Captured escapee David Sweat says he planned to go to Mexico, Cuomo says

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Malone, New York (CNN)David Sweat and Richard Matt planned to head to Mexico after busting out of Clinton Correctional Facility more than three weeks ago, but had to improvise after the prison tailor accused of aiding them failed to show up to give them a ride, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, citing statements reportedly made by Sweat to investigators.

"They would kill (tailor Joyce) Mitchell's husband, and then get in the car and drive to Mexico on the theory that Mitchell was in love with one or both of them," Cuomo told "The Capitol Pressroom" radio program. "And then they would go live happily ever after, which is a fairy tale that I wasn't read as a child. But we all believe what we want to believe."

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But when Mitchell failed to show up, the pair had to improvise and instead headed north, toward Canada, Cuomo said.

According to Sweat, he and Matt were together until five days ago when Sweat said he decided to go on his own because the older inmate was slowing him down, Cuomo said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/us/new-york-prison-break/

[yellowcanine]

1. If they were going to kill anyone it was probably Joyce Mitchell, not her husband

They would have had to detour to Mitchell's house to kill her husband. There was no reason for them to do that. Joyce Mitchell on the other hand, becomes a liability as soon as she picks them up. At that point all they need is the car. They don't need her. In fact, her presence would have made it more difficult to blend in once they get on the road. She probably realized this at the last minute and that is why she panicked and backed out.