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Seven Federal Prisoners Escape Route Sparks West Virginia Search
Abandoned car with prison guards caps and shirts found in South Charleston shifts manhunt for seven federal escapees from a bus transfer near Thornburg Virginia. Officers block roads across the Shenandoah Valley while state police and federal agents pursue across Madison county to Rapidan and beyond. Names of the fugitives include Charles F. Cole Gerald Montague Luther Morris John Gibson Hugh Penny Walter Smith and Raymond Walker.
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Charleston
W. Va
C. W. Ray
South Charleston
Kornbure
Atlanta
Lewisburg
Rapidan
Kentucky
Kenya
Catlettsburg
Here
Sheradoah Valley
Piedmont
Virinia
Ois
Thornburg
Fredericksburg
Madison Courthouse
Pidan
Skyline Drive
Charles F. Cole
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gerald Montague
Paducah
Luther Morris
John Gibson
Big Stone Gap
Hugh Penny
Walter Smith
Cincinnati
Raymond Walker
Columbus
Ohio
Richmond
Henrico County
Pennsylvania
Ruby Lee Thurston
Guinea
Chris A. Laurson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richmond-Washington
Clinton E. Campbell
W. E. Godschalk
H. Glen Cunningham
Laurson
Cunningham