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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 ...
In June of 2015, two convicted murderers escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, with help from the inside. We explore how that happened and the impact it had on the North. Country ...
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Less than three years after the real escape attempt at Clinton Correctional Facility, people around the world got to witness the drama behind the real-life caper once again - this time, on their ...
DANNEMORA, NY (WVNY/WFFF) It’s been 10 years since the notorious Dannemora prison break that thrust the North Country into the national spotlight. Most of the world doesn’t know the small town ...
The search moves to Franklin County Over about two weeks, Matt and Sweat had walked nearly 40 miles, from Dannemora towards Malone. On June 22, 2015, the men’s DNA was found in a cabin near Owl ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The New York State Inspector General is set to moderate a panel today discussing the investigation and manhunt that followed the infamous Dannemora prison escape. This ...
Ten years later, the escape from Clinton Correctional is still making waves in Dannemora -- from security upgrades to public perception, local law enforcement leaders say the community will always ...
The escape was featured in a 2018 Showtime miniseries, "Escape at Dannemora," with Patricia Arquette playing the part of Mitchell. Mitchell was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years and was denied ...
If director Ben Stiller’s goal in the Showtime series “Escape at Dannemora” was to illustrate how boring life is for the inmates and the workers there, he wildly succeeds. However, ...