost got away with it.
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  • Career criminal Peter Gibbs faces decades behind bars for a string of robberies but refuses to go down without a fight.

  • Bank robber Steven Ray Milam is dubbed the Handsome Guy Bandit, then he makes a costly mistake forcing him to leave his family and go on the run with the FBI in pursuit.

  • Prison escapee Jimmy Maxwell's volatile nature makes him a menace to authorities every time they corner him.

  • Albert Paul is arrested for murder and spends the next couple of decades pulling off daring prison breaks only to get captured after every attempt.

  • Serving a 60-year sentence for a crime he says he didn't commit, Russell Kerr colludes with a fellow inmate, Christopher Stout, to hatch an elaborate escape plan.

  • After getting handed a stiff sentence for robbery, Robert Nielsen escapes prisons and lives under the radar with his family, but they cannot shield the young fugitive from the challenges of being on the run.

  • Deeply in debt after suffering a serious injury, Jaime Jones dons a disguise and robs banks to pay off his debts and take care of his family.

  • Facing a long prison sentence, Darryl Norris pulls off a brilliant escape through the ceiling of his cell and plans to flee the country.

  • After Andrew Heim's prison buddy finds a way to tunnel out of the prison, he escapes along with five other inmates, and they are dubbed The Pittsburgh Six.

  • Desperate for their next high, Michael Kidd, Kevin Crandall and Marcus Thompson break into upscale homes on Halloween night in search of money, then their crime spree ends in a terrifying hostage situation.

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91 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

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    Got to Run to Mexico With My Kids
    Got to Pretend I'm a Priest
    Got to Escape Underground
    Got to Hide Out in Suburbia
    Got to Murder My Own Family
    Got to Build a Bridge to Freedom
    Got to Build a Meth Lab
    Got to Run With My Brother
    Got to Rob Vacation Homes
  • Got to Escape From the Rock

    By the age of 17, William Van Poyck was convicted of robbery and served six years behind bars before escaping from a maximum security prison. Then, in 1987, he prepared to ambush a prison transport van.
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  • Got to Run to Mexico With My Kids

    A woman robs a bank and flees with her three children.
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  • Got to Pretend I'm a Priest

    Con artist Fred Brito has reinvented himself dozens of times; with no formal training, he's conducted a symphony orchestra, been elected to a public office, and administered mass as a fake Catholic priest.
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  • Got to Escape Underground

    Career criminal Toby Young enjoys drugs and violence and when he breaks out of jail, police go in hot pursuit.
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  • Got to Hide Out in Suburbia

    A man loses his drug business to a fire and robs a bank to pay his debt to the supplier; after spending time in jail, he escapes and settles down with a woman, but the FBI finally catches up with him.
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  • Got to Murder My Own Family

    A man doing a life sentence for murdering his step-mom and three young brothers escapes and hides under the wheel of a big rig that is racing down the highway.
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I (Almost) Got Away With It

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For the lowlifes profiled in this series, their stories may be different, but the motive is always the same -- to live life on the lam. They evaded justice for years, sometimes decades, by using all means necessary, until law enforcement finally caught up to them. Along with a re-enactment of the story, each episode features a prison interview with the one-time fugitive, who tells of his adventures while on the run, how he survived and stayed one step ahead of the law ... and how he almost got away with it.

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Bill Ratner

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  • While facing five life sentences for a spree of robberies, Frankie Lee Bass makes a daring escape and goes on the run.
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