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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 2009

Page

7

Little Houdini of the Hills A Lifelong Jail Breaker

Christopher Daniel Gay known as Little Houdini recounts a life of escapes from sheriffs deputies to jail, a mobile home childhood, running from Wisconsin to Texas to Tennessee, stealing vehicles and buses, and a run to Daytona with law enforcement pursuit closing in. He details hijacking a Wal Mart tractor-trailer and evading capture to reach his dying mother, then planning further escapes while in custody. He is currently serving an 18 month sentence in a Florida prison.

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Ballad of Christopher Daniel Gay Follows a Fugitive’s Rise and Fall

The tale traces Christopher Daniel Gay a Florida escapee whose life stirred a bluegrass ballad and a high-stakes chase. It recounts his flight from police his failed reunion with his dying mother Anna Shull and his struggle to reform amid multiple state charges and prison.

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