Escape at Dannemora - The Untold Story of America's Most Audacious Prison Break
By Oliver Pope
Length1h 35m
About this audiobook
June 6, 2015. Two convicted killers vanish from America's most secure prison.
For 150 years, no one escaped Clinton Correctional—until Richard Matt and David Sweat did the impossible. Armed with hacksaw blades smuggled in frozen meat, they spent five months cutting through steel walls and navigating a maze of steam tunnels beneath the prison. Their secret weapon? A lonely prison seamstress who fell for a killer's charm.
What followed was a 23-day manhunt that gripped the nation. Over 1,000 officers. Millions of dollars. Dense Adirondack wilderness. And two desperate men just 1.5 miles from the Canadian border when it all came crashing down.
This is the complete story of manipulation, obsession, and audacity—where a forbidden prison romance fueled America's most brazen escape. One died in a hail of bullets. One was captured bleeding in a field. And the woman who made it possible? She became the most infamous prison employee in history.
Audiobook details
GenreTrue Crime, Action and Adventure
Length1 hr 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION: WHEN THE IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES REALITY
9CHAPTER 8: THE VANISHING ACT - JUNE 5-6, 2015
2CHAPTER 1: LITTLE SIBERIA - THE FORTRESS THAT COULDN'T BE BROKEN
10CHAPTER 9: DISCOVERY AND PANIC - JUNE 6, 2015, 5:30 A.M.
3CHAPTER 2: RICHARD MATT - ARTIST, CHARMER, MONSTER
11CHAPTER 10: THE MANHUNT - 23 DAYS IN THE WILDERNESS
4CHAPTER 3: DAVID SWEAT - THE COP KILLER WHO BECAME A GHOST
12CHAPTER 11: THE END OF RICHARD MATT - JUNE 26, 2015
5CHAPTER 4: JOYCE MITCHELL - THE SEAMSTRESS WHO FELL FOR A KILLER
13CHAPTER 12: DAVID SWEAT'S CAPTURE - JUNE 28, 20
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6CHAPTER 5: THE PLAN TAKES SHAPE - MONTHS OF CAREFUL PREPARATION
14CHAPTER 13: AFTERMATH AND ACCOUNTABILITY
7CHAPTER 6: THE CUTTING BEGINS - FIVE MONTHS OF SILENT LABOR
15EPILOGUE: LESSONS FROM DANNEMORA
8CHAPTER 7: THE FINAL PREPARATIONS - JOYCE'S GROWING TERROR
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