I created a timeline. All subject to change
Vicky Sue Davis White - Florence AL, Assistant Director of Corrections, Lauderdale County Detention Center 56, 5’5”, 160 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
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
January 2022 - 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 - CW transferred to Lauderdale County jail. He was to be returned to an Alabama prison later this month after attending court hearings.
April - CW was set to go to trial in April 2022, but trial was continued to June
4/18 - VW sold home in Lexington, Alabama - Lauderdale County for $95,550, moved in with her mother until she left with CW. VW never informed her mom of her planned retirement.
4/29 - 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 - 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 am - VW and CW left detention center
9:49 am - patrol car seen at red light two blocks away from shopping center
11:34 am - Florence Police spotted the empty patrol car in a 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 - VW Warrant Issued - felony crime of permitting or aiding the escape (conflicting with 5/2)
5/1 - The US Marshals Service Offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of CW and VW
5/2 - VW Arrest Warrant Issued - permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree (conflicting with 4/29)
June - CW’s Capital Murder Trial (moved from April)