DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - George Wright,Escaped killer caught after 41 years !!

**uwJzsM8t** · 09-29-2011, 10:35 PM

Wow, amazing how the past can hunt you back !!! Kudos to the marshalls..wonder how the extradition law works with Portugal ??

Wright had escaped from jail in New Jersey while serving time for murder and was wanted in a 1972 hijacking by the Black Liberation army, a radical U.S. group that diverted a U.S. plane to Algeria.

A fingerprint contained on Wright's Portugese ID card was the break that led a U.S. fugitive task force to him, according to U.S. authorities. But for decades his file was in the unsolved "cold cases" section for U.S. law enforcement.

Wright was being held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal,pending extradition hearings. He has asked to be released during the extradition process, and the court is considereing his request, according to U.S. officials.

If a court grants his extradition to the U.S., Wright could appeal to Portugal's Supreme Court and then to the Constitutional Court, a process likely to last months.

In 1972, Wright - dressed as a priest and using an alias - is accused of hijacking a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami along with other Black Liberation Army members. The hijackers identified themselves to passengers as a Black Panther group, police said.

on army " !!

09-29-2011, 10:35 PM	#1
uwJzsM8t Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 417 Senior Member	George Wright,Escaped killer caught after 41 years !! Wow, amazing how the past can hunt you back !!! Kudos to the marshalls..wonder how the extradition law works with Portugal ?? Wright had escaped from jail in New Jersey while serving time for murder and was wanted in a 1972 hijacking by the Black Liberation army, a radical U.S. group that diverted a U.S. plane to Algeria. A fingerprint contained on Wright's Portugese ID card was the break that led a U.S. fugitive task force to him, according to U.S. authorities. But for decades his file was in the unsolved "cold cases" section for U.S. law enforcement. Wright was being held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal,pending extradition hearings. He has asked to be released during the extradition process, and the court is considereing his request, according to U.S. officials. If a court grants his extradition to the U.S., Wright could appeal to Portugal's Supreme Court and then to the Constitutional Court, a process likely to last months. In 1972, Wright - dressed as a priest and using an alias - is accused of hijacking a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami along with other Black Liberation Army members. The hijackers identified themselves to passengers as a Black Panther group, police said. on army " !!
	Quote