escapee

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In July, another escapee, 24-year-old Laura Avtorkhanova, was found in a shelter in Georgia by a group of male relatives who reportedly tried to coerce her into returning to Russia.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Louisiana State Police identified one escapee as Kendall Myles in downtown New Orleans through facial recognition technology after he was caught on a surveillance camera.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

Astronomers suspect an unusual near-Earth rocky object is not a typical escapee from the Solar System’s asteroid belt, but is instead a chunk of the Moon blasted into space eons ago by a spectacular impact.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2024

The escapee, a 5-foot-6 Black man who weighs 225 pounds, is said to have black hair and brown eyes.

From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2023

He told no one that he was an escapee from a political labor camp, fearing that it might tempt someone to turn him over to the police.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden