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The World's Astonishing News!

Jeffery Manchester
TV Episode | Crime, Drama
Jeffery Manchester AKA "The Roofman", was a polite and crafty thief who was suspected of at least 60 robberies at McDonald's and other businesses from the Bay Area to Massachusetts before his initial capture and prison sentence in 2000. "...See moreJeffery Manchester AKA "The Roofman", was a polite and crafty thief who was suspected of at least 60 robberies at McDonald's and other businesses from the Bay Area to Massachusetts before his initial capture and prison sentence in 2000. "The World's Astonishing News!" reenacts his clever escape from Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton, N.C., a maximum security prison with no previous successful escapes, to his infiltration into the Crossroads Presbyterian Church where he became praised for his volunteer efforts in children outreach programs and his generosity. Along the way we find out how Jeffery crafted the tools necessary for his escape while in prison. After the escape, he fashions a secret passageway and apartment underneath a stairwell, complete with electricity and working plumbing, between a Circuit City adjoined by a Toys R' Us. Becoming "John Zorn" he involves himself with a local church where the Pastor and all the members come to love him and his charity. One member specifically, Leigh Wainscott, falls for him and a romantic relationship ensues. All the while "John" and his charity are all products of his continuing theft of the toy store. When the FBI finally start closing in on him, Jeffery's downfall becomes his emotions for Leigh and her children. On January 5th, 2005, Jeffery, as "John", went against his better judgment and shows up to Leigh's birthday party only to be taken into custody. Since being re-incarcerated, we can only wonder when the next clever escape will take place. Written by Anonymous See less
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Updated Jun 30, 2009
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Jun 2009 (Japan)
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