I (Almost) Got Away With It

I (Almost) Got Away With It
TV Show · Crime · Reality

For these perpetrators, their stories may be different, but their motives are always the same: to stay out of prison. The people profiled in this series evaded justice for years, sometimes decades, by using their families, fake identification and even violence to avoid capture. Learn what pushed these individuals to their crimes, how they stayed one step ahead of the police and managed to evade the law -- at least for a while.

2010 · 44m
  • 16+
Starring Bill Ratner

Season 1

  • Got Remarried
    EPISODE 1
    Got Remarried
    After an argument one morning, Michael McGuffey shot his wife point blank in the head. With support from his mother, Michael flees Mexico where he remarries and has a child. The FBI is able to trace Michael by his bank records and is brought into custody.
    43m
  • Got Dumped
    EPISODE 2
    Got Dumped
    The main suspect in the murder of a pregnant ex-girlfriend, and wanted for the shooting of a current one, Michael Alfonso is a jealous boyfriend who time and again turns to violence. It is Alfonso's criminal lifestyle that gets him caught.
    43m
  • Got No Fingerprints
    EPISODE 3
    Got No Fingerprints
    Jerry Bowen fled before sentencing of the murder of Brenda Breckenridge. Bowen erased his fingerprints with acid and befriended homeless men to assume their identities. After 7 yrs, detectives were able to find enough remaining prints to declare a match.
    43m
  • Got a Video Rental Store
    EPISODE 4
    Got a Video Rental Store
    In 1975, Michael Brown killed Richard Sullivan during a robbery. Brown was convicted, and while in prison married a woman named Donna. He soon escaped so they could start a new life together. They lived for more than 15 years without incident.
    43m
  • Got Two Homes in Mexico
    EPISODE 5
    Got Two Homes in Mexico
    Gonzolo Martinez is a 17-year old gang member, sentenced to 48 years in prison. A chance arises, and Martinez escapes to Mexico and becomes a drug dealer. Only when Martinez tries to cross the border, do the feds get their chance to capture him.
    43m
  • Got the Wrong Four People Killed
    EPISODE 6
    Got the Wrong Four People Killed
    Scott Burnside hires a hit man to kill a friend's wife. But when the hit goes wrong, and four people are found murdered, Burnside flees to a remote island. On the run, Scott is unable to adjust to his lonely life. His family ties tip the Feds.
    43m

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Cast & Crew

  • Bill Ratner
    Narrator

About

I (Almost) Got Away With It

Crime

For these perpetrators, their stories may be different, but their motives are always the same: to stay out of prison. The people profiled in this series evaded justice for years, sometimes decades, by using their families, fake identification and even violence to avoid capture. Learn what pushed these individuals to their crimes, how they stayed one step ahead of the police and managed to evade the law -- at least for a while.

16+

COMMON SENSE

Ex-fugitive docuseries is violent and exploitative.

Information

Studio
Investigation Discovery
Released
2010
Rated
TV-14
© 2010 Discovery Communications Inc.

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Original Audio
English (United States)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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  • Saudi Arabia
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  • Turkmenistan
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  • United Arab Emirates
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