Escaping Death Row... Almost | Real Stories True Crime 

Came here after a search from a Facebook snippet. Glad I did.💯

Can we just take a moment and applaud the production value of this documentary? It's amazing how accurate and to the point the acting and representation of the incident is.

I love how the guy they’re interviewing talks about how ‘crafty’ and ‘knowledgeable in the ways of the street’ the inmates are. Completely playing down the STUNNING incompetence of the guards. Just, wow.

They actually tricked the prison staff into providing a motor vehicle they could use in fleeing. This has to be the greatest escape of all time. Not only did the mastermind outsmart the entire engineering design of the place he also outsmarted the way it was operated. Unreal.

The narrator’s voice is unbelievably scary, chilly and darn good! Without his voice these episodes and other channels shows wouldn’t be so popular n well watched!

This has been the most amazing documentary I have watched to date! I applaud the whole production! AMAZING!

My ex-fatherinlaw was a guard at max security prison, and when they took over that prison, they took him and 2 other guards, put them in a cell,and put other convicts, to protect them, because they said in all the years you have been here, you treated us with respect, and decent, so nothing happened to them,but other guards were hurt really bad,my wife was crying of course, but her father told he was scared, but it payed off treating them with common respect and decency,

I played Lynwood Brialey in this documentary. Thanks for sharing!

I'm absolutely STUNNED by how many "Breaches of Protocol" happened at this place!!! If inmates saw THIS many mistakes being CONSTANTLY made, then it was just a matter of time before there was an escape!!!

The reenactment in this was the best I ever seen. What a story

The fact they pulled off an escape without hurting any of the guards is amazing

As a now retired, career correctional officer, and yes, working in the Max, I am simply amazed at the repeat lax actions of the staff.

The acting 🎭 and production 🎥🎬 was purely amazing with the creation of this documentary. I’m a film student and plan on starting my own company creating short film/movies true crime stories particularly survival stories. This documentary and so many others really inspire me. I am thankful all of the inmates was caught. That had to be such a scary time for the community residents. And so many props to everyone who worked effortlessly to assist in their capture.

Death Row inmates don't want to die but they failed to understand that their victims did not want to die either. 👍

Willie stayed behind cause he had a appeal pending 😂😂😂 did he think he would still get it after this? 😆😆😆😆

Not gonna lie that escape was on point. Granted they hurt people and it's horrible. The way they went about it was flawless in their time.

I’m only here from a seeing a Facebook Snippet. Glad to see the full story. Very intriguing

"their own parents terrified .. not for them but of them". what a good line.

A moment to appreciate the camera crew who risked their lives to film this escape

It's amazing how the videos of these events have been created & put together as a movie. The order & manner by which the movie is depicted, is very fascinating. Doesn't seem like a move. You guys out there are geniuses.

This was SO GOOD to watch. I gotta give it to those inmates, they played those guards so easily. Very well presented and full of tons of info.

It’s amazing what people with nothing but time can think of .

The fact a gun was found in the cell of someone on death row after all this happened clearly shows that not nearly enough changes were made. I am certain the pay must be increased for the guards and training increased by a factor of a 1000 at least

I have watched hundreds of documentaries re: prison escapes and prison life etc. and this is by far the most elaborate & it’s insane to me that it actually worked… the guards let their guard down immensely & those Inmates took lots of time to collaborate this.. wow.

“A state of the art, escape-proof facility.”’ Yeah, OK. And the Titanic was unsinkable, too.

I literally LOL'd with the 2 inmates being caught, in a laundrette, with wine and cheese......1/2 a block from the prison!! 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

These guys are monsters, but this plan was absolutely incredible. It’s amazing what humans can do to get out of seemingly inescapable settings.

Somebody should produce this story as a movie, it would be action packed.

These are some sophisticated inmates. Wine and cheese after a long night on the run...lmao. I had to rewind to make sure I didn't misunderstand the narrator. @58:00

Saw 13 minutes on Facebook had to come see the whole thing about willie turner

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen.

