Dwight Worker is an American who escaped from the
Lecumberri
The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive (''Archivo General de la Nación'').
Known in popular culture as ''The Black Palace of Lecumb ...
prison in
Mexico City,
Mexico.
He was incarcerated after being convicted of attempting to smuggle cocaine. On December 17, 1975, two years into his 7-year sentence, he walked out of the prison disguised as a woman. He and his wife Barbara later wrote a book, ''Escape'' (), about the experience, and a made-for-TV movie was released in 1980.
In May 2012, the National Geographic show ''
Locked Up Abroad'' aired an episode (season 07 episode 07) about Worker's story.
References
American escapees
Escapees from Mexican detention
American people imprisoned abroad
Place of birth missing (living people)
American drug traffickers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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