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Inmates executed this 1987 South Dakota jail break with preparation and precision
SIOUX FALLS PENITENTIARY, SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES, MAY 26 – The 1987 escape involved six inmates serving time for serious crimes and led to a multi-year manhunt with arrests across multiple states, authorities said.
- Six inmates escaped from Sioux Falls Penitentiary on May 26, 1987, after executing a year-long, three-phase plan.
- The inmates sawed through bars, accessed a ventilation shaft and tunnel, then opened an electronic gate to break out early that morning.
- Among the fugitives were Rodney Berget, who later murdered a prison guard, and James Weddell, serving 80 years for manslaughter and on the Most Wanted list.
- Authorities captured Dean Nilles on May 27, 1987, shortly after his escape, in the vicinity of Scotland, South Dakota, while James Weddell was apprehended during a 1989 traffic stop close to Rapid City.
- The escape caused widespread fear, led to nationwide warnings, and resulted in death penalties for Berget and Robert after murder convictions years later.
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Inmates executed this 1987 South Dakota jail break with preparation and precision
SIOUX FALLS – It was described as a prison break scene straight out of a movie. Six inmates at the Sioux Falls Penitentiary executed a plan on May 26, 1987 that was a year in the making when they successfully escaped from prison, leaving the community in a state of fear and disbelief. The escape plan included three distinct phases, all of which took the inmates roughly one-and-a-half hours to execute. First, they used a hacksaw to break through …
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