Wouldn't Read About It

The Silverwater Helicopter Jailbreak

Wouldn't Read About It

Show Notes

In March 1999, convicted armed robber John Killick pulled off one of the most outrageous prison escapes in Australian history, with a little help from his new found lover of only several months. Russian librarian Lucy Dudko had hatched a daring plan to get Killick out of Sydney’s maximum-security Silverwater prison, using an escape method so audacious that nobody saw it coming - until they did. What followed was a dramatic getaway, 45 days on the run and one of the wildest love stories in Australian criminal history.

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