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A man named george wright escaped from the bay side state prison in new jersey in the year 1970. mr. wright stole the wardens car and drove it to detroit where he successfully evaded law enforcement for two years. in part reportedly while working as a model. after two years in detroit, george wright and five accomplices were able to hijack a delta air lines flight departing from the detroit airport. back then, bags were not screened and so mr. wright dressed up as a priest, smuggled a gun on to ...

Serbia under an assumed name. hes proved responsible for the massacre in 1995 and hes at the hague facing genocide charges. getting him meant there was one more fugitive wanted for bosnian war crimes. at one point there were 161 of these guys out standing. by may of this year one was left wanted on the list. in july they got him, too. goren. he apparently ran out of money. after seven years on the lam. they caught him when he was trying to sell a stolen painting. this one. portrait of a man. if ...

He tried contacting family in the u.s. portuguese authorities arrested him. hes been held without bail. osama bin laden, the last two serbian war crime suspects, whitey bulger and george wright wanted for 40 years. bad use for fugitives. good year for fugitive finders.

Officials from the new jersey department of corrections tracked wright to portugal when he tried contacting family in the u.s. portuguese authorities arrested him. hes been held without bail. osama bin laden, the last two serbian war crime suspects, whitey bulger and george wright wanted for 40 years. bad use for fugitives. good year for fugitive finders. [ male announcer ] this...is jets pizza -- sterling heights, michigan. in here, food is inspected, perfected and occasionally rejected. with a...

See? unbelievab unbelievably, the hijacking and hostage staking worked. after refueling in boston george wright and the others flew to algeria. the president of algeria welcomed them after relieve them of their $1 million ransom and let them stay in the country. over the years the accomplices were rounded up and arrested in various countries. george wright escaped capture. because you lremain on the lam for years or decades doesnt mean the agencies one day stopped looking for you. agents may ret...

Later that month, captured after 16 years in hiding living in serbia under an assumed name. hes proved responsible for the massacre in 1995 and hes at the hague facing genocide charges. getting him meant there was one more fugitive wanted for bosnian war crimes. at one point there were 161 of these guys jut standing. by may of this year one was left wanted on the list. in july they got him, too. goren . he apparently ran out of money. after seven years on the lam. they caught him when he was try...

Jon: well this story broke during our hours yesterday. a fugitive behind one of the most brazen hijacking in american history is a fugitive no more. the fbi finally catches up with 70s militant george wright after this now, 68-year-old convicted killer lived in come ford for years, even raising a family on the portuguese coast in a beautiful resort town. on the phone with us, charlie webster, a reporter for the asbury park, press. this guy murdered a gas station owner back in the 1970s, right? >...

Result of a giant security breach. it started with a prison break. a man named george wright escaped from the bay side state prison in ew jersey in the year 1970. mr. wright stole the wardens car and drove it to detroit where he successfully evaded law enforcement for two years. in part reportedly while working as a model. after two years in detroit, george wright and five accomplices were able to hijack a delta air lines flight departing from the detroit airport. back then, bags were not screen...

Officials from the new jersey department of corrections tracked wright to portugal when he tried contacting family in the u.s. portuguese authorities arrested him. hes been held without bail. osama bin laden, the last two serbian war crime suspects, whitey bulger and george wright wanted for 40 years. bad use for fugitives. good year for fugitive finders. t are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oi...

And hostage staking worked. after refueling in boston george wright and the others flew to algeria. the president of algeria welcomed them after relieve them of their $1 million ransom and let them stay in the country. over the years the accomplices were rounded up and arrested in various countries. george wright escaped capture. because you remain on the lam for years or decades doesnt mean the agencies one day stopped looking for you. agents may retire. you as a wanted man or woman, you stay w...