The world’s most elusive fugitive is still on the
run after breaking out of jail 60 years ago. John
Patrick Hannan used knotted bedsheets to scale
the walls of Verne Prison , Portland, Dorset, in
December 1955.
Hannan, who holds the world record for longest
escape from custody, disappeared without a trace
and would now be aged 81. The Irishman broke
free just 30 days into his 21-month sentence for
car theft and assaulting two police officers.
Dorset Police, who have officially given up looking
for him, believe he returned to his native country
soon after he vanished.
Their last high-profile appeal came in 1998 when
they asked the crook to contact them.
While he may no longer be alive, his death has
not been recorded so he is technically still a
wanted man and is listed as missing on the
police national computer.
The previous longest escape record of 45 years,
11 months, was held by double killer Leonard
Friscoe from Nevada in the US.
Another famous fugitive, the late Great Train
Robber Ronnie Biggs, was on the run for 32 years
before he finally gave himself up.
Source: Mirror online
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