The Last Escape: The True Story of the Helicopter Bandit
Author(s): John Killick
John Killick fed his gambling addiction by robbing banks in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, but this career criminal entered a new phase when he met Russian immigrant Lucy Dudko at a party in 1995. When a warrant was issued in Queensland for his arrest on old charges, Killick and Dudko went on the run which ended in his capture after a failed bank robbery in Bowral, NSW in January 1999.In one of the most audacious prison breaks in Australian history, Killick was broken out of Sydney's Silverwater prison after Dudko commandeered a scenic helicopter flight at gunpoint. Australia's 'Bonnie and Clyde' spent another 45 days on the run before recaptured . Killick was sentenced to 14 years' jail; Dudko got 8 years. After he was released in 2015, the pair meet up again but are they the same people Is the magic still there
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- : New Holland Publishers Pty, Limited
- : New Holland (Australia)
- : 0.637
- : 01 November 2017
- : 240mm X 165mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Killick
- : Paperback
- : 1117
- : 304