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The manhunt for escaped Alabama inmate Casey White ended on Monday in Evansville, Indiana without the police or US marshals ever firing a shot. However, one bullet was fired — and it killed corrections officer Vicky White (no relation).
The Assistant Director of Corrections helped the murder suspect escape from the Lauderdale County Jail late last month, after the two had apparently developed a romantic relationship.
But when police closed in on the couple, to avoid arrest, the 25-year law enforcement veteran shot herself in the head, eventually dying from her injuries hours later… But what if that isn’t what happened??
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Apparently officers didn’t actually witness the self-inflicted shot. In audio of a police dispatch call, Vicky reportedly told first responders she was holding a gun, with her finger on the trigger. And after hearing the shot, they rushed in — and Casey told them:
Sorry, his wife?? Did they really get married on this 11-day odyssey?? We’re sure we’ll learn more about that later…
For now the more pertinent question is… who really shot Vicky??
Her former boss, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton, told reporters he wouldn’t be surprised if it was really Casey who fired the gun, then tried to cover it up by saying it was a suicide.
To understand why there’s such suspicion automatically being placed on the escaped inmate, you need to know the story of Casey’s late girlfriend.
Christy Shelton was found dead in a trailer belonging to Casey’s mother back in 2008. Her death was also ruled a suicide — a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But the only witness to that was Casey himself, who was in the trailer with her. Christy’s
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Now that Casey White is back behind bars, police are left trying to pick up the pieces and answer the lingering questions about his escape from jail.
The hunt is over. The Whites have been caught.
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