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Steven Jay Russell (born December 31, 1957) is an American con artist, known for escaping from prison multiple times. I Love You Phillip Morris, a film about his life and crimes, was produced in 2009.
Jul 29, 2015 · In early 1998, an emaciated Texas inmate named Steven Jay Russell was granted a special parole — one which put him in the custody of a hospice. Russell’s medical records spelled out the reason: he had HIV/AIDS, and wasn’t likely to survive much longer.
Dec 3, 2010 · Con man Steven Russell has walked out of prison four times -- all for love, reportedly, in an effort to reunite with his partner, Phillip Morris. Their story has been turned into a romantic...
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Dec 9, 2010 · This is not the race-car driver or tobacconist, but the object of convicted con man Steven Russell's mad affection, an obsessive adoration that contributed to Russell's apparent record five...
Jul 22, 2021 · He's now serving 144 years in a Texas prison, a sentence that some advocates have said outweighs the gravity of the crimes he committed. Let's take a look at the outrageous things Steven Russell did to get into prison and the mind-boggling ways he managed to walk right out again.
Jul 5, 2022 · Steven Russell and Phillip Morris are real men whose story was first transformed into a book by Steve McVicker, titled ‘I Love You Phillip Morris: A True Story of Life, Love, and Prison Breaks,’ from which it was adapted to screen by writer-director duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra.
Oct 21, 2011 · Steven Russell was originally imprisoned for fraud. Four successful, non-violent, love-fuelled prison-escapes later and he has achieved infamy. His life is immortalised in the film ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’, in which he is portrayed by Jim Carrey.
Dec 8, 2014 · Russell, who has been held in administrative segregation for nearly two decades, is the first person in U.S. history to receive a life sentence for prison escapes. He can be reached by writing: Steven Russell, 00760259, Allan B. Polunsky Unit, 3872 FM 350 South, Livingston, TX 77351 .
Now thoroughly embarrassed by Russell’s behaviour, which had been gleefully reported upon by the press given the apparent ease in which he was penetrating the prison walls, the authorities threw the book at the conman who accepted his sentence with an unusual air of sadness about him.
