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An inmate who as soon as escaped from jail by hiding in a canine crate, and whose story impressed a ebook and a film, died behind bars on Sunday on the age of 45 in Arizona.

John Manard managed to flee from a jail in Lansing, Kansas, in 2006, whereas serving a life sentence for a suburban Kansas City killing.

It was there that the then-27-year-old met and struck up a romantic relationship with Toby Dorr, then Young, a 47-year-old married mom of two who labored serving to prisoners prepare animals for adoption.

On February 12, 2006, Dorr hid Manard in a canine crate earlier than driving him out of the jail, with jail officers saying she took benefit of the belief she gained whereas working this system to take action.

A guard who acknowledged Dorr reportedly didn’t completely search the van.

The pair had been captured 12 days after the escape in Tennessee, about 90 miles south of a distant cabin they’d been hiding out at, with the story that includes on Dateline and changing into the inspiration for the film, Jailbreak Lovers.

Authorities traced them after receiving a tip that Dorr, utilizing a false title, had purchased a pickup truck in Missouri previous to the escape, in accordance with Kansas Corrections Department spokesman Bill Miskell on the time.

On the receipt they discovered the deal with of a distant cabin in Alpine, Tennessee, and determined to stake out the property.

“They had a pretty good head start, but they left some crumbs along the way,” Deputy U.S. Marshal Ray Stewart stated on the time. “I guess you could say we were hungry.”

Her husband filed for divorce after her arrest. When she later remarried, she grew to become Toby Dorr.

She ended up serving 27 months for her position in breaking Manard out of jail, and likewise pleaded responsible in federal courtroom to giving him a gun.

After Dorr’s 2008 launch, she wrote a ebook recounting what occurred in her memoir, Living With Conviction. She additionally remarried.

In a Facebook publish, Dorr claimed Manard had requested for a bible in May, which she and her husband, Chris, obliged by sending “A nice red leather study bible – his favorite color.”

“Many of our latest conversations had been deep into biblical tales,” she added.

She also revealed the three discussed Manard joining the Dorr couple to start a podcast, 2 Dorrs Downabout “time devoted to ending felony homicide.”

Apparently in love with the idea, Manard said August 23 he would call Dorr and her husband on Monday night to be recorded for the first episode.

“John is lastly free,” wrote Dorr on Manard’s death before he could contribute to the podcast. “But I’m crushed.”

Per customary process, his demise is being investigated in session with the county medical expert’s workplace, in accordance with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry