Prisoner Who Escaped in 1959 Finally Caught

Safe to say that Frank Freshwaters probably thought he had beaten the system for good. After escaping from an Ohio prison facility in 1959, Freshwaters managed to assume a new identity as William Cox and settle in Florida's Brevard Country. But as Cleveland.com reports, authorities finally tracked down the 79-year-old yesterday, thanks to the efforts of a cold-case unit.

Prior to his escape in Ohio, Freshwaters had been serving up to 20 years on a manslaughter conviction after hitting a man with his car. "He gave everything up," says a US marshal after yesterday's arrest. "He didn't fight anything." Freshwaters, who had been living alone, is now awaiting extradition back to Ohio. (More Ohio stories.)