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April 28, 2008 |
Western District of Michigan
Deputy U.S. Marshal Steve Hetherington (616) 456-2594
USMS Headquarters Public Affairs (202) 307-9065 |
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State of Michigan Escapee Captured after 32
Years on the Run |
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Grand Rapids, MI - The old adage “You can
run, but you can’t hide” finally caught up with Susan Lefevre. Lefevre was
sentenced in Saginaw County, MI on 02/27/1975 to a prison term of 10-20
years for conspiracy to violate drug laws and violation of drug laws (MCL
335.341). Lefevre served approximately one year at the Women’s Division,
Detroit House of Corrections (currently the Robert Scott Correctional
Facility) in Plymouth, MI. She walked away from the prison on 02/26/1976.
She was charged with Escape and a warrant was issued by the State of
Michigan on 02/27/1976.
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) Absconder Recovery Unit
received an anonymous tip in late March of 2008 that suggested that Lefevre
may be living in California under the name Marie Walsh. The MDOC asked the
U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for assistance, and a joint fugitive
investigation was conducted. A copy of Marie Walsh’s thumb print was
obtained from her California driver’s license and was compared to the prints
on file for Lefevre by the Michigan State Police Crime Lab. The thumbprints
were a perfect match. Marshals Service Deputies arrested Lefevre on
04/24/2008 at her home in Del Mar, California.
Lefevre was leading a normal life in a San Diego suburb with a husband and
two children as Marie Walsh. She was living in a nice house in an affluent
neighborhood. Lefevre initially denied her true identity but finally
admitted who she was after being confronted with the photographs and
fingerprint evidence. Lefevre told the Marshals after her arrest that her
husband and children had no idea about her criminal past and escape from
prison in Michigan.
Lefevre is currently housed at the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Center in
San Diego, CA, awaiting extradition back to Michigan to serve out the
remainder of her State sentence. |
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