Susan LeFevre was found guilty of selling heroin in a Michigan courtroom in 1974. She managed to escape from her minimum-security prison after serving only one year of her 10-year sentence and live for over 30 years as a suburban mom in San Diego, using the alias Marie Walsh.
After serving one year in prison, Susan LeFevre jumped a barbed-wire fence and lived as a fugitive for 32 years. She was arrested in April at age 53 in a wealthy San Diego suburb where she was married and a mother of three. Now, she is finishing her term in a Michigan prison and will stand trial for her escape from jail, a crime that could carry more jail time.
Susan LeFevre was just 19 when she agreed to plead guilty to selling heroin. She thought she this would help her get a lighter sentence and was stunned when the judge gave her a 10-year sentence, abiding by the Saginaw, Michigan court’s policy. Since then, minimum sentences for first-time offenders convicted of selling drugs have been eliminated and, if her 1974 trial took place today, LeFevre would probably only get probation.
Sources: Kalamazoo Gazette, About.com
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