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Escaped Killer David Sweat Tells All, Throws 'Shaw Skank' Joyce Mitchell Under the Bus
The New York Post ^ | By Jamie Schram, Bruce Golding, Kevin Fasick and Larry Celona June 30, 2015 | 7:32 | By Jamie Schram, Bruce Golding, Kevin Fasick and Larry Celona

Posted on 06/30/2015 12:24:48 PM PDT by drewh

Captured killer David Sweat gave cops a blow-by-blow of his escape and time on the run with fellow fugitive Richard Matt — revealing that their original plan was to flee to Mexico with the help of Shaw-skank prison worker Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell.

Sweat claimed the lovestruck sewing-shop supervisor, who is charged with smuggling tools to the convicted killers, was the only other person who knew of their elaborate breakout plan, sources said on Monday.

Sweat — who a source said was “spilling his guts” to investigators — said he and Matt planned to drive to Mexico in Mitchell’s car following their June 6 escape.

He said Matt, who had the words “Mexico Forever” tattooed on his back, came up with the idea of heading south of the border, boasting of connections he made while serving time for a fatal stabbing there, sources said.

“They would kill Mitchell’s husband and then get in the car and drive to Mexico on the theory that Mitchell was in love with one or both of them,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

“Then they would go live happily ever after — which is a fairy tale that I wasn’t read as a child, but we will believe what we want to believe.”

When Mitchell got cold feet and failed to show up, however, the escapees had to improvise and decided to head to Canada.

Sweat, 35, told cops he and Matt, 49, broke into a series of hunting camps and cabins they used as hideouts and ransacked for weapons, food, clothing and other supplies, sources said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: dannemoraescape; newyork
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1 posted on 06/30/2015 12:24:48 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

If she had in fact picked them up, they would have each done her one last time, then whacked her..


2 posted on 06/30/2015 12:26:01 PM PDT by ken5050
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To: ken5050

exactly, why waste the time and go back to her house.


3 posted on 06/30/2015 12:27:33 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

She is so lucky. They would have killed her, dumped her where she would never be found, and taken the car. No doubt in my mind.


4 posted on 06/30/2015 12:28:38 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Win or Lose, Still a "12"!)
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To: SandyInSeattle

agree


5 posted on 06/30/2015 12:30:21 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: drewh

I say let’s grant him his wish and send him to Mexico.
Life for him there would be a lot less pleasant than in prison. Plus it would help to even up the immigration score just a bit.


6 posted on 06/30/2015 12:30:47 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SandyInSeattle

After they drove her to an ATM and forced her to empty her bank account...


7 posted on 06/30/2015 12:33:54 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Win or Lose, Still a "12"!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

>>>He (Matt) had sardines with him when he was killed, sources said.<<<

I almost feel sorry for him. Almost. Hopefully they were King Oscar brand sardines.


8 posted on 06/30/2015 12:35:00 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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To: SandyInSeattle
dumped her where she would never be found
Well, not by NY State LEOs anyway. The people around this prison have no idea how lucky they were no one was killed by the two scumbag escapees.
Both had no chance of ever being released from prison and absolutely nothing to lose.
That they escaped at all speaks volumes and that it took over three weeks to catch them is flat-out shameful.
9 posted on 06/30/2015 12:36:17 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: SandyInSeattle

did you see her house I don’t think that would have been good for a Happy Meal.


10 posted on 06/30/2015 12:38:01 PM PDT by angcat
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To: drewh

Good.


11 posted on 06/30/2015 12:38:16 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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To: drewh
Sweat — who a source said was “spilling his guts” to authorities

Along with several pints of blood.

12 posted on 06/30/2015 12:39:05 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: SandyInSeattle; ealgeone

Her suddenly getting "cold feet" was the only thing that saved her miserable life.
They could have disappeared pretty well in Mexico...not so much in Canada.

13 posted on 06/30/2015 12:39:21 PM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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that it took over three weeks to catch them is flat-out shameful

I know those woods very well.

People go in in the Fall, they find the bones in the Spring.

NYSP did a fantastic job.

14 posted on 06/30/2015 12:39:57 PM PDT by Jim Noble (If you can't discriminate, you are not free)
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To: Jim Noble
People go in in the Fall, they find the bones in the Spring.
So what? They didn't have 100s and 100s of LEOS and gobs of 21st century technology looking for them.
15 posted on 06/30/2015 12:45:10 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: drewh

Biggest winner of all? Her husband-— he can move on with his life without his whore bride. Put her and Sweat together in the same cell. The lovely jailbirds-— she can clean the latrine and he can throw out the garbage —not her of course.


16 posted on 06/30/2015 12:45:23 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: ken5050

[they would have each done her one last time]

She’s a two bagger, the only reason they ‘did’ her in the first place was to get her to do what they needed.


17 posted on 06/30/2015 12:50:11 PM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: RetSignman

That and she was the only woman they had access too.


18 posted on 06/30/2015 12:56:16 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: drewh

I wonder how long it will take before this gets made into a tv movie.


19 posted on 06/30/2015 12:59:32 PM PDT by uptowngirl
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To: prisoner6

YUM
Sardines are good!


20 posted on 06/30/2015 12:59:50 PM PDT by NEMDF
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