When police apprehended escaped capital homicide suspect Casey Cole White he stated that his "spouse," Vicky White, shot herself, in keeping with U.S. Marshals officers.
"Casey rapidly surrendered, and his fast phrases to our group was, 'Please assist my spouse. She simply shot herself within the head,'" Commander of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Activity Power Deputy Marshal Chad Hunt stated.
U.S. Marshals informed CBS Information there isn't any proof Casey and Vicky White had been ever married.
Vicky White, who had been hospitalized after the pair was apprehended, died later Monday night time, the Vanderburgh County Coroner stated.
Their seize brings a surprising finish to the manhunt that captivated the nation for practically two weeks.
Regulation enforcement officers caught up with the couple in Evansville, Indiana, greater than 200 miles from the place they initially disappeared in Lauderdale County, Alabama, after receiving a tip and surveillance pictures of a person they believed to be Casey White at an Evansville automobile wash final Tuesday. They stated he'd deserted that car, a 2006 Ford F-150, there.
Hunt stated legislation enforcement swept the world for the automobile. They discovered it at a close-by resort, the place Vicky White was noticed sporting a wig as she left with Casey White Monday. That discovery became the 15-minute chase that culminated of their seize.
"There are a number of tragedies, you already know, to this story," Hunt stated. "The best way this escape ended, but additionally it stings that any individual entrusted with what she was given as a correctional officer deliberate, organized, and facilitated this escape."
Again in Alabama, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton made a promise about Casey White: "He is not getting out of this jail once more. I will guarantee you of that."
Casey White is anticipated to face trial for a capital homicide cost subsequent month in Lauderdale County.