The Hugh Mongus File: The Prisoner Who Vanished From a Sealed Cell

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious escape of Hugh Mongus from a sealed cell in a maximum security prison and the subsequent events surrounding his disappearance.

Hugh Mongus killed over 100 people with his thumb. He escaped a maximum security prison by flushing himself down a toilet and crawling through miles of sewage. 67 days later, he was caught trying to get a job at the same prison. They sent him to Filigan's Island — the most secure facility on Earth — and locked him in the basement. Then a tsunami buried the whole prison under the ocean for five years. When it resurfaced, investigators found every body inside. Every single one. Except Hugh's. His cell was still locked. He was gone.

People in this episode

Host: Inspector Story

Topics covered

• prison escape
• mystery
• crime
• investigation
• survival

Keywords

• Hugh Mongus
• prison escape
• sealed cell
• tsunami
• investigation
• crime
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Filigan's Island, maximum security prison, ocean

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