Vicky White

2022 - 5 - 10

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How did the Alabama inmate and officer evade authorities for so ... (USA TODAY)

Corrections officer Vicky White and inmate Casey White evaded police after escaping an Alabama jail for almost two weeks. How did they do it?

The Marshals Service also released photos of Vicky White showing what she would look like if her hair were darkened. Her internet history and social media connections may also come in handy, DePaul said. Vicky White, whom authorities have since called an accomplice, allegedly told coworkers she was taking Casey White to a courthouse appointment before the couple vanished. Vicky White was likely using new fake identities, too, he added. A warrant has since been issued for her arrest. They were arrested Monday after a police chase and subsequent car wreck in Evansville, Indiana, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said.

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Vicky White, Alabama corrections officer who escaped with inmate ... (CNN)

Alabama corrections officer Vicky White has died due to her injuries, Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County told CNN. She and escaped Alabama inmate ...

Vicky White, who was an assistant director of corrections for Lauderdale County, took Casey White from the county jail on April 29, saying she was taking him for a mental health evaluation, which authorities learned later had never been scheduled. "Obviously she well-planned this escape down to a T." The patrol car the officer and inmate took from the jail was found abandoned in a shopping center parking lot. Vicky White's jail keys, radio and handcuffs were found inside. "We don't wish any ill will on Vicky, but she has some answers to give us," he said. "He will be in a cell by himself," Singleton said. It was just a matter of time." "A lot of preparation went into this. Wedding said the duo were believed to have been in Evansville since May 3. Casey White was driving the car, according to the US Marshals, though Wedding had earlier told reporters Vicky White was the driver. Singleton said Casey White, 38, will be brought back to Alabama. The inmate faces previous murder charges. Authorities continued to watch them until a vehicle pursuit began, ending when a US Marshals task force member drove a vehicle into the Cadillac the pair were in.

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Alabama Prison Officer Vicky White Appears to Have Shot Self as ... (PEOPLE.com)

Vicky and Casey White — who aren't related but are believed to be in a romantic relationship — were located in Indiana Monday afternoon.

April 29 was her last day of work, and Vicky White sold her house a month ago. Surveillance footage revealed the patrol car stopped at a traffic light at 9:49 a.m., just two blocks from the parking lot where it was later found. Authorities have called Ridgeway's killing a murder-for-hire, according to AL.com. He pleaded not guilty and was being held in the Lauderdale County Detention Center. Authorities say Vicky told them she was bringing the inmate to court for a mental health evaluation — but no such appointment had been scheduled. "I hope she survives it," Sheriff Rick Singleton of Lauderdale County, Ala., said in a news conference Monday afternoon. According to multiple authorities, Casey and Vicky White — who are not related and reportedly have a romantic relationship — were located Monday when investigators followed up on a citizen tip that led them to an Evansville hotel.

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Prison officer Vicky White dead, escaped inmate Casey White ... (ABC News)

A prison officer who helped her lover escape jail dies after a dramatic police chase.

Casey White surrendered and Vicky White has been taken to the hospital for treatment," he said shortly after the arrest. The two had been the target of a nationwide manhunt since April 29, when Vicky White — the assistant director of corrections for the jail in Lauderdale County — helped engineer the escape of Casey White, who was awaiting trial in a capital murder case. Former jail official Vicky White has died and escaped inmate Casey White is in police custody after the pair were apprehended in Indiana.

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Vicky White's death 'doesn't surprise' Lauderdale sheriff (NewsNation Now)

(NewsNation) — The search for escaped inmate Casey White and his apparent accomplice, corrections officer Vicky White, has come to an end.

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Ex-corrections officer dies in hospital after 11 days on the run with ... (9News)

US Marshals have released photos of who they believe is Alabama fugitive Casey White caught on surveillance...

