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Oct 2024
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Cop Turned Serial Killer - October 27 20...

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October 27th: Umesh Reddy Sentenced (2006) How can a person escape prison? More to the point, how can someone escape not once, not twice, and not even three times. On October 27th 2006 a man was sentenced for crimes he committed. The bulk of which occurred during his many escapes from law enforcement.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umesh_Reddy, https://murderp ... Show More
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