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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A man called the "prison Houdini" has a path to freedom after Florida's parole commission voted to release him this month, 36 years after he was arrested for stealing the tools his ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida's parole board will decide whether a man known as a "prison Houdini" for a series of jail escapes should walk free. Mark DeFriest was convicted in 1980 of stealing tools ...

Mark DeFriest was sentenced to four years in prison as a teenager for stealing tools his dead father left to him before he could legally take possession of them.That was in 1979. DeFriest is still in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – One of the strangest cases in Florida prison history was before the board responsible for parole Wednesday at the state Capitol. It involves a man who was sentenced to four years ...

Only 19 when he landed in jail on a minor charge, Mark DeFriest’s escape attempts led to harsh treatment—but his long wait for freedom may soon be over. Senior Reporter He escaped straitjackets, leg ...

TALLAHASSEE - A man in prison 36 years for stealing the very mechanic tools his father left him in a will could finally get a chance to go free. The Florida parole commission on Wednesday will review ...

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The last time Mark DeFriest was a free person was in 1980, when he was a 19-year-old with a new wife. Courtesy of Gabriel London In 2001, Gabriel London was researching prison rape for a book with ...

Tallahassee, Fla – . — Had Mark DeFriest just waited a couple of months to collect his inheritance, he never would have gone to prison. Had he just behaved while he was there, he would have been ...

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TALLAHASSEE — A man known as the "prison Houdini" for his numerous escapes was given a path to freedom Thursday, 36 years after being convicted of stealing mechanic tools his father bequeathed to him.