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Hostage Ends Jailbreak Try With Escapees
A gang of three escaped prisoners from Texas led a 15 hour escape through Louisiana held hostages across multiple parishes. They released five after negotiations with Gov. McKeithen and were eventually captured near Flatwoods Kisatchie National Forest.
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Natchitoches
James Marion Sumitter
Garry Robert Wil
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Leo Martin
Flatwoods
Kisatchie National Forest
Brown
J.M. Nealy
Marshall
Tex
J.C. Norman
Herbert DeSoto
Mansfield
DeSoto
Texas
McKeithen
Nealy