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Have You Seen This Man?

S1 | Ep. 1: Outside the Half-Hour Laundromat

Have You Seen This Man?

ABC News

True Crime

4.22.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The murder of an Ohio middle school student in 1965 shocks a hard-working community. And the arrest of a 22-year-old military man with a checkered record appears to be the end of a painful chapter for her family. But when Lester Eubanks heads off to prison, it is just the beginning of the story. Tell us what you think about this series with a rating and review: http://bit.ly/2O38DdC "Have You Seen This Man?" is produced by the award-winning ABC News Investigative Unit and ABC Audio, the makers of the #1-rated "The Dropout" and "A Killing on the Cape" podcasts as well as the award-winning daily news series "Start Here." For more: http://www.abcnewspodcasts.com and http://www.abcnews.com/thisman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

There was a murder in Central Ohio that many people still don't want to talk about.

0:10.0

The man who committed that crime once sat on death row, but now he's on the run.

0:18.0

His name is Lester Ubex.

0:21.0

Lester didn't tunnel out of prison or scale a stone wall.

0:26.0

On a December morning in 1973, he and a small group of inmates were granted permission to walk outside prison walls.

0:35.0

His handcuffs were taken off.

0:37.0

He changed into civilian clothing.

0:40.0

And he and three others were driven to a local mall.

0:45.0

They were told they could wander the stores and were asked to return to a designated meeting spot.

0:52.0

Hours later, all the inmates came back, except Lester Ubex.

0:58.0

And he hasn't been seen since.

1:01.0

You got a full plan. I think I had a plan.

1:04.0

I was just astounded that this could actually happen.

1:08.0

There were many years when it seemed like no one was even looking for Lester.

1:13.0

But recently, his whereabouts have become the focus of the US Marshal Service,

1:18.0

the federal agents who track fugitives.

1:21.0

The case is testing the Marshal's.

1:24.0

Those nine lines are running out.

1:26.0

And we're going to catch up with Lester.

1:28.0

And is being urged on by those hurt most by Lester's crime.

1:32.0

He's had enough free time.

1:34.0

He confessed to the crime.

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