Crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now, Joseph O'Buckley and his girlfriend

take a trip to North Carolina.

O'Buckley then locks the girlfriend in their hotel room in threatens to kill her, repeatedly

assaulting and strangling the woman over 11 hours.

When he falls asleep, she manages to escape.

Crime lies John Lemley.

Nancy O'Buckley prevented the woman from leaving by blocking the door and his beating left

her with severe injuries that required hospitalization.

After his arrest, O'Buckley continued to contact the woman from jail and threatened to kill

her if she testified against him.

But it was ultimately several hours of her testimony that led to O'Buckley's conviction.

O'Buckley now convict that of kidnapping, attempted murder and assault.

He's looking at 37 years behind bars.

William Knight, an inmate at the Georgia prison, sneaks away from work detail, takes off

in an abandoned car.

Spots the car in the next county, abandoned again, police set up a perimeter and search

teams eventually track down Knight.

Knight is serving out his sentence at Baldwin State Prison for involuntary manslaughter

and drug possession charges, stemming from a 2015 conviction.

Knight got into a great Toyota Corolla after leaving his work detail that he later ditched

in Washington County the next day.

Knight, now back behind bars to finish his 10-year sentence and will face additional

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