Dwight Worker

Dwight Worker (Born September 17, 1946) is an American professor, activist, adventurer, and still a fugitive. He is known for his escape from the Mexican penitentiary Palacio de Lecumberri in 1975 along with the book and movie Escape about the story.

Throughout his life he participated in civil rights, anti-war, and environmental movements. In 1991, Dwight volunteered to serve in the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society where he fought against illegal drift netting and whaling. He was later indicted for sinking whaling ships.

Worker is a former professor at Indiana University, where he created the Information Security program for the Kelley School of Business before retiring in 2008 to farm, write, and travel.

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