Captive - The Movie
It was a jail break 10 years ago that helped make Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life one of the best selling books of all time. In Atlanta on March 11, 2005, an inmate awaiting trial for rape found himself in an isolated hallway with a lone female deputy. What followed became a nationally televised man-hunt that you likely remember. The inmate, Brian Nichols, punched the deputy in the face so hard he put her in a coma, stole her gun and radio, entered court, murdered the judge and a court reporter, and then killed another deputy while fleeing the building. Once outside he carjacked several cars, ultimately killing a fourth person before finally escaping. While he was only on the loose for 24 hours, his escape mesmerized the nation. Most jail breaks in the US are from remote prisons, with inmates that sneak out, or dig out—but a violent escape from a jail in a major downtown area is practically unheard of. When Nichols was captured, the news reported that The Purpose Driven Life