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| - Details: 19-year-old Travis Wade Duncan was arrested in 1992 for possession of a stolen weapon, which had apparently been stolen from his employer. His family was unable to pay for his bail, so he had to stay in an Oklahoma jail to await trial, and while there a man named John Fisher, who was awaiting trial for murder, influenced and convinced him to help him escape. Then, on August 9, 1992, his bail was reduced which allowed his family to pay it off and get him released. Then on August 19, he arrived at the jail and pulled a gun on one of the deputies. He locked the deputy in a jail cell and freed Fisher, and they, along with another inmate, Timothy Johnson, escaped from the jail. They went on a wild police chase at speeds up to 100mph and during this, Fisher pulled out a gun and began fi
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| - Details: 19-year-old Travis Wade Duncan was arrested in 1992 for possession of a stolen weapon, which had apparently been stolen from his employer. His family was unable to pay for his bail, so he had to stay in an Oklahoma jail to await trial, and while there a man named John Fisher, who was awaiting trial for murder, influenced and convinced him to help him escape. Then, on August 9, 1992, his bail was reduced which allowed his family to pay it off and get him released. Then on August 19, he arrived at the jail and pulled a gun on one of the deputies. He locked the deputy in a jail cell and freed Fisher, and they, along with another inmate, Timothy Johnson, escaped from the jail. They went on a wild police chase at speeds up to 100mph and during this, Fisher pulled out a gun and began firing at a highway patrolman. During the pursuit, he also threw several bottle bombs at the patrol cars, but they all failed to detonate. The truck then smashed through a metal gate at the entrance of Kerr Lake and came to rest on the side of the road and at that point they got out and began firing at the officer; nobody was injured. Finally, they fled onto a peninsuala that stuck out into the lake, which trapped them. By nightfall, the police sealed off all possible escape routes, and Fisher and Johnson were captured, around 10pm. At first, they claimed that Duncan had been shot and killed in the woods, but later claimed that he had actually separated from them and vanished. Amazingly, he had eluded police detection, and has not been seen since. One month later, the badly decomposed body of a young man was found on the south shore of Kerr Lake. It was determined that he was a camper who had vanished around the same time that Duncan had disappeared. He had been shot in the head, and investigators believe that Duncan murdered him in order to flee in his pickup truck. He has not been seen since. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 17, 1993 episode. Results: Captured. Thanks to viewers tips, Travis Wade Duncan was arrested, tried, and convicted and given a nine year sentence, and was released in 2002. Investigators now believe that he was not involved in the death of the camper. Meanwhile, John Fisher was given a life sentence for the murder that he was awaiting trial for, along with other charges relating to the escape and shootout. Timothy Johnson served time and also has since been released. Links: None
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