It was just a matter of time." The agency was offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of the inmate and up to $5000 for the former officer. Investigators found footage of White shopping for men's clothes at a department store and at an "adult store," Singleton said, adding she "obviously had a change of clothes" for the inmate. On Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced additional rewards of $5000 each for information leading to the capture and arrest of Vicky White and Casey White. Singleton said, "I've always expected this outcome. The agency said Casey White threatened his ex-girlfriend and her sister in 2015 if he ever got out, "he would kill them and he wanted police to kill him." The patrol car the officer and inmate took from the jail was found abandoned in a shopping centre parking lot. A reward of up to US$15,000 was being offered for information leading to his capture, and $10,000 for information leading to Vicky White's capture. Earlier, in Alabama, new charges were filed against Vicky White in relation to the escape of the inmate, the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department said. Marshals in Indiana said they were then "following up on a tip after a vehicle believed to have been used by the two fugitives from Alabama was found abandoned in the area". Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467. Investigators had been notified that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at a car wash in Evansville, 281km north of Williamson County, Tennessee, where the 2007 Ford Edge the pair had been traveling in was found abandoned.

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Former officer dies after she and fugitive are captured, official says (The Washington Post)

Vicky White, a former Alabama corrections officer, shot herself Monday as she was captured while traveling with murder suspect Casey White, officials said.

Casey White was sentenced to prison in 2019 for violent crimes committed one night in 2015, in Huntsville, Ala., NBC affiliate WAFF reported. He eventually pleaded not guilty because of insanity and tried to escape county custody, WAFF reported. “Our hope and prayer is that we get him before someone gets hurt,” Singleton said at a news conference in late April. He called Vicky White a well-regarded employee of 25 years who broke department policy by leaving the jail alone with a dangerous individual. Law enforcement zeroed in on the Whites on Monday after a local police officer spotted their car, Vanderburgh County, Ind., Sheriff Dave Wedding said at a news conference. “He is never going to see the light of day again.” Local, state and federal law enforcers had spent more than a week searching for the fugitives.

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Casey White manhunt: On-the-run prison officer Vicky White dies ... (Sky News)

Inmate Casey White and former correctional officer Vicky White disappeared after pretending to attend a bogus mental health evaluation.

it was later confirmed that she had died. As officers arrived, the pair fled in a vehicle. On Monday, officials learned that the pair were still in the area.

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Alabama Officer Vicky White Dies and Escapee Is Caught, Officials ... (The New York Times)

A national manhunt for a former corrections officer and the Alabama inmate she helped to escape last month ended Monday after a police pursuit resulted in a ...

Sheriff Singleton said after the capture on Monday that Mr. White would be “handcuffed and shackled” in his cell. “He was here in 2020 for an arraignment, a preliminary hearing,” Sheriff Singleton said. The U.S. Marshals Service warned that she and Mr. White might have been armed with a shotgun and an AR-15-style rifle. She had recently decided to retire, and the escape occurred on her last day of work. Ms. White told a booking officer at the jail that, after dropping off Mr. White, she intended to “seek medical assistance” for herself. Ms. White disappeared with Mr. White on the morning of April 29, after she left the jail under the pretext of escorting him to the county courthouse a few blocks away for a mental health evaluation. Ms. White’s patrol vehicle was left at a shopping center in Florence, where the pair switched vehicles, Sheriff Singleton said. Mr. White had already been serving a 75-year sentence for previous convictions, including two carjackings and multiple shootings. An arrest warrant was issued for her on a charge of permitting or facilitating an escape. The vehicle they were in, a Ford S.U.V., was found abandoned along a rural road in Tennessee later the same day. “He is never going to see the light of day again.” The former officer fatally shot herself, and the inmate surrendered, they said.

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Vicky White death: Alabama officer's death leaves questions about ... (CNN)

The nationwide search for a former Alabama corrections officer and the inmate she disappeared with ended Monday when Vicky White died after being ...

