Eubanks became a "model prisoner" to gain entry into an honor program.
: In December 1973, prison officials remarkably allowed Eubanks and several other inmates to go Christmas shopping at a mall in Columbus, Ohio, entirely unsupervised . [S2E3] Death Row Fugitive
: Mary Ellen had gone to a local laundromat to get quarters when she was abducted, shot twice, and beaten to death. Eubanks became a "model prisoner" to gain entry
: When it was time for the inmates to return to the designated meeting spot, Eubanks never showed up. He has been a fugitive for over 50 years. The Hunt for Lester Eubanks "Unsolved Mysteries" Death Row Fugitive (TV Episode 2020) : When it was time for the inmates
: Lester Eubanks , who had a prior history of sexual offenses, confessed to the crime and was sentenced to death.
The episode (Season 2, Episode 3) of the Netflix reboot of Unsolved Mysteries focuses on the baffling escape and decades-long evasion of Lester Eubanks . The Case: The Murder of Mary Ellen Deener
In November 1965, 14-year-old Mary Ellen Deener was brutally murdered in Mansfield, Ohio.