Americans have been following with great interest for a week the story of the escape of a criminal described as “very dangerous” from prison with the possible help of an employee who was considered an ideal in the penal institution. She is a short 56-year-old.
On April 29, Vicki White helped inmate Casey White escape from a prison in Alabama, knowing that the two are not related even though they have the same family name.
Vicki White Prisoner Casey White
It seemed clear that the escape was carefully thought out, and the element of surprise was complete, as no one would have thought that they should beware of Vicki White, who had never caused any problems within the prison administration of the small city of Florence in the state of Alabama in the southern United States.
“She’s never done anything. I bet she didn’t even get a speeding arrest warrant” while driving, her mother, who did not believe the account, told local TV station WAAY31 of her daughter.
Vicki White became one of the most wanted men in the United States, although the police chief in the area described her as the “model employee”, and the district attorney considered her the “most trustworthy person in prison”, who was overseeing the operations of the Lauderdale County Police. Transfer of prisoners.
40 km away
When Vicki showed up at Florence Jail on Friday morning to pick up Casey White on the false pretense that he was going to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in court, a car she had bought was waiting for her in the parking lot of a nearby shopping mall.
However, the footage recorded by the prison’s surveillance cameras did not suggest any cooperation between the tattooed giant and the prison official. She holds the door for him, but does not look at him until the moment he enters the police car, handcuffed and handcuffed. Then she carefully closed the door and drove off shortly after 9:30 in the morning.
No one noticed the absence of Vicki and Casey until several hours later, around 3:30 in the afternoon.
From the escape of Casey White with the help of Vicky White
The investigators who chased them seemed far from them, as the last time the fugitives were seen was Friday, the day of the escape, about 40 kilometers from the prison, in a red Ford SUV.
The pursuit sparked the interest of social media users in the area, who commented on the agency from which Vicki White bought the car.
The seller came under fire, forcing the authorities to issue a clarification Wednesday, asserting that he had provided valuable assistance in the investigation and that “no one suspected of helping” the escaped prisoner and his partner.
And during the six days that followed the escape, the elements that were not in the prison staff’s favor accumulated, as it was reported that she had recently sold her house at a reduced price, and obtained $95,000 from it.
After 17 years of loyal service with the local police, she also announced that she was retiring.. Friday was her last day of work.
preferential treatment
The beginning of this story, which may be a love story, dates back to the year 2020. Casey White, who was serving a 75-year sentence in a state prison for crimes including kidnapping, burglary and attempted murder, suddenly claimed responsibility for the murder of a woman five years ago.
His confession was short-lived, eventually pleading his innocence in the pending case, but it was a reason for his transfer to Lauderdale County Jail, where he was charged with murder, and he met Vicki White for the first time.
Casey White arrest warrant
Casey is returned to his main prison after discovering an escape plot, but remains in contact with Vicki.
“He told me he was writing to someone but I had no idea who it was,” his mother, Connie White, told the New York Post.
He returned to Florence Prison in February of this year for a hearing in a court located nearby. Over the following months, she had what Police Officer Rick Singleton described as a “special relationship” with Casey and Vicki.
“We have no evidence of any physical relationship between them,” Singleton said, but other prisoners complained that he enjoyed “privileges” and was given services that other prisoners did not.
Singleton described the situation as “preferential treatment” for a “very dangerous” man who is now a fugitive.
“He’s too dangerous, everyone around him,” said a former lover, offering Vicki White the following advice: “If you’re still alive, run. Run, run, run as fast as you can.”