Death Row Inmate Escaped With Toilet Paper and Candy

How do you escape an "inescapable" maximum-security jail? For John Parsons, a man facing the death penalty for killing a police officer, the answer was found in his own cell. He began scraping at a single loose brick, hiding his work with an ingenious camouflage paste made from toothpaste and... Jolly Rancher candy. This is the true story of one of the most creative prison escapes in US history. He spent weeks crafting a makeshift rope from bed sheets, newspaper, and even toilet paper, hiding it all behind that camouflaged brick.

Then, in broad daylight, he vanished over the rooftop wall, triggering the largest manhunt in Ohio history. The escape of Officer Larry Cox's killer stunned the nation and sparked a desperate search through the woods of Chillicothe. Parsons became a ghost, living off the land, evading K-9 units and helicopters, and landing himself on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. This is the story of a brilliant escape and the relentless, personal hunt to bring a fugitive to justice.


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