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      • John Killick (born 1942), is an Australian criminal and author. He is best known for escaping from Sydney's Silverwater Correctional Complex with his partner by helicopter on 25 March 1999.
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  2. John Killick (born 1942), is an Australian criminal and author. He is best known for escaping from Sydney's Silverwater Correctional Complex with his partner by helicopter on 25 March 1999. Background. Killick has spent more than 30 years in jail, first going to jail in 1960.

  3. Feb 8, 2016 · CONVICTED bank robber John Killick made Australian criminal history when his Russian lover hijacked a helicopter and freed him from a Sydney maximum security prison under a hail of guard gunfire. Killick was a career criminal with a penchant for armed bank robberies and forgery.

  4. Jan 22, 2015 · NOTORIOUS bankrobber John Killick captivated the world with his daring escape from Silverwater prison in a helicopter hijacked by his Russian lover. Today he is finally a free man. Charis Chang and wires. 3 min read. January 22, 2015 - 2:10PM.

  5. Oct 5, 2018 · News. Infamous prison escapee facing return to jail, if found guilty of fraud: ‘It’s bulls**t’. PRISON escapee John Killick, who spent 45 days on the run after his lover hijacked a helicopter and broke him out of jail, has been free just a few years — but that could soon change. Megan Palin. 8 min read. October 5, 2018 - 5:58PM.

  6. Feb 20, 2019 · John Killick, back in custody in 1999 after his escape from Silverwater Prison. Credit: Nick Moir. But a now repentant Killick says he has paid the price for his crimes.

  7. Jan 22, 2015 · Helicopter jail escapee John Killick has been released from prison in Queensland after serving the remainder of a sentence for an armed robbery he committed 30 years ago. The 72-year-old spent 15 years in jail in New South Wales for a series of armed robberies.

  8. Apr 12, 2021 · John Killick is a career criminal with a knack for escaping. He’d escaped custody multiple times over the years, but it was his 1999 escape from Sydney’s Silverwater Jail that made worldwide headlines. His lover hijacked a helicopter, landed it in the grounds of the prison and whisked him to freedom. But that freedom would be short-lived.