Itwasquite a mediasensationin 2006 whenheescapedhis 25 yearprisonsentence, twoofhisfriendsrented a touristhelicopterandmadethepilotlandintheprisonyard a yearafterhewasreturnedtoprisonin 2008 palAcosta's escapedagaininalmosttheexactsameway.
Thistimetheyclimbed a ropeladdertothehelicoptertoescapehisaccomplice.
Alcatraz.
I wascapturedandisservingouthisprisontimepalletCosta's isstillfreeandhassincebeendubbedtheUncatchableNumberfourFreedomorfame.
However, theyfilmedtheirentirebreakouton a contrabandcellphone.
Thevideoshowsthemcrawlingintoeventtheyclimbedthroughplumbingtunnelstotherooftop, althoughtheirmethodofgettingtothegroundwasn't filmed, theylaterclaimedtouse a rope, theykidnapped a cabdriverwhodrovethemtowheretheyhad a vansetupwithsupplies.
Whenyouthinkof a prisonerlockedupalonein a prisoncell, youcan't helpbutalsopicturethefooddoor, thatopenspaceinthedoorisnarrowsothatfoodcangoinbutprisonerscan't getout.