As Business Insider tells it, little is known about exactly how Glen Stewart Godwin managed to escape his Mexican prison. He pulled off his California prison break with a mix of accomplices on the outside, and tools smuggled inside the jail. Some who helped Godwin escape from Folsom were later arrested.
After he disappeared again in Mexico, the FBI offered a $20,000 reward for any information related to his whereabouts and he was put on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list. Fluent in Spanish, it’s believed he’s living somewhere in Central or South America, distributing narcotics. In 2016, he was taken from the FBI Top 10 list, as it was deemed he posted little ongoing threat to the public, as Bustle reports.
Nevertheless, the FBI has not ruled out the possibility he could be living in the States, under an alias. According to Business Insider, FBI Special Agent Dan Rodriguez said, “It’s possible he could be here under some assumed name or some alias, and he could have proper identification with that name.”
Authorities also frequently receive tips that he’s been spotted stateside, according to Rodriquez. “Whatever tip we get we vet it out and track it down just to confirm it isn’t him,” he said (via Business Insider). As of 2022, it’s estimated that Godwin could be anywhere from 64 to 76 years old, according to the FBI.
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