Convicted serial killer John Norman Collins escapes from Marquette Prison in Marquette, Mich
Filed under: MARQUETTE, Mich. , Prison Escape
APR 1, 2008 3:31 AM (5 hours ago) AP
MARQUETTE, Mich. (Map, News) - Authorities say convicted killer and suspected serial killer, John Norman Collins (Who changed his last name to Chapman), convicted in 1971 of murdering Karen Sue Beineman, has escaped from Marquette State Prison.
Lt. Dave Meinert of the Michigan Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says guards at the Marquette County facility noticed Collins missing at the 12:00 a.m. count early Tuesday. Meinert says Collins was in maximum security and the escape is being considered an ongoing prison investigation. Tracking dogs followed then lost a scent trail near a hiking trailhead over a mile away.
Collins is 60 years old, six foot one, weighs 220 pounds and has graying brown hair that is shoulder length.
The prison has an escape detail working with local law enforcement to find Collins.
UPDATE (10:30am)-Prison officials have released this image of John Norman Collins as seen in a recent jail photo:
UPDATE (11:23am)-Police have released this image as police check cars approaching the Mackinac Bridge into the Lower Peninsula early this morning
