Investigators believe Casey White and corrections officer Vicki White, who are not related, met in the Lauderdale County Jail and developed a secret romance before planning their escape in April, CNN reported. The escape started an 11-day manhunt that ended in a high-speed chase and a crash after officers learned the pair were in Evansville, Indiana. When authorities arrived at the car, they found that Vicky White had been shot. He died from a single gunshot to the head and the medical examiner’s office ruled the manner of death a suicide. “The felony murder indictment alleges that during and after the commission of Escape in the First Degree, White caused the death of Vicki White, who died from a gunshot wound to the head,” Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly said. Chris Connolly. press release on Tuesday. Casey White was previously charged with first-degree escape in connection with his jailbreak. He also faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the 2015 killing of Connie Ridgeway, the DA noted.