The pair initially disappeared April 29 when Vicky White said she was taking Casey White to the courthouse for a mental evaluation. Investigators previously released video of Vicky White at a Quality Inn in Florence, Alabama, where they say she stayed the night before the escape. Singleton said the inmate will be isolated in a cell. Casey White will be brought back to Alabama, where he was facing murder charges before his escape and already serving a 75-year sentence for other crimes. "And he's not going to get out of this jail again. Sunday night, investigators were told a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at a car wash in Evansville, which is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, where the pair is believed to have abandoned a vehicle they drove away in after ditching Vicky White's patrol car near the jail. "I am so disappointed in her," he said. As the investigation unfolded, the sheriff acknowledged her apparent behavior is inconsistent with the person her colleagues thought they knew. It was one of hundreds of tips officials combed through in the 11 days after Vicky White helped Casey White escape jail. The pair's capture brought to a close a lengthy manhunt that gained widespread attention. Authorities continued to watch them until a vehicle pursuit began, ending when a US Marshals task force member drove a vehicle into the Cadillac the pair were in. "What in the world provoked her, prompted her to pull a stunt like this, I don't know.

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Prison boss dies after 10-day manhunt (NEWS.com.au)

An Alabama murder suspect and the jail boss charged with helping him escape were captured Monday after a 10-day manhunt that ended with a car chase in ...

“When he gets out of incarceration, he is unable to stay on his medication and he even self-medicates by smoking methamphetamine or taking other illegal substances.” Lauderdale County Sheriff Singleton said the car likely was abandoned because of mechanical issues. She had recently submitted her retirement papers and sold her home in Lexington. “Now we have that direction and so all of our resources are there until we have another direction to pursue,” he told the outlet. “Even though we are seven days after the fact of the vehicle being dumped, we have that foundation, we have that springboard starting point,” Hunt told WAAY. Wedding said that Vicky was driving the vehicle.

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Ex-jail boss Vicky White dead after shooting herself as cops closed ... (New York Post)

An Alabama murder suspect was captured and the jail boss who helped him escape fatally shot herself on Monday after a 10-day manhunt that ended with a car.

“When he gets out of incarceration, he is unable to stay on his medication and he even self-medicates by smoking methamphetamine or taking other illegal substances.” She had recently submitted her retirement papers and sold her home in Lexington. Lauderdale County Sheriff Singleton said the car likely was abandoned because of mechanical issues. Vicky was unable to survive her injuries. Instead, she ditched the police cruiser she was driving and is believed to have fled with Casey in the Ford Edge sometime early that day. “When he’s on medication and in a supervised environment … he’s a decent person,” Bryant told the station.

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Alabama murder suspect Casey White, former corrections officer ... (NBC News)

A capital murder suspect and a corrections officer who is alleged to have helped him escape from an Alabama jail last month are in custody, authorities said ...

Vicky White had talked about retiring for months. But she had no appointment scheduled, Singleton said. Investigators later confirmed that such an evaluation was never scheduled, Singleton said. She had sold her house, and her last day of work as a Lauderdale County corrections officer was supposed to be April 29 — the day she and Casey White vanished. The Marshals Service was offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of Casey White and an additional $5,000 for information leading to the capture of Vicky White. Additional details about their relationship have not been disclosed.

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Hunt for Alabama fugitives comes to an end: What we know about ex ... (USA TODAY)

The search for Vicky White and Casey White ended Monday after a chase in Evansville, Indiana. Here's what we know.

When Vicky White left the jail with Casey White, she told coworkers she was taking him to a mental health evaluation. The search for the Whites, who are not related, began in late April after Vicky White told coworkers she was taking Casey White to a courthouse appointment. The patrol car was found abandoned at a shopping center later that day. The Marshals had described White as 6 feet, 9 inches and weighing approximately 330 pounds. He also was set to go on trial next month on capital murder charges in a 2015 murder-for-hire slaying and could face the death penalty if convicted. “We got a dangerous man off the street today.

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Casey White, Vicky White captured in car chase but Vicky shoots ... (Economic Times)

A tip from the public Sunday led to authorities chasing Casey White and Vicky White, ending up with Vicky White shooting herself.

