The Dog Lady of Lansing Prison: Toby Young Dorr

Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

Envision Podcast Studios

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Jim Chapman explores Toby Young Dorr and the infamous 2006 prison breakout of John Maynard. Jim details the escape, Toby’s troubled past, cancer struggles, and the Safe Harbor Prison Dogs program she started just a few years prior to the escape.

Chapters
05:31 The Dog Lady of Lansing Prison
10:09 Toby's Life Before the Escape
14:57 Meeting John Maynard
19:41 The Plan for Escape
24:43 The Escape Unfolds
29:16 The Chase and Capture
30:36 Aftermath of the Escape
32:22 Life After Prison

Sources
https://thisiscriminal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Episode-258-Off-Leash.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmW0VnNs93M https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/john-manard-notorious-kansas-prison-escapee-died-sunday-in-arizona-prison
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-facts-toby-dorr-x-john-maynard-prison-escape

Transcript

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0:00.0	I walk a straight line
0:17.3	shackled chain
0:20.6	oh glarsome gertie is calling my name there is no mercy and this penitentiary
0:33.6	just asked the hill string guy
0:38.2	Rangled of three
0:40.7	I'm here for life
0:44.7	I'm here to die
0:47.8	Inside these walls
0:51.8	Inside the wide And when the world cry these walls inside the wire.
0:56.0	And when the world cries, I know it's over.
1:04.1	Oh, bloody Angola.
1:14.9	Oh, bloody Angola. Oh, bloody angola. Oh, everybody angola.
1:39.9	Hey, everyone, and welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast of 142 years in the making, the complete story of America's bloodiest present.
1:41.6	I'm Jim Chapman.
1:46.4	And look, before we get into today's episode, just a couple of announcements.
1:50.4	First one that is really somber in nature.
1:58.5	Woody Everton, who I started this podcast with and is still to this day a partner in this podcast. His father, as of this recording, looks like he is going to be
2:04.8	passing away. I'm just going to read this Facebook post quickly that Woody made.
2:11.5	Says my dad, Woodrow Leo Overton, Sr., my mentor, my best friend, thank you for everything you have done for me,
2:20.1	including making me the man I am today. I will miss you every day. Go rest with Jesus now. You
2:26.3	certainly have earned it. I know you will continue to be with me until we meet again in heaven.
2:32.4	Huge prayers for my mom, who is the strongest and most loving
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