Recovered/Located AL - Casey White, prisoner, & Vicky Sue White, CO w/sher office, Lauderdale, 29 Apr'22 *Reward* #2

[CharlestonGal]

First time poster. This case interests me as I don't live far from that area. I keep wondering how prepared they had to be due to no gas station sightings. I thought surely by now someone would have spotted them, especially considering his height.

Welcome to Websleuths!

 

[bamachick]

Deer season has been over in Bama for a while. Turkey season ended April 30. Lots of hunting camps in back woods not being used right now. Great places to hide. I would be interested to know if her ex or anyone she worked with has land they hunt. Plus with that AR and rifle they could supplement food with a deer or other critter. Fish. Etc. I know—I sound like a renegade episode of Naked and Afraid lol.

Much of our state is rural, especially where they were located. If she actually drove to visit him in Bessemer then it was at least a 3 hour drive each way. Bessemer is just outside Birmingham. As someone else suggested maybe she visited via video.

This makes me want to go back to college and major in Forensic Psychology!!

 

[CharlestonGal]

I sincerely don’t understand what would be the point of getting vax cards?

Travel. You can't get into most countries without a covid vax card.

 

[answersintime]

Welcome to Websleuths!

thank you!

 

[HM99]

I sincerely don’t understand what would be the point of getting vax cards?

Me either, Unless they’re needed to cross the border, but no one has asked to see mine in my everyday life.

 

[newsreader25]

Deer season has been over in Bama for a while. Turkey season ended April 30. Lots of hunting camps in back woods not being used right now. Great places to hide. I would be interested to know if her ex or anyone she worked with has land they hunt. Plus with that AR and rifle they could supplement food with a deer or other critter. Fish. Etc. I know—I sound like a renegade episode of Naked and Afraid lol.

Much of our state is rural, especially where they were located. If she actually drove to visit him in Bessemer then it was at least a 3 hour drive each way. Bessemer is just outside Birmingham. As someone else suggested maybe she visited via video.

This makes me want to go back to college and major in Forensic Psychology!!

This is kind of what I was thinking. They weren’t taking guns to shoot humans, but if they’re living in the wilderness they’re going to need to protect themselves from whatever wants to eat them lol.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Me either, Unless they’re needed to cross the border, but no one has asked to see mine in my everyday life.

I've only been asked a couple of times. And that was before boarding a flight from the US to the UK with transfer to Germany. And both the UK (London Heathrow) and Frankfort, Germany asked for it. Never been asked for one in the actual US, except for my job in healthcare, which I had to turn in to HR (healthcare worker). jmo

 

[CharlestonGal]

Deer season has been over in Bama for a while. Turkey season ended April 30. Lots of hunting camps in back woods not being used right now. Great places to hide. I would be interested to know if her ex or anyone she worked with has land they hunt. Plus with that AR and rifle they could supplement food with a deer or other critter. Fish. Etc. I know—I sound like a renegade episode of Naked and Afraid lol.

Much of our state is rural, especially where they were located. If she actually drove to visit him in Bessemer then it was at least a 3 hour drive each way. Bessemer is just outside Birmingham. As someone else suggested maybe she visited via video.

This makes me want to go back to college and major in Forensic Psychology!!

That's my field! Go for it. It's endlessly fascinating.

 

[Puzzles8]

This is kind of what I was thinking. They weren’t taking guns to shoot humans, but if they’re living in the wilderness they’re going to need to protect themselves from whatever wants to eat them lol.

But you don't need an AK47 to shoot a wild boar or your dinner.

JMO

 

[Caylee Advocate]

Sorry if these have been posted already, I haven't had time to catch up on the thread yet...

Casey Cole White biography: 10 things about Anderson, Alabama man


Vicky White biography: 13 things about Lauderdale County, Alabama prison guard

 

[bestill]

Me either, Unless they’re needed to cross the border, but no one has asked to see mine in my everyday life.

Many cities are requiring them to enter facilities and Canada is requiring them too. I'm thinking of border crossings. JMO

 

[Springrain]

I know some larger events, like concerts, have been asking for vax cards, as well as certain bars and restaurants in some cities such as NYC. I have only had to show mine for events and never for travel, although I haven't been out of the country since the pandemic. I did take a flight from Seattle to Las Vegas and did not have to show my vax card at any point for travel or in Vegas at all.

 

[Tealgrove]

They will not get across the Canadian border with their accents or guns so best be looking south.

They either need to hide or blend in. I think they need to hide for quite a while.

The heat is on!!!

 

[swanniee11]

First time poster. This case interests me as I don't live far from that area. I keep wondering how prepared they had to be due to no gas station sightings. I thought surely by now someone would have spotted them, especially considering his height.

