9 Women Who Escaped From Prison In Crazy Ways!

From women who snuck out of jail for sanity’s sake to those who were simply desperate for freedom, here are nine stories of women who escaped from prison.

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9. DEBORAH GAVIN
It's easy to think that all prisoners who attempt to escape prison do it because they want freedom, and many do it for that exact reason. But in the case of Deborah Gavin, there was a much purer reason for her escape.

8. MARGARET B. SMITH
Margaret B. Smith was caught and convicted of writing bogus checks in the amount of $200 each in 1974. $200 may not seem like a lot of money now, but it was back then, and forging checks is a serious crime!

7. NIANTIC FIVE
In 1984, there was only one women’s correctional facility in northern Connecticut. It was called Niantic Correctional and had very loose security measures.

6. JUDY LYNN HAYMAN
Judy Lynn Hayman was serving a maximum two year sentence in the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Township, Michigan for stealing clothing from a store. About halfway through her sentence, in 1977, the 23-year-old escaped from the prison, and she evaded authorities for decades. In fact, she wasn't caught until 27 years later.

5. SAMANTHA LOPEZ
Samantha Lopez was an accomplice in a bank robbery that happened in Georgia. After getting caught, she was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison, which was to be carried out in Dublin, California. While serving her time, Lopez met a man named Ronald McIntosh.

4. SUSAN LEFEVRE
On the surface, Marie Walsh was your typical housewife. She had a husband and some kids, and she was living the dream in a very nice house. But one day, police officers stopped at her house to ask her a question: "Are you Susan LeFevre?"

3. SARAH JO PENDER
At her trial, Sarah Jo Pender was called the "Female Charles Manson,” because she apparently had manipulated and masterminded the death of two people. In 2000, Pender attended a concert and met a man named Richard Hull, who was not only a convicted felon, he was also a drug dealer.

2. LYNETTE “SQUEAKY” FROMME
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme is somewhat of a legend in her own right, as she was one of Charles Manson's most loyal associates as a member of his “Helter Skelter” family.

1. ASSATA SHAKUR
Assata Shakur was a member of the Black Liberation Army and a well-known political activist - and she wasn't afraid to go to extremes for the causes she believed in. In 1973, there was an altercation on the New Jersey Turnpike between an officer and a Black Liberation Army member

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