Vicky White had the trust, and she exploited it. Vicky White was supposed to take Casey White to the courthouse for a mental evaluation. Another important thing to note is that Vicky White submitted her retirement papers a week before the escape. According to Kelly, when officers pulled Casey White out of the car, Vicky White pointed a gun to her head and shot herself. Vicky White was under the charges of permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree. The authorities started watching Vicky and Casey White, leading to the car chase. Vicky White's family and colleagues were stunned to know about the possibility of a romantic relationship between the pair. Vicky White was supposed to take Casey White to the courthouse for a mental evaluation. Vicky White had the trust, and she exploited it. According to Kelly, when officers pulled Casey White out of the car, Vicky White pointed a gun to her head and shot herself. Another important thing to note is that Vicky White submitted her retirement papers a week before the escape. Vicky White's family and colleagues were stunned to know about the possibility of a romantic relationship between the pair.

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Analysis: How Vicky White and Casey White's escape plan was ... (CNN)

Jailer Vicky White and inmate Casey White had a head start when they fled Alabama, law enforcement experts say. Unforced errors brought it to an end. By Dakin ...

The officer and inmate were believed to have been in Evansville since May 3, Wedding said. Complicating that was Casey White's attention-grabbing 6-foot-9 frame, which for authorities is "better than having a tattoo on your forehead," Moriarty said. Fugitives often discard a vehicle at an airport or a large shopping center parking lot, where it may not be discovered for some time, he said before the pair was found. "She arranged: purchased the getaway car, she sold her house, got her hands on cash, she went shopping, bought clothes for him. They had plenty of resources, had cash, had vehicles, had everything they needed to pull this off." The preparation that went into the fugitives' flight from the Lauderdale County jail gave them a strong head start on authorities intent on catching them.

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Cash, guns, wigs found in Vicky White and Casey White's getaway car (New York Post)

Former Alabama jail boss Vicky White and escaped inmate Casey Cole White were stocked with cash, wigs and a small arsenal, cops revealed Tuesday.

Investigators later determined there was no such appointment and the two had fled town. Earlier Tuesday, Casey had a brief court appearance in Evansville, where he waived his right to extradition. They did say that Vicky had participated in the plan willingly.

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Vicky White shot herself after crash; Casey White planned 'shootout ... (al.com)

The coroner's office will ... determine if it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The initial indication [is] that it was," Vanderburgh County, Ind. Sheriff ...

And they removed the murderer from the vehicle simultaneously,” Wedding added. Northern District of Alabama U.S. Marshal Marty Keely, in an interview with CNN Monday night, said that after the crash “we got Casey White out (and he) immediately announced that his wife had shot herself in the head and that he didn’t do it.” “As they approached the vehicle, it was obvious that the female driver was unconscious and still had a weapon in her hand. The two were spotted at a car wash in a F-150. Wedding said at the car wash they stole the Cadillac they were in at the time of the capture. Wedding said Tuesday on NBC News’ TODAY that the Monday afternoon chase that led to the capture of escaped inmate Casey White was “very short” and began after an officer spotted a vehicle matching one linked to the pair. “They were in a grassy area, so three of our task force members actually rammed the vehicle and pushed it into a ditch, so it ended up on its side,” Wedding said.

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Alabama jailbreak mystery deepens as manhunt ends with prison ... (9News)

Vicky White, 56, was pronounced dead at a hospital after Casey White, 38, gave up without a fight in Evansv...

"As they approached the vehicle it was obvious that the female driver was unconscious and still had a weapon in her hand. Their flight was not discovered for much of the day. Singleton said it appeared the plan had been in the works for some time. "This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. "The pursuit was very short. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

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Vicky White, ex-corrections officer accused of helping Alabama ... (NBC News)

Vicky White, the former Alabama corrections officer accused of helping a murder suspect escape from jail, died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound.

They were tracked to Evansville, Indiana, about 270 miles north of the jail, after Casey White was seen on a security camera washing a Ford F-150 pickup. It's not clear what led to the pursuit or why they were in Evansville. White, 56, died Monday hours after she and escaped inmate Casey White were captured in Indiana following a car crash that ended a manhunt that spanned more than week. Singleton said Vicky White didn't have an appointment scheduled for that day. A car chase ensued with U.S. marshals. The duo were on the run for more than a week.

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