Welcome @answersintime I don't know however, I think this was planned for some time considering the sale of her home, moving into her moms buying a car etc etc. Seeing as she is in LE she could have mapped out a whole thing knowing where the camera's are, where to stay and so on. Personally, I don't think they are in that car. I pray she is still alive no matter what involvement she has. We have a hard criminal who sucked since he was caught and a woman who isn't/wasn't a criminal try and pull this off. They will be caught. I pray there isn't more damage. IMO

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Here's an updated timeline. All subject to change. Please let me know if something needs to be added, changed or removed.

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

2006(?) - VW started with the Department at Lauderdale County Detention Center

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, moved in with her mother until she left with CW. VW never informed her mom of her planned retirement.

4/2022 - VW was reported to have gotten a hotel room the week prior to the escape

4/2022 - submitted her retirement papers l

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)

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

6/13/22 - CW’s Capital Murder Trial (moved from April)

 

[Puzzles8]

Here's an updated timeline. All subject to change. Please let me know if something needs to be added, changed or removed.

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

2006(?) - VW started with the Department at Lauderdale County Detention Center

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, moved in with her mother until she left with CW. VW never informed her mom of her planned retirement.

4/2022 - VW was reported to have gotten a hotel room the week prior to the escape

4/2022 - submitted her retirement papers l

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)

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

6/13/22 - CW’s Capital Murder Trial (moved from April)

Thank you!

 

[swanniee11]

This is kind of what I was thinking. They weren’t taking guns to shoot humans, but if they’re living in the wilderness they’re going to need to protect themselves from whatever wants to eat them lol.

I wish I had your optimism. He's a murderer and she's with him. I'm not feeling confident that they're shooting squirrels, deer or trout at this rate. IMO

 

[bestill]

How can she access any retirement benefits? I believe they are directly deposited and all of her banks have to be on high alert for her accessing her accounts. JMO

 

[SBurrus]

Every year, it seems we get a manhunt case which prompts me to log in to WebSleuths; last year, it was the teens in Canada. Now, this particular case has piqued my interest.

I haven't read through the entire thread (I will do that once I've posted) but a few thoughts:

1) This case so reminds me of the Clinton Correctional Institution manhunt a few years ago with Matt and Sweat...and the female staff member who helped them escape

2) Someone who is 6'9" will stick out like a sore thumb. I mean, you cannot hide extreme height!

3) If Vicky White purposely helped Casey White escape, she is in danger. Living the lifestyle she did, she had been able to save potentially a LOT of money...plus the sale of her home. I could envision a scenario where, while on the run, it didn't take long or take much for Casey White to commandeer Vicky's service weapon and get rid of her quickly once they were on the run; she would be dead weight and hinder his escape.

Maybe, forcing her at gunpoint to withdraw funds...then when he'd gotten all he could from her, either abandoning her on the side of the road somewhere -- or worse. Casey White is already facing a potential death penalty charge and has nothing to lose.

4) As to where they could be going...I suspect they did NOT go to the beach, although that was what Vicky White wanted to do, according to those who knew her; they would be trapped, if they did so. It makes more sense that they would have traveled north, where more options for travel and escape existed.

I will be fascinated to follow this thread on WebSleuths...and to see how this whole thing plays out.

 

[SBurrus]

Every year, it seems we get a manhunt case which prompts me to log in to WebSleuths; last year, it was the teens in Canada. Now, this particular case has piqued my interest.

I haven't read through the entire thread (I will do that once I've posted) but a few thoughts:

1) This case so reminds me of the Clinton Correctional Institution manhunt a few years ago with Matt and Sweat...and the female staff member who helped them escape

2) Someone who is 6'9" will stick out like a sore thumb. I mean, you cannot hide extreme height!

3) If Vicky White purposely helped Casey White escape, she is in danger. Living the lifestyle she did, she had been able to save potentially a LOT of money...plus the sale of her home. I could envision a scenario where, while on the run, it didn't take long or take much for Casey White to commandeer Vicky's service weapon and get rid of her quickly once they were on the run; she would be dead weight and hinder his escape.

Maybe, forcing her at gunpoint to withdraw funds...then when he'd gotten all he could from her, either abandoning her on the side of the road somewhere -- or worse. Casey White is already facing a potential death penalty charge and has nothing to lose.

4) As to where they could be going...I suspect they did NOT go to the beach, although that was what Vicky White wanted to do, according to those who knew her; they would be trapped, if they did so. It makes more sense that they would have traveled north, where more options for travel and escape existed.

I will be fascinated to follow this thread on WebSleuths...and to see how this whole thing plays out.