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Cop killer David Sweat’s emotional jailhouse interview 10 years after infamous ‘Escape at Dannemora’ By Georgia Worrell Published June 7, 2025, 9:53 a.m. ET ...
Their escape drew international headlines, cost taxpayers an estimated $23 million and inspired the Showtime miniseries " Escape at Dannemora," now streaming on Netflix. Here's what you need to know.
Jun. 7—DANNEMORA — From the beginning, the escape from Clinton Correctional Facility by David Sweat and Richard Matt has been described "like something out of a movie." The story was ripe for ...
Escape at Dannemora depicts its characters in shades of grey. Joyce Mitchell cheated on her husband Lyle for attention, David Sweat responded because he was looking for companionship, and Richard ...
In June 2015, two men spent months hatching an intricate plan to escape an upstate New York prison. With smuggled hacksaw blades, they cut through the walls and steam pipes at the maximum-security ...
True crime series, "Escape to Dannemora," now streaming on Netflix, was filmed across upstate New York. Here are the locations.