within two minutes of leaving that jail. it s they were that close. reporter: burham, aged 34, is considered armed and dangerous and wanted in cases involving murder, kidnapping, carjacking, and arson. authorities describe him as a self-taught survivalist with military experience. we have had a number of sightings reported. none of those has panned out. reporter: he was last seen wearing an orange and white-striped jumpsuit, denim jacket and crocs. more than 200 law enforcement officers are now involved in the manhunt. i have a strong belief that he is receiving help. reporter: authorities say they found small stockpiles, or campsites they believe are associated with him in surrounding wooded areas. that suggests that he scapes the present, that he goes on the run, and that he knows where he is going, to these designated locations in the woods where food and supplies or rations are waiting for him. reporter: how might he be caught? they re going to try to close off th
gone for five days, anderson. one thing we do have to say is that the police are asking people with information about michael burham, if you have seen him or, maybe, talked to people who ve seen them, to call their command post. here is the number, 717, 265, 9650. that is the command post near where we are in warren, pennsylvania. they are relying on a lot of help from the public. brian todd, appreciate it. joining me now, former fbi assistant director, chris smoker. chris, are you surprised authorities found items believed to be connected to this guy, leading them to believe he is in the area? not shocked. i mean, listen, with a lot of interest to the statement that authorities thought he had some help, that would have been help before he escaped in setting up these campsites and supplying them. i m curious why, if they were in a position to help, if he was in a position to set up that assistance, why he chose to stay on the force and not get picked up in a car, get out of the are
he then allegedly jumped down and fled on foot. the sheriff tonight disputing suggestions that he got a big head start. literally, i would say that soul red and blue lights within two minutes of leaving the trail. they were that close. , aged 34, is considered armed and dangerous and wanted in cases double the murder, kidnapping, carjacking and, arson. authorities describe him as a self taught survivalist with military experience. we have had a number of students reported, none of those have panned out. he was last seen wearing an orange and white striped jumpsuit, denim jacket, and crocs. more than 200 low enforcement officers are now involved in the manhunts. i have a strong belief that he is receiving help. authorities say they found a small stockpiles, or campsites, they believe her associate with him in surrounding wooded areas. that suggests he escaped the prison, he goes on the run, he knows where he is going, these locations where food and supplies and are wa
in the warren area, that s where he escaped from. how likely is that, though, and how do you contain somebody who has been on the run for days? it is very difficult to contain. and it is likely he is in that area. if he knows that area, fugitives tend to like to stay in areas that they re familiar with because they don t stand out, they blend in, because that s an area they re used to being in. so, it is likely he s still in that area. if they do have these campsites that appear to have resources and food and things like that that he can stage there or was brought there if he has some support, it is likely he ll stay in that area. he ll constantly be moving around. you want to track break-ins that people have in remote cabins. you want to track all that. you want the public assistance for keeping an eye out for this guy. it is likely he s in the area. but he will continually move around within that area. it takes a lot of time and effort to kind of not only
how long can a person survive on various and routes? and in what special skills will it take to capture a man who could do that and have nothing to lose? let s bring in our chief law enforcement analyst, john miller. sir, great to see you. pennsylvania state police say that they because these campsites seem to be stopped ahead of time. that suggests that he escapes the prison, that he goes on the run and that he knows where he s going to his designated locations where there s food, supplies and russians are waiting for him. what fascinates so many people about manhunts is how does a person of aid, law enforcement, how can a person of a law enforcement? i talked to so many experts, and they say one, if you get help they could last a longer time on the limb. on the other hand, if he has, helps there s more people to question. what is the truth there? both but let s go away from the generic man hunt. directly into the prison escape