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In 1974, Carl Cleetus Bulls was serving concurrent state and federal sentences at Oregon State

Penitentiary. He, alongside Wilford Gray, had gone on a four-day multi-state crime spree

in 1965, robbing a motel and raping the desk clerk, committing a brazen mid-day bank robbery

in Portland, Oregon, killing a sheriff's deputy in Eugene, kidnapping multiple families,

and fleeing from authorities through Oregon, California, and Nevada. Both men were sentenced

to life in prison and were never to be considered for parole. Gray pleaded guilty for the part he

played in their crimes and was sent to 11 worth prison in Kansas, with a potential parole date in

2040. Wilford Marion Gray died in prison, September 21, 2004. If you haven't already listened,

you can hear that story in last week's episode, Catching Cleetus Part 1, and you should,

as I think it helps highlight many of Carl Bulls red flags, which should have been noticed by

prison officials and staff and could have prevented the man from acting out a sequel of sorts

to his 1965 crimes. On March 9, 1968, 700 inmates took control of the Oregon State Penitentiary,

infiltrating cell blocks, the kitchen, hospital, and other units. Fires were set, 40 hostages were

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