BeforeBen Stiller’sSeveranceseries took offon Apple TV+ in 2022,Escape at Dannemoraproved his directorial ability in television.
Ultimately, their plan worked out exactly as they had imagined it would.
The pipe led them to a street grate approximately one block from the Clinton Correctional Facility.
In December 1997, Matt and an accomplice kidnapped Matt’s boss named William Rickerson.
Matt intended to rob Rickerson and beat and torture him before killing him by snapping his neck.
He dismembered Rickerson’s body and disposed of it in the Niagra River before fleeing to Mexico.
Sweat and two accomplices burglarized a fireworks store in Great Bend, Pennsylvania to steal weapons.
Sweat’s accomplice then delivered two fatal shots to Tarisa’s head.
Both Sweat and his accomplice pleaded guilty to first-degree murder to get to avoid capital punishment.
Escape at Dannemora is a crime drama based on a real-life prison break in upstate New York. The series explores the complex relationships and manipulations among two convicted murderers and the facility’s staff member who becomes entangled in their escape plan, revealing underlying themes of desperation and vulnerability.
They received life sentences without parole.
Surrounded by law enforcement and holding a shotgun, Matt was given orders to put his weapon down.
After he refused, Matt was shot and killed by law enforcement.
Sweat was brought to a hospital in Albany after being shot and captured by law enforcement.
Joyce Mitchell was released from a Connecticut prison in February 2020.
She has expressed remorse for her decision to help Matt and Sweat escape as depicted inEscape at Dannemora.