This is a very well put together documentary 👏

For me it's the dude who turned himself in when he was 5 miles away from the Canadian boarder😂 Can only be hunger.

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

Idk why this voice calms me and helps me sleep better. I'd pay to have him read me a non crime book.

Kudos to the inmate who stopped the rape

I remember this escape. Man, I don't know why ANY woman would want to work in a facility like that.

Quarantine make me addicted watching crimes movies 😂😂😂

"Never went past the fifth grade, but learned to read and write in prison." That says a lot.

It was nice to see that even amid savagery, some of the inmates recognized the nurse's humanity and did not allow the others to have their way with her.

I’m from VA(reside in Richmond). This escape essentially had the entire state on lockdown. I remember not using the outer gas pumps at gas stations because of this 🥺.

This is one of the most fascinating documentaries I have ever seen.

Breaking out of jail IQ : 3000 Once out of jail IQ : 3

Amazing. One of the most fascinating stories produced and packaged into one helluva true crime doc, one of the best I’ve ever seen

I still amazed with this real life action not just dramatic movie

Why were they covering their faces at the end when they were captured? It's not like they had a reputation to uphold.

Gerratano was actually released. In 2000 they ran a more accurate DNA test and his DNA didn’t match the crime scene. They forced him to make a false confession.

Facebook brought me here am so happy.i love these documentaries

This documentary has better production values than movies that I see nowadays! Wow.

Blindfolding lieutenant with his glasses on is something on another level 😂😂

They should edit to add at the end that the prison was closed and completely demolished. No longer exists.

Imagine wearing the same correctional officer's uniform and thinking that ripping off the patches would make you invisible. LOL

the terror that poor nurse must have felt 33:55

I love the host's voice. It had always comforted me on the other crime shows. Who is this man

I just love how the narrator tells this story...

So glad it was grown men in their that stayed to the plan & stuck to they word!! “No Murders, No Raping”

I came here just for the adverts!! I have to say it was definitely worth the watch!! I wasn't let down at all with aleast 8 ads!! 🤣

Meanwhile....I can't go a single exit on my highway without being pulled over twice for an registration expired by a week....

This narrator is my favorite of all time.

My Uncle Ernie Fimiano was in that prison when it happened.. He was a Cintas account rep who delivered floor mats and replacement linens… After the incident Cintas offered to take the prison off his route.. He told them no way… it was the most exciting night he’s had in 27 years .. R.I.P. Uncle Bootsy

love how the prison blamed the guards. The warden is the one who should have been blamed.

Why do they put so much thought into the escape, but not the... Staying escaped part? 😆

Build a $80 million dollar state of the art facility, staff it with people barely making minimum wage. Sheer geniuses down there in Virginny.

The fact I went to sleep watching this and had the wildest dream like I was there with them 😂😂😂

Excellent plan however, they didn't think through their exact plan once they outside..

I was watching these episodes back in ‘98 when it first premiered on regular tv. It was The First 48 before The First 48. Glad to see them uploaded to YT for the youngstas.

Fantastic documentary!! A must see and very informative. Thank you for posting!

When I was a kid, I used to think all criminals were dumb people; people who were too dumb to follow laws. When I reached my teen years, I learned just how smart some actually are. Especially people who've committed elaborate crimes and those who outsmarted prison complexes. The prisoners in this doc. here made literal history when they escaped. Let this be a lesson to us all that we should never underestimate certain people. These people waltzed right out of a super-max prison front door without killing anyone, then leading police on a wild goose chase when everyone realized what happened. Talk about unbelievable...

Wow! This case and depiction had me enthralled from beginning to end! Well done! Btw, narrator’s voice is so soothing. I wish he could read me some bedtime stories. Lol!

imagine escaping prison then decide to call and turn yourself in🤣

I would watch that movie, if it is ever made! This is an exiting and lesson filled story!

