Prisoner gets life sentence for escaping jail with help of official who died by suicide during manhunt: "I loved Vicky"
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An Alabama prisoner received a life sentence on Thursday for escaping with the help of a jail official who ultimately took her own life as police closed in following a manhunt across three states. During the sentencing hearing, Casey White, 39, declared his love for the jail official and apologized to her family.
White told those gathered in the Lauderdale County courtroom that he felt like "the most hated man in the world," CBS affiliate WHNT reported. He said Vicky White, who was not related to him, was the first person who cared about him in six years.
"I loved Vicky and I wouldn't drag her name through the mud for anyone in this courtroom," White told the court. "Vicky took me out because she said, 'right was right. Wrong is wrong.' First person to show me affection. First person to give me a hug in six years."
