Vicky Sue Davis White - Florence AL, Assistant Director of Corrections, Lauderdale County Detention Center 56, 5’5”, 145 pounds, blonde/strawberry blonde hair, brown eyes, "waddling gait”, armed with AR-15 and shotgun
Casey Cole White - Florence, AL - Lauderdale County Detention Center Inmate, 38, 6’9”, 330 pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes, CW was being held at the Lauderdale County Jail awaiting trial on capital murder charges
VW told other officials on Friday, 4/29 morning that she was dropping CW off at the courthouse for a mental health evaluation and then she was going to a doctor to seek medical treatment for herself. VW had spent more than 15 years with the department, officials said, noting that Friday, 4/29 was supposed to be her last day of work before she retired.
1989 - VW Married
1991 - VW divorced
2006(?) - VW started with the Department at Lauderdale County Detention Center
2008 - CW used to date Christy Shelton and he was present when she was shot in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun. Her death was ruled a suicide
2015 - CW stabbed Connie Ridgeway to death
12/2/15 - CW broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home, killed her dog, and held her and two other people hostage- firing shots as they escaped. But that’s not all; after that, he stole a car, tried to hijack a trucker at gunpoint, and shot another woman whose car he also tried to steal in Tennessee. White peacefully surrendered that night. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison. While there, he confessed to the murder of Connie Ridgeway and was charged in 2020.
2020 - CW confessed to killing Connie Ridgeway. He gave details in the case that were never released to the public
8/3/2020 - CW first brought to Lauderdale County jail from William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County for an arraignment
2020 - VW and CW earliest known physical contact
10/2/20 - CW arraigned on murder charges
2020 - Authorities discovered CW had a plan to escape and take a hostage and had a makeshift knife on him. Upon the discovery, CW was transferred back to the state prison
2020 -2022 - VW visited CW at the Bessemer penitentiary numerous times
March 2021 - CW was back at the jail in Lauderdale County and spent more than four months there as he underwent a mental evaluation and quarantine for COVID-19,
8/2021 - CW transferred back to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County
1/24/22 - VW’s ex-husband passed away
Jan - April 2022 - VW had been talking about her retirement for the past three to four months, had talked about visiting the beach
2/25/22 - CW transferred to Lauderdale County jail. He was to be returned to an Alabama prison later this month after attending court hearings.
April 2022 - CW was set to go to trial in April 2022, but trial was continued to June
4/18/22 - VW sold home in Lexington, Alabama - Lauderdale County for $95,550, county records list the home's total current parcel value to be $235,600. VW moved in with her mother until she left with CW. VW never informed her mom of her planned retirement.
4/2022 - submitted her retirement papers
4/28 - VW checked into Quality Inn Hotel located near Florence Blvd
4/28/22 - VW bought the 2007 Ford Edge in Rogersville and parked it in the Florence Square parking lot within a row of cars that were for sale
4/29/22 - Last seen on Friday in Rogersville, Alabama. About 30 minutes east of Lauderdale County. Driving a "gold/copper" 2007 Ford Edge with unknown Alabama plates.
4/29/22 - VW’s last scheduled day of work and was to retire
9:20 am - VW ordered a corrections deputy to get CW ready for transport to the courthouse around
9:41 or 9:31 am (?) - VW and CW left detention center
9:49 am - Patrol car seen at red light two blocks away from Florence shopping center
11:34 am - Florence Police spotted the empty patrol car in the Florence Square parking lot parking lot with other cars for sale
3:30 pm - Officials realized they could not locate VW and CW had not been returned to custody
5:30 pm - The U.S. Marshals were contacted to help with the investigation along with the FBI, ATF, Secret Service and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)
4/29/22 - VW Warrant Issued - felony crime of permitting or aiding the escape (conflicting with 5/2)
4/29/22 - After the escape VW visited an adult lingerie store and a department store in Florence to buy men’s clothing.
4/29/22 - Orange Ford Edge was found locked, with no tags and no identifying information, and towed to a local tow yard in Williamson County, Tennessee, about two hours north of Florence, Alabama. VW's handcuffs, jail keys and radio were found in the car. There had also appeared to be an attempt to spray paint the vehicle
5/1/22 - The US Marshals Service Offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of CW and up to $5000 for VW
5/2/22 - VW Arrest Warrant Issued - permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree (conflicting with 4/29)
5/4/22 - VW terminated from her employment. Her termination will cost her state-funded contributions to her pension
5/4/22 - Limestone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that investigators are going to re-examine Christy Shelton’s case.
6/13/22 - CW’s Capital Murder Trial (moved from April)
