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Cuff Me If You Can recounts the true story of a determined and resourceful criminal who goes on the run — only to eventually be tracked down by the
law. However, these are the stories of men and women who are unable, or unavailable to tell their tales of time on the lam. Some of them died during their attempts to flee police. Others are in a prison where the rules prevent them talking to the media. Some have served their time and disappeared from sight. Still many more individuals, who could have talked, died in prison before they had a chance to sit with our cameras. Using professional narrators to deliver the first-person account of the criminal, Cuff Me If You Can will finally tell their stories.
Through gritty re-enactments we will investigate each case. We'll hear from thecriminal's real family members and loved ones — some of who aided these individuals in their efforts to avoid capture. We'll re-create the crimes and shocking moments of wanted men and women fleeing a violent past. Plus, we'll meet the actual police and detectives who finally arrested the offenders. They'll tell us what clues led them to the criminal and how an audacious flight from justice came to an end.
EPISODES:
No Life of the Party (Thomas Lollis)
Air Date: March 1st
On the night of his birthday, Andre Wood is gunned down by Thomas Lollis during a fight in Akron, OH. Lollis tries to hide but after a close-call with cops, he skips town. He changes his identity and makes a life for himself and his girlfriend. After forging fake sales at a car dealership and walking off with $100,000, police begin to do surveillance on him and discover who he is. As cops corner him, he jumps from the second story window to make a break for it and breaks his foot. Lollis has no choice but to run through the pain, but will he be fast enough this time?
Hooker On the Run (Desiree Lingo-Perkins)
Air Date: March 8th
Desiree Lingo-Perkins life went from bad to worse, when she agreed to help kidnap a boy for some extra cash. But when the kidnapping goes wrong and the boy is murdered, Desiree has to go on the run. She hitches rides to Mexico with truckers, paying her way by turning tricks. Making a living for years in Mexico by hustling, Desiree thinks she has gotten away, until she is recognized by her tattoo. She has to decide if she wants to stop running, or dive deeper into the illicit world of Mexican prostitution.
Drug Deal Gone Bad (James Martin)
Air Date: March 15th
After a drug deal with a Harvard student ends in murder, James Martin goes on the run. He heads to NY, CA and finally Montreal, Canada to stay under the radar. He takes on several different aliases along the way. But even changing his name cannot change his past. But when a new cop back in New York starts to snoop around the old case, Martin's trail grows hot again. Now he has to scramble to find a new ID, before the cops track him down, and end his freedom.
Cross-country Con Man (Hawley)
Air Date: March 22nd
William Hawley is a trained locksmith and an expert con artist addicted to cocaine. After a botched robbery, he leaves NYC for Florida. Pairing his skills of impersonation and lock picking, he turns to house invasions, picking safes and stealing valuables. Everything is great until he robs a cop, which draws media attention, so Hawley leaves town. He heads to Las Vegas, where he deals drugs. After an undercover sting, Hawley spends time in prison. Once out he returns to robbing jewelry stores in Florida. By now, the police have caught up with him and he must decide whether to keep running or turn himself in.
Shady Ladies' Man (Woods)
Air Date: March 29th
Trevor Woods has skipped out on a bail bond and is in need of money. He decides to graduate from petty theft to heists, when he kidnaps a store manager and forces him to open the company safe. When the heist goes wrong and the cops show up, Woods has to abandon his plan and skip the state. Now in Ohio, Woods has a bigger bank heist planned, it is pulled off flawlessly, until the GPS tracker in the money brings the cops. After a high-speed chase ends in a crash, Woods pulls his gun, knowing he will have to shoot his way to freedom.
The Duke of Marion County (Jamey Harris)
Air Date: April 5th
Jamey Dewayne Harris was good at causing trouble. He would break the law for the pure thrill of it. From petty theft to drug manufacturing, Harris was wanted by police in three states. But every time the cops came close to finding him, he would take off running. Harris knew the backwoods of Marion County, Tennessee, better then the roads themselves. But even the fastest have to slow down for breath, and in an unguarded moment Harris finds himself face to face with a group of angry and armed police. As Harris reaches for his gun, he has to decide: shoot his way out, or surrender?
