Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Cult leader escapes island prison in helicopter

You really can't make this stuff up. This sounds like a scene out of a bad 80s action movie. Where's Michael Dudikoff when you need him?

On Monday, French cult leader Juliano Verbard, 27, escaped by helicopter from an Indian Ocean island prison where he was serving a 15-year sentence for rape and child molestation; the preferred crimes of cult leaders. Verbard leads a cult called the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary. (Eye roll.)

Three of Verbard's deluded followers allegedly hijacked a helicopter after posing as tourists. The trio then forced the two-man crew to land on the prison grounds. The Verbard devotees then sprung their master and two prison follwers. The helicopter then took off and landed a few hundred yards away, where Verbard and his clan drove off in an awaiting van.

Ain't it amazing how cult members can devote their lives to nonsense but still have the intelligence to plan such a calculated escape? Crazy doesn't always mean stupid.

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