Wright, 68, broke out of a New Jersey prison in 1970 while serving time for murdering a World War II hero, Walter Patterson, during a robbery in 1962. He then joined up with the Black Liberation Army, hiding out for a couple years. He allegedly returned to his criminal ways in Detroit in 1972, boarding Delta Airlines flight 841 bound for Miami with several other armed conspirators. Wright was dressed as a priest and allegedly carried a hollowed-out Bible with a gun hidden inside.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Fugitive Hijacker Caught After 40 Years
After more than 40 years on the run, a member of a group that forced FBI agents to deliver ransom money at a Miami airport in nothing but their swimsuits has been caught. George Wright, on the lam since 1970, was arrested by authorities Monday in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Wright, 68, broke out of a New Jersey prison in 1970. Old and still a gangsta. Pillar of the community
Bama bringing him home to collect social security.
Aint the statue of limitations up for this guy?
No statute of limitations on murder.
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