Timothy Vail was an Elmira Prison inmate whose escape story became a huge headliner in prison breakouts. Get all the latest updates on him below!
Timothy Vail is a convicted felon and prison inmate.
He is predominantly known for his prison breakout story that was covered by the hit series “Breakout.”
He along with his partner Timothy Morgan had escaped from the Elmira Prison in New York in 2003.
The stories of their crimes and later their prison escape is still fresh among the New Yorkers.
Timothy Vail Now – Is Elmira Prison Inmate Still In Jail?
Timothy Vail, the infamous Elmira Prison inmate is still in jail.
Though he has been removed from Elmira Prison, he is currently housed in a maximum-security prison in California.
His new sentence was imposed in 2004 where he would be housed without any partner in his jail cell for 10 years.
Tonight @10pm on #breakout
Murderer Timothy Vail and his best friend escape from their cell at Elmira Prison… http://t.co/Ad0SNaX6
— Nat Geo India (@NatGeoIndia) August 16, 2012
Vail’s escape partner Morgan was also sentenced to the same.
In the two’s new sentences, their crimes of escaping Elmira Prison also doubled up their serving time.
The exact date of Vail’s release from prison is still under review.
Details On Timothy Vail Wikipedia and Escape Video
Timothy Vail was a country guy until he moved to the city to study fine arts.
He was born in Sacramento in 1972 and was very close to his father.
His father was a mechanic who died due to natural causes when he was only ten years old.
Thus, Vail and his mother moved to the countryside only to return to the city for higher studies.
After finishing his studies, Vail wanted to go back to the countryside.
During his stay in the city, he randomly went inside an office block and snooped around the papers.
When the secretary arrived, Vail raped her and later murdered her. On top of that, the secretary was pregnant.
Vail was sentenced to 30 years in prison at Elmira from where she escaped after living there for 15 years.
His escape story has been reacted by the series “Breakout.” Meanwhile, any video of the incident is not on display.
Likewise, his story never fails to amuse the viewers due to his creativity in the escape plan and his newfound friendship with Timothy.
After the two had escaped, Vail was injured but Timothy did not leave his side and the two were again caught later.