Escape of George Wright
Can a Bible hide a killer's gun?
4.4 (20)
50 mins
Explore the incredible saga of George Wright, who stole a warden's car to break out of prison before joining the Black Liberation Army. Discover how he disguised himself as a priest with a gun in a Bible to hijack a commercial flight to Algeria. Learn about the four-decade international manhunt that finally exposed his quiet life in Portugal through fingerprint records.
Ep 1:
The Gas Station, the Clerk, and the Getaway
A gas station robbery leaves a war hero dead and a nineteen-year-old killer behind bars — until a cornfield escape sets a forty-one-year chase in motion.
Ep 2:
A Priest, A Bible, A Million-Dollar Bluff
Disguised as a priest with a gun hidden in a Bible, George Wright hijacks a jet, forces FBI agents into swimsuits, and vanishes toward Algiers with a million dollars.
Ep 3:
The Ghost Who Hid in Plain Sight
Hiding in plain sight under his real name, Wright builds a new life, a wife, and Portuguese citizenship — until a decades-old fingerprint finally catches up to him.
Ep 4:
Seven Agencies, One Untouchable Fugitive
Lisbon courts, expired sentences, and Washington's missed deadline hand Wright freedom, leaving a grieving daughter and a justice system defeated by its own rules.
Discussions (5)
Clark
Level 3 · 1 day agoThe 1972 hijacking ransom demand being the largest in American aviation history at that point checks out.
Lee
Level 5 · 1 day agoSeven governments and he lost to a thumbprint from 1963
Jason
Level 5 · 1 day agoHis wife worked at the US Embassy in Lisbon translating documents for American diplomats the whole time. The FBI was hunting her husband and she was literally inside their building every day.