Can't lie that was good how they managed to get control of an entire block and trick the whole facility shows how smart and intelligent inmates can be. They got caught because they did not think this through

Where is Tommy Lee Jones when you need him : Listen up, ladies and gentlemen. Our fugitives has been on the run for 90 minutes.That gives us a radius of six miles. What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.

these videos are so addictive

I was born in and have lived in Richmond, Virginia all of my life. I, vividly, remember the "Briley Brothers" brutal killing spree...all three brothers were ruthless, deranged, cold hearted killers! I graduated from high school in June of 1978 and their reign of terror began in March of 1979. Our city did not sleep until they were arrested in Oct./Nov of 1979. During their 8 months of terror on our city they murdered 10 people...probably more but held responsible for 10. They showed no preference as they murdered men, women and children...young and old. The brothers made an 82 year old man watch as they took turns brutally raping his 79 year old wife and then they killed them both. They made a 5 year old child and his father watch as they took turns raping the 28 year old mother and wife who was 8 months pregnant and then they murdered the mother and father as the 5 year old watched and waited his turn. They raped and robbed a 23 year old woman as well as a 62 and 83 year old woman and her husband. They killed a well known and liked radio disc jockey as he took a smoke break outside one of our local bars. They did all this killing sometimes within days and weeks of each other. Two of the brothers received the death penalty and were executed by the electric chair one year apart and the third remains incarcerated to this day. The "Briley Brothers" forever changed our city and those of us that lived through it.

Imagine being so feared and then being arrested with a shower cap on your head

1:12:00 Tuggle: "I just escaped prison. I'm off to Canada!" Tuggle heads south.

imagine participating in a fairly well organized prison break that goes off without a hitch, just to get lost and get arrested at a laundromat less than a block away from the prison

They should write "almost escaped death row" on his Tomb stone

TO ALL OF THEIR VICTIMS, RIP 🙏🏼

This narrators voice is so good for these documentaries hahahahaha

Willie Turner HAD an appeal pending..... staying behind to guard the hostages probably didn't win him any points in the appeals process. Despite a well thought out escape plan, you have to wonder about the intelligence of some of these guys.

Thank you for the upload RS. Watching from NSW Australia.

Don't kill or commit heinous crimes and you won't have to face death row or a execution

The guys were right there searching for themselves with the cops🤣🤣

25:05 the anger (Husband can hear his wife being raped) , horror and terror that family must have experienced before being killed by linwood briley and james briley is absolutely unimaginable...

High security prison: *Sends several officers to DEATH ROW and none return or report back* Commanding officer: *slightly worried*

i was in corrections for 37 yrs. the real fault was not counting. i still constantly count and i have been retired for years. i had 40 hrs a week to stop any and all situations. they have 24 hrs a day 7 days a week X years to figure out how to get around us and our sop. the wonder is it doesnt happen more often.

Imagine sitting in a room counting minutes to your death. freedom is priceless.

Lmao@ the guard taking off running when he was told there was a bomb🤣😂. Where was he going

Another man Dennis Stockton (16:45) was executed on September 27, 1995. He kept detailed information of the escape in his journals. Stockton was supposed to join the others but he backed out

If they’re all on death row and they’re all convicted murderers it is amazing to me that they didn’t kill any of the guards. I wonder why? I know this was in 1984 but $13,000 a year that’s insane!

Considering the guards did nothing that they were supposed to, they need to be the ones held responsible for this whole mess. They broke every safety measure put in to place. They are all responsible.

Mistake 1 they stayed together 🤦🏽‍♀️ Mistake 2 no sense of direction Mistake 3 Plan dumb 😩😭 Mistake 4 escaped with snitches 🤦🏽‍♀️

On such low wages its no wonder the guards screwed up

What I’m really curious about is why the one guy always wore a shower cap.

I can’t get over how clever there plan was

When they picked up the brothers. One of them really had the shower cap on. I'm guessing he had a jheri curl. 🤣🤣

Great documentary. Very well produced and filmed/executed. On top of it the narrator's haunting voice and story-telling.

you have to give them credit, this is a really smart plan...