I (Almost) Got Away with It

I (Almost) Got Away with It

Murders, drug dealers, bank robbers or jail escapees. The stories are different, but the motive is always the same: to stay out of prison. See what pushed these fugitives to their crimes, how they changed their identities, evaded the law and - almost - got away with it.

Genre: DocumentaryCrimeMystery

Cast:Bill RatnerSteve C. PorterThomas DalbyCarl MarinoMark LavellBrian JaggerMichael Sean FreemanAdrian BustamanteMichael T StewartJeffrey T FergusonFernando R. FelixMatt FrazierJohn Douglas AyersDerek W. AdamSteve TanabeZachary CulbertsonGabriel KnightJeff Redlick


1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Got to Hide Out in Suburbia

Mon, Apr 9, 2012

Robert Jeffery loses his entire drug business in a fire. In order to pay off his supplier, he robs a bank but is arrested. He escapes from jail and survives by dealing drugs and pulling scams, until he meets a woman and moves. Soon the FBI finds him.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Got to Murder My Own Family

Wed, Apr 18, 2012

After killing his step-mom and three young brothers, James Wiley is given a life sentence. He escapes into the Wyoming wilderness and hides under the wheel of a big rig, holding on for dear life as the truck heads down the highway.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Got to Build a Bridge to Freedom

Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Nicholas Johnson is a teenage robber terrorizing the streets of Portland, Oregon. After getting caught, he plans an elaborate escape and slips past the prison's high-level security system. Johnson stays hidden from the law with the help of his family.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Got to Build a Meth Lab

Wed, May 2, 2012

Jerry Wright builds a booming meth business in the Tennessee hills until his makeshift lab blows up. During a fight over money, Wright kills a man and runs to his sister's in Ohio but gets caught. He escapes from prison but only for so long.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Got to Run with My Brother

Wed, May 9, 2012

Mark and Maverick Maher are punks who form their own militia - a band of youths who rob houses and break into cars. After sending a threatening audio tape to police, they go on the run, living in the Florida swamps.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Got to Break Into Vacation Homes

Wed, May 16, 2012

William Alderman robs to support his girlfriend and her 3-year-old daughter. The trio heads to Idaho, breaking into vacation homes and using the little girl to help carry out the crimes. During a botched robbery, a man is killed and the family runs.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Got to Run to Costa Rica

Wed, May 23, 2012

David Harden is a clean-cut businessman living a double life as a burglar. His drug habit forces him to commit more daring crimes until he gets caught. He runs to Costa Rica, pulling scams until a friend turns on him.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Got to Prey on Tourists

Wed, May 30, 2012

Patsy Jones is the leader of a band of thieves, targeting tourists leaving the Miami airport by robbing and carjacking them at gunpoint. One night, a tourist fails to stop and Jones shoots and kills him. She hides in an abandoned apartment.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Got to Make It in the Big Easy

Wed, Jun 6, 2012

Jeremy Woods is a con-artist with a love for violence. He convinces his girlfriend to forge bad checks and murders her and her son so he can walk away a free man. He flees to New Orleans but is arrested on unrelated charges and confesses to the murder.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Got to Become a Neo-Nazi

Wed, Jun 13, 2012

John Ditullio is wanted for assault charges and joins the American Nazi Party. In a rage fit he beats a homeless man to death and kills a neighbor who he feels is an enemy of the white race. After a tense fight, he is captured and now serves time in FL.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Got to Take Down My Ex-Boyfriend

Wed, Jun 20, 2012

Two stories of fugitives determined to evade capture. First, serial robber Roy Betts accidentally shoots a man and launches a statewide manhunt to find and arrest him. Next, Donna Schatz goes on the run after carrying out a violent vendetta on her ex.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Got Hammered on a Sailboat

Wed, Jun 27, 2012

Two men become fugitives from the law. First, Howard murders a man and flees to New York, where he plots a daring escape. Then, Brendan breaks out of jail by overpowering a guard. When his mother is arrested for helping him, the chase is on.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Got to Make You a Superstar

Tue, Jul 31, 2012

Two stories of fugitives on the run. First, a scam artist cons aspiring artists out of millions. But when one victim demands justice, a high-profile manhunt ensues. Then, a modern day Bonnie and Clyde eludes police until a slip-up leads to their doorstep.