I (Almost) Got Away With It

Season 8

TV-14

Fugitives commit various crimes to avoid imprisonment. The series explores their motivations, identity changes, and evasion tactics. Each episode reveals how criminals nearly succeeded in their attempts to escape justice.

Where to Watch Season 8

10 Episodes

Got to Pretend to Be a Cop
E1
Got to Pretend to Be a CopPeter Gibbs is a career criminal who is constantly lured to the dark side after every prison release, despite vowing to go straight. After a string of robberies catches up to him, he faces decades behind bars but refuses to go down without a fight.
Got a Handsome Face
E2
Got a Handsome FaceSteven Ray Milam is addicted to robbing banks. After a string of heists, he's dubbed the Handsome Guy Bandit, thanks to a clever disguise. But his pride and a costly mistake put the FBI on his trail. He's forced to leave his family and go on the run.
Got to Taunt the Cops
E3
Got to Taunt the CopsJimmy Maxwell is no stranger to prison life. But every time he gets arrested, he outsmarts officials and escapes. His go-for-broke nature makes him a menace for authorities, who come face to face with his volatile nature each time they corner him.
Got to Send a Bomb in the Mail
E4
Got to Send a Bomb in the MailAlbert Paul is Maine's most notorious escape artist who's drawn to a life of crime. Shortly after making parole, he's arrested for murder and spends the next couple of decades pulling off daring prison breaks only to get captured after every attempt.
Got to Escape with a Battleaxe
E5
Got to Escape with a BattleaxeRussell Kerr is serving a 60 year sentence for a crime he says he did n't commit. He and a fellow inmate, Christopher Stout, mastermind an elaborate escape. After busting through the prison gates, they risk life and limb for their one shot of freedom.
Got to Get Home to Mother
E6
Got to Get Home to MotherRobert Nielsen had a troubled childhood. At 16, he was accused of armed robbery of a convenience store in Florida. A judge looked at his record and sentenced him to 25 years in a federal prison. Nielsen managed to break out, but for how long?
Got to Get Out of Debt
E7
Got to Get Out of DebtIn South Los Angeles, truck driver Jaime Jones slips and falls at work, suffering a herniated disc in his lower back, forcing him to quit. Facing foreclosure on his home, Jones turns to bank robbery to