Escaped Alabama inmate and corrections officer found in Indiana after 10-day manhunt
Vicky White, an Alabama corrections official, and Casey Cole White, an escaped capital murder suspect, were apprehended Monday afternoon in Evansville, Indiana, more than 200 miles away from where they disappeared on April 29.
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said authorities received a tip that Vicky White and Casey White — who are not related — were in Evansville, and they were later spotted driving in a Ford F-150. Officers began chasing the car, and it crashed. Casey White, who was driving, surrendered without incident, while Vicky White suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the U.S. Marshals Service told CBS News. Vicky White was rushed to a hospital, where she died of her injuries.
"We got a very dangerous man off the streets today," Singleton said. "And he is never going to see the light of day again." The escape was "obviously well planned and calculated," he added. "A lot of preparation went into this. They had plenty of resources, had cash, had vehicles, had everything they needed to pull this off, and that's what made this last week and a half so challenging."
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
On April 29, Vicky White told colleagues she was taking Casey White to a mental health evaluation at the courthouse. It was later determined there was no scheduled evaluation, and Vicky White and Casey White were both missing. Singleton said they spoke on the phone for several months leading up to the escape, and called their relationship "special."
This is a breaking news story, and has been updated throughout.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
-
Nigeria's worsening rate of maternal mortality
Under the radar Economic crisis is making hospitals unaffordable, with women increasingly not receiving the care they need
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
-
'Elevating Earth Day into a national holiday is not radical — it's practical'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
UAW scores historic win in South at VW plant
Speed Read Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join the United Auto Workers union
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Puffed rice and yoga: inside the collapsed tunnel where Indian workers await rescue
Speed Read Workers trapped in collapsed tunnel are suffering from dysentery and anxiety over their rescue
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
More than 2,000 dead following massive earthquake in Morocco
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Mexico's next president will almost certainly be its 1st female president
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
North Korea's Kim to visit Putin in eastern Russia to discuss arms sales for Ukraine war, U.S. says
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Gabon's military leader sworn in following coup in latest African uprising
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Nobody seems surprised Wagner's Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstances
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Western mountain climbers allegedly left Pakistani porter to die on K2
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
How an Alabama brawl became a watershed moment for race in America
Talking Point "No people are obligated to endure violence without defending themselves or being defended"
By Harold Maass Published