[quote]A murderer's plot to escape from jail by helicopter has been foiled by prison guards and the police.
Brian Lawrence, 67, from Berkshire, planned to escape from Parkhurst last week using helicopter flights at the Isle of Wight Festival as cover.
He communicated with his accomplices using lemon juice as invisible ink and codes hidden in sudoku puzzles, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed.
Lawrence is serving life for murder and for plotting two further killings.
The MoJ said he drew maps and gave encrypted instructions for his plan to bring a helicopter into part of the prison grounds not protected by nets.
It is believed Lawrence targeted the festival as members of the public would be less suspicious of a helicopter due to the air movements associated with the music event.
He intended to fund the escape using the sale of a quarry in Newbury, Berkshire, then flee to Spain.
'Insanely jealous'
The plot was uncovered when prison guards spotted the phrase "more heat, less light" in one of his letters.
They then found the invisible messages, which can be seen when the paper is heated from underneath.
Lawrence, who was jailed in 2005 with a minimum tariff of 21 years, has been transferred to another prison.
Deryk Cox Deryk Cox was bludgeoned to death and his home set alight
Barry Greenberry, governor of HMP Isle of Wight, which is an amalgamation of Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill prisons, said: "I am delighted at the way our security team and Hampshire Constabulary have foiled a possible escape attempt.
"I am very proud of the operations team at HMP Isle of Wight who diligently pieced together intelligence to stop a security breach.
"This is exactly the sort of excellent public service that the police and prison service provide to protect the public and reduce reoffending."
Lawrence, a retired schoolteacher, was found guilty at Reading Crown Court of battering a friend of his ex-lover to death.
He killed Deryk Cox, 69, before setting fire to his house in Caversham, Berkshire, in 2003.
He then set out to hire someone to kill two other people, but was caught when an undercover policeman posed as the hitman.
The trial heard that Lawrence had become "insanely jealous" of other men close to his married ex-lover after their three-year affair ended.
Parkhurst lost its maximum security status after three inmates escaped in 1995.[/quote]
Looks like this plan... never took off.
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YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
You have to admit that was pretty damn clever.
What a moron.
He did a pretty good job, he just buggered up one of his letters.
Oh well, the plan would never have flown anyway.
Badass for a 67 year old
They should have let him go to boost publicity.
Such a cool plan gone to waste :eng99:
Classic. Invisible ink, helicopter escape, it's just like the movies. Honestly.
And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling cops. :arghfist:
Guy in question:
[img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/18/article-1287607-034FE5180000044D-825_233x314.jpg[/img]
My Grandpa is 67, if it weren't for his mental disability due to stroke, I'm sure he'd do something like this.
reminds me of this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbUH0ZSICZc[/media]
[QUOTE=Heroms;22714326]And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling cops. :arghfist:
Guy in question:
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/18/article-1287607-034FE5180000044D-825_233x314.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Sean Connery?
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;22714112]They should have let him go to boost publicity.[/QUOTE]
he's in jail for murder and for plotting two other murders
uh
He's like a real-life supervillain.
Some prisons in Canada have TOW missiles to prevent this
:canada:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millhaven#Security[/url]
foiled! too bad
Man, one slip up! If only he thought of not writing down that message.
That man is fucking badass.
[QUOTE=Heroms;22714326]And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling cops. :arghfist:
Guy in question:
[img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/18/article-1287607-034FE5180000044D-825_233x314.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
"Blast! I will get you, Bond! You haven't seen the last of me!"
"And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids"
[QUOTE=sulokadabi;22716365]Some prisons in Canada have TOW missiles to prevent this
:canada:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millhaven#Security[/url][/QUOTE]
Guards with rockets.
:golfclap:
[QUOTE=sulokadabi;22716365]Some prisons in Canada have TOW missiles to prevent this
:canada:
[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millhaven#Security[/URL][/QUOTE]
Somehow I fear shooting down a helicopter near prison grounds might not be the safest thing
:ohdear:
Hawt damn.
Make a CSI episode about him
[QUOTE=sulokadabi;22716365]Some prisons in Canada have TOW missiles to prevent this
:canada:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millhaven#Security[/url][/QUOTE]
I wonder if there are any American prisons with missiles for antiair...
Also, relevant: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_escape[/url]
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More common than you think, actually.
They seem to be successful most of the time as well.
[QUOTE=SBD;22720754]They seem to be successful most of the time as well.[/QUOTE]
Well seeing as most prisons don't have Helicopters or Anti-Aircraft guns...
Let's put some SAM sites on top of the prisons! :eng101:
[QUOTE=lorden;22721291]Let's put some SAM sites on top of the prisons! :eng101:[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't it be easier to just put a large cages over the top or polls around so the helicopter can't land there.
He should have a movie made about him
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