Bank Robber Details Prison Escape and New Life as Bobby Love

The Escape Plan

• 🗓️ In 1977, the individual was transferred to an honor grade facility, leading to an assignment on a road crew outside the prison gates.
• 💰 He began saving money, supplemented by funds from friends, accumulating nearly $100 for his escape.
• 👕 On November 8th, 1977, he put on a personal shirt under his uniform and boarded a bus with a single driver, no escort.
• 🏃‍♂️ At a slow intersection, he jumped off the bus while the driver wasn't looking and ran into the woods.

Journey to New York

• 🗺️ After changing clothes, he made his way to a bus station and asked someone to buy him a ticket to New York for $20.
• 😨 He anxiously watched for any signs of pursuit from Central Prison as the bus departed.
• 🏙️ Upon arriving in New York City, he was cautious, looking for any extra police presence.
• 📛 When asked his name, he decided on "Bobby Love" as a new identity.

Building a New Life

• 🚗 He went to East Chester Road in the Bronx to obtain a driver's license under the name Bobby Love.
• 🤫 His escape was a closely guarded secret, even from his wife, Cheryl, who he feared would tell him to turn himself in.
• 🏥 He eventually found a job at Baptist Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he met Cheryl in 1984.
• 💍 They married and started a life together, later having a daughter, which brought him immense joy.

The Secret Revealed

• ⏳ After 30 years of maintaining his secret identity, he faced the possibility of being sent back to North Carolina to serve his original sentence, as he was sitting in Riker's jail.