The Escape Artist

Suspected murderer, Gunawan Santosa, almost pulled off another Houdini-like escape, this time from a moving police vehicle. But was it really so miraculous?

April 6, 2004

HOW did Gunawan Santosa manage to escape from a police escort vehicle? Last Tuesday, Santosa evaded two prosecution officers and jumped out of a police vehicle on Jl. Pangkalan Asem in Jakarta. Santosa's only error was not realizing that jumping from a moving car is no easy feat. After throwing himself out of the vehicle, Santosa inadvertently struck his head on the asphalt and fell unconscious. During the incident, his Beretta Gardone VT

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