Teen Killed Parents for a Date Then Escaped Prison

Teen Killed Parents for a Date Then Escaped Prison

In 1958, 16-year-old Leslie Arnold shocked Omaha by murdering both of his parents after they refused to let him see his girlfriend. That same night, he buried their bodies in the backyard and went to the movies as if nothing had happened.

Two weeks later he confessed and was sentenced to life in prison. But in 1967, he escaped and disappeared without a trace. For more than 50 years, no one knew where he went.

A DNA test finally uncovered the truth. Leslie Arnold had built a new life under another name, with a new family on the other side of the world.

Can someone ever outrun their past, or does it always find a way back?

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