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I Almost Got Away With It S8

Premieres Sundays from 9th June, 9pm

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In 2015, the Associated Press reported that there are more than 220 state prison escapees in the US who are listed as on the loose. This show isn't about them, but the criminals who went on the run and almost got away with it.

No criminal wants to go to prison so some go on the run. Their stories may be different, but their motives are always the same - to stay out of prison and live life on the run by using their families, fake identification and even violence to remain fugitives. But evading capture is easier said than done.

From a serial bank robber dubbed the Handsome Guy Bandit to an escape artist who spent two decades pulling off daring prison raids, each episode recreates the first-hand accounts of dangerous men and women who outfoxed police for months, years, and even decades.

In this ten part series, discover why these fugitives turned to crime, how they changed their identities and evaded the law, and how law enforcement used all means necessary to send them back where they belong: behind bars.