Richard Matt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Matt
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	May 25, 1966(1966-05-25)
Age	58
Date Of Death	2015-06-26
Birthplace	Tonawanda
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Taurus

Richard Matt Biography

Richard Matt is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on May 25, 1966 in Tonawanda, New York, United States. This convicted felon and murderer is well-known for his numerous prison escapes. He was shot and killed after orchestrating a 2015 escape plan from New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility with fellow inmate David Sweat.

His dramatic escape from prison in his final moments bears comparison to that of His dramatic final prison escape bears comparison with that depicted in Stephen King‘s novella-turned-film The Shawshank Redemption., the novella- turned-film The Shawshank Redemption.

After being accused of stealing from a houseboat, he was born in Tonawanda in New York. He spent his teenage years in a group home. Wayne M. Schimpf, his half-sibling, was his father and he had one son.

Richard Matt Net Worth

Richard Matt is one of the richest Criminal from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Matt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a career criminal and killed his boss William Rickerson. Then he shot Charles Arnold Perreault, an engineer. Matt escaped prison for the first time in 1986 while a prisoner at the Erie County Correctional Facility.

He was held in Mexico for a large part of his adult life.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Richard Matt height 5 ft 10 in Richard weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Richard Matt Dating?

According to our records, Richard Matt is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Richard Matt’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Matt celebrates birthday on May 25 of every year.

What happened to Richard Matt?

After a three-week manhunt, Matt was shot dead and Sweat was captured and put behind bars for life. The escape was featured in a 2018 Showtime miniseries, “Escape at Dannemora,” with Patricia Arquette playing the part of Mitchell. Mitchell was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years and was denied parole three times.

Where is Richard sweat now?

There was another killing in Buffalo involving a man who was a drug dealer whom Matt and Bentley were “shaking down,” said Sweat, who is currently incarcerated at Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Orange County.

When did Richard Matt escape?

Plotting an escape plan would not have been unusual for Matt, who broke out of Erie County Correctional Facility in June 1986 by reportedly scaling the jail’s barbed wire fence.

Are Joyce and Lyle Mitchell still married?

Mitchell will be spending time at her home in Dickenson Center with her husband, Lyle Mitchell. She will be on parole until 2022.

What did Richard Matt do to go to jail?

Matt was convicted of murder in a Mexican court and received a 23-year sentence. While in prison in Mexico, Matt nearly escaped by climbing to the roof before being shot by guards. According to his son, “He’s been shot like nine times. It’s like they can’t kill him.” Matt was turned over to U.S. authorities in 2007.