Pascal Payet
| Pascal Payet | |
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| Born | July 7, 1963 Vitry-sur-Seine, France |
| Charge(s) | Murder; committed during a robbery on a security van.[1] |
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| Status | In custody since Sept 2007 [3] |
Pascal Payet is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30 year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van.
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[edit] Escape attempts
[edit] 12 October 2001 Luynes prison in southern France
The initial escape Pascal Payet escaped from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.[4]
[edit] 2003 Luynes prison in southern France
Pascal Payet organized the helicopter escape of three men Franck Perletto, Eric Alboreo, and Michel Valero from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.[5] He was later captured and given seven more years for his role in the 2003 escape.
[edit] July 14, 2007 Grasse prison south-east France
Pascal Payet escaped from Grasse prison using a helicopter that was hijacked by four masked men from Cannes-Mandelieu airport.[4] The helicopter landed some time later at Brignoles, 38 kilometres north-east of Toulon, France on the Mediterranean coast. Payet and his accomplices then fled the scene and the pilot was released unharmed.[2]
On September 21, 2007 Payet was recaptured in Spain.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Frenchman stages second helicopter escape from prison". sundaytelegraph. 2007. http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/france/20070714-France-prison-Pascal-Payet-convict-escapes-prison.html. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
- ^ a b "Killer stages second helicopter prison break". sundaytelegraph. 2007. http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,22049,22077296-5006003,00.html. Retrieved July 15, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Heckle, Harold (September 21, 2007). "Escaped killer from French prison caught". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-09-21-2233299256_x.htm.
- ^ a b "French inmate in second breakout". BBC. 2007-07-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6899274.stm. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
- ^ (French) "Les évadés de la prison de Luynes arrêtés dans la Drôme". investigateur.info. 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-09-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20030910070052/http://www.investigateur.info/news/articles/article_2003_05_10_prison.html. Retrieved 2003-05-10.
- ^ http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites/2007-09-22/payet-auteur-d-une-evasion-en-helicoptere-arrete-en-espagne/1037/0/201885
