I don't know, but if Sweat has been so forthcoming and truthful about everything like being the mastermind and doing all that sawing himself by hand, why won't he tell them where he got that backpack from?
He made it in the tailor shop?
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I don't know, but if Sweat has been so forthcoming and truthful about everything like being the mastermind and doing all that sawing himself by hand, why won't he tell them where he got that backpack from?
He made it in the tailor shop?
How Did They Get Out? Testing the
Tools the Escapees Could Have Used
The New York Times asked Paul Monck, a boilermaker and instructor at Lincoln Technical Institute, in Union, N.J., to run a series of tests on a three-foot section of carbon-steel pipe similar to the one in the prison that the inmates cut and crawled through to escape. The tests involved several tools that could have been used, including a hacksaw. We measured how far Mr. Monck was able cut with each tool in five minutes. We also measured how noisy each tool was.
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ou-escape-from-a-maximum-security-prison.html
I wonder what the real deal is on that backpack. Was there something suspicious that they found in there or do they think it possibly was given/hidden for them because no one has claimed it stolen yet?
Hmm. That's a pricey backpack- around $180, and kinda an unusual brand- typically its geared to swimmers or scuba divers.
Seems odd that someone would leave an expensive swimmers' backpack in an unoccupied mountain cabin.
And while we're at it, where did all the pop tarts come from, and knives, and camo clothes... to name a few. One would think that people who have camps would be interested in finding out if the two broke in. JMO HMMM maybe all the goodies were already IN the backpack.
Helpful hint to investigators.....that backpack is sold at Dick's Sporting Goods, and the closest store to the prison is 11 miles away in Plattsburg. Receipt check?
ETA....Quite an uncommon brand in NY, actually. Dick's Sporting Goods in Plattsb. is the only regular retail store selling that brand in northern NY. The next closest DSG is 90 plus miles away, in Williston Vermont.
Other than DSG, only specialty shops sell the brand, and there's again only one such shop in northen NY- a ski shop in Lake Placid.
The brand is more commonly available in VT, especially in the Burlington area.
If someone helping the two escape bought the backpack recently, and bought it in NY, there seem to be only 2 stores to check. If it was bought online...gee, hope investigators have access to records of every Honor Block CO's credit card purchases for the past year.
I think someone leaving the backpack behind in a cabin is more likely than an accomplice buying them this particular brand.Hmm. That's a pricey backpack- around $180, and kinda an unusual brand- typically its geared to swimmers or scuba divers.
Seems odd that someone would leave an expensive swimmers' backpack in an unoccupied mountain cabin.
Tyr brand is actually a very common swimming brand here in N. CA. My daughter was on swim team for 7 years, and the team would always pick Tyr for their racing suits. Well-made, not cheap. And yes, you can buy them online.
I read a lot about break-ins at cabins in the woods and it seems a lot of owners don't leave expensive stuff behind. And they leave non-perishables... Not pop tarts. Plus, That backpack isn't a cheapie. I sure wouldn't have left it in a cabin. Especially some of the ones we've seen pics of online.I think someone leaving the backpack behind in a cabin is more likely than an accomplice buying them this particular brand.
I agree, but would you leave this backpack in a cabin. Plus, my husband is a big hunter...all kinds of hunting He sure never had a backpack like that used for hunting.I think someone leaving the backpack behind in a cabin is more likely than an accomplice buying them this particular brand.
I think someone leaving the backpack behind in a cabin is more likely than an accomplice buying them this particular brand.
Likely more common there because the company is based in CA.
Maybe that is why they are trying to find a cabin owner who did leave this in a cabin. If no cabin owner left it, then they might have to assume Matt and Sweat had help.It's just strange that it was left in a hunting cabin, if it was. It probably was not purchased for them originally. That would be a risky investment. JMO