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Why'd You Do It: I snuck my incarcerated boyfriend out of prison in a dog crate

Photograph of Toby Dorr, author of the memoir, “Living with Conviction” and ”You Are Not Your Worst Mistake: Poems from Prison”.
In 2006, Toby Dorr was arrested after sneaking John Manard out of Lansing Correctional Facility in a dog crate. She is the author of the memoir, “Living with Conviction” and ”You Are Not Your Worst Mistake: Poems from Prison”. Her podcast is called ”Fierce Conversations”. She lives outside Washington, DC.

In 2006, dog trainer Toby Dorr, made international headlines when she snuck John Manard, who was incarcerated for life, out of prison in a dog crate.

They were on the run for 12 days, until it all came to a crashing halt.

In this second installment of our "Why'd You Do It?" series, find out what went into all the choices Toby made, before, during, and long after the great escape.

Listen to the first installment of our "Why'd You Do It?" series

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  • : In 2006, she was arrested after sneaking John Manard out of Lansing Correctional Facility in a dog crate. She is the author of the memoir, “” and ””. Her podcast is called ”Fierce Conversations”. She lives outside Washington, DC

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Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, Carol Chen, Stacey Addo, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
Khaleel Rahman is a producer for 'Audacious with Chion Wolf.'
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ǻ where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Meg Fitzgerald is the senior manager of projects and radio programming.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at ǻ.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on ǻ, featuring conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions.