The following article contains references to suicide.
Casey White was able to escape from prison in 2022 but could not avoid capture or a new sentence, as detailed in Jailbreak: Love on the run. The 2024 Netflix true crime documentary film follows the true story of Casey and Vicky White, a couple who were the source of widespread media attention when she helped him break out of prison. Before the escape, Vicki White worked as the assistant director of operations at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, (where Casey White was imprisoned) for 17 years. However, her last day on the job did not go as expected.
After her retirement party, Vicki White tells her coworkers that she is accompanying Casey White to the courthouse for a mental health evaluation. But they never returned to the prison. The police then learned that Casey and Vicki White had a secret relationship that had been going on for two years. They claimed to be in love, but love was not enough to save them from their fate. Casey and Vicki White were on the run for 11 days before police found themtook the former into custody. As for Vicki White, she later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head.
Casey White is serving life in prison at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama today
White was captured 11 days after his escape
According to TodayBefore breaking out of prison with Vicki White’s help, Casey White was serving a 75-year sentence for various crimes he committed in 2015 at the Lauderdale County Detention Center. He is also awaiting trial for the murder of Connie Ridgeway. However, after his prison escape and subsequent capture, he pleaded guilty to escape and was sentenced to life in prison in June 2023. His guilty plea came in exchange for prosecutors dropping a felony murder charge For Vicky White’s death. He is currently serving his life sentence at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama.
After his sentencing, Casey White apologized for his crimes (per NBC News). He explained:
“We just wanted a new life together because she knew the truth. I can handle the truth because I know who I am. I chose this path. It cost me my life and freedom.”
Casey White’s charges and what happened to him after his 2022 prison escape
White is charged with first-degree prison escape
After Casey White’s trial for his prison escape in July 2023, prosecutors suspended the capital murder case for Connie Ridgeway’s 2015 death with her family’s support. As of writing this article, White continues to serve his life sentence without the possibility of parole (which he is serving concurrently with his previous 75-year sentence) at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility. Meanwhile, as revealed in the 2024 Netflix true crime documentary Jailbreak: Love on the runVicki White was rushed to the hospital after the couple’s arrest and was pronounced dead hours later.
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Sources: Today, NBC News