Thinking he had been released from jail legitimately, Michael Hess went back to the restaurant where he had worked and asked about getting his job back. ...more

January 13, 2008

Thinking that he had been released legitimately, Michael Hess, the longtime South Tampa cook who lived on the lam under the assumed identity of a dead man for nearly three decades, went back to the restaurant where he worked and asked about getting his job back. But his release from jail was a mistake and short-lived and within eight hours, Hess, 57, was back in handcuffs. And within 10 hours, he was in a van headed for prison. ...more

January 12, 2008

Fugitives beware. A new squad at the Florida Department of Corrections has helped to locate, and has aided in the arrest of, seven suspected prison fugitives - all within the past four weeks. Each of the seven had been on the lam for at least 20 years. ...more

November 6, 2007

Fugitives beware: A new squad at the Florida Department of Corrections has helped to locate, and has aided in the arrest of, seven suspected prison fugitives — all within the past four weeks. Each of the seven had been on the lam for at least 20 years. ...more

November 5, 2007

TAMPA – Vivió desapercibido por un cuarto de siglo mientras trabajaba como cocinero. ...more

November 3, 2007

He lived unnoticed as he toiled in restaurant kitchens for a quarter century. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - The man who had been on the lam since he escaped prison in 1979 will remain behind bars without bail after his arrest Thursday, a judge ordered today. ...more

October 26, 2007

TAMPA – Michael Hess que se encontraba fugitivo desde el 1979 fue arrestado el jueves en The Press Box, dijo la policía de Tampa. ...more

October 26, 2007