Flight Risk

In this episode, we delve into the gripping story of Glen Stewart Godwin — a convicted murderer who managed not just one, but two daring prison escapes. Sentenced to 26 years to life for the brutal 1980 murder of Kim LeValley, Godwin first escaped from California’s Folsom State Prison in 1987. Later, while held in a Mexican prison on drug trafficking charges, he vanished again under mysterious circumstances.

Now a long-standing addition to the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Godwin has eluded capture for decades, possibly living under a new identity in Central or South America. We examine the details of his crimes, the cunning strategies behind his escapes, and how he became one of the most elusive fugitives in modern history.