'Escape at Dannemora': The real stories of Lyle Mitchell, Gene Palmer and Catherine Leahy Scott after the infamous 2015 prison break

It's time we shed a little light on the people who, even though, did not actively participate in the plans, still very much made an impact on the whole incident
UPDATED DEC 4, 2018

A lot of talk has been buzzing around the new Showtime series, 'Escape at Dannemora', especially because of what a dark, skillfully portrayed prison drama it is from Ben Stiller. While the true incident of the infamous 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape has raised conversations on the real-life stories behind the main characters involved, those sitting on the sidelines are no less intriguing.

So far, we have reviewed how prison inmates Richard Matt (Benicio del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano) managed to successfully pull off their elaborate escape plan with the help of the prison tailor shop employee Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell (Patricia Arquette). Now it's time we shed a little light on the people who, even though, did not actively participate in the plans, still very much made an impact on the whole incident

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