Pascal Payet's Helicopter Breakouts
How did helicopters free Payet?
4.4 (15)
40 mins
Explore how Pascal Payet repeatedly exploited one of the most unusual weaknesses in prison security: the sky above it. Discover how helicopters were used to extract him from supposedly secure facilities and how authorities launched massive manhunts after each breakout.
Ep 1:
The King of Escape Takes Flight
From Marseille's underworld to a Kalashnikov killing, meet Pascal Payet — the calm, calculating criminal who looked at prison walls and saw the sky as his real way out.
Ep 2:
Nets, Blogs, and Rooftop Getaways
Payet's helicopter escapes escalate into legend: a first daring breakout, a steel net cut for his crew, a prison blog from solitary, and a three-minute Bastille Day extraction.
Ep 3:
The Man Who Couldn't Outrun Himself
Captured in Spain with a new face, Payet becomes France's folk-legend fugitive — until parole, a Paris restaurant, and one recorded threat unravel everything he built.
Discussions (5)
Rick
Level 4 · 2 weeks agocalling him a folk legend erases Gérard Cassel completely
River
Level 4 · 2 weeks agoThree helicopter escapes and the one thing he never cracked was what to do with himself after the walls came down
Addison
Level 6 · 2 weeks agowait so Payet ran a BLOG from solitary confinement complaining about being moved around?? the audacity 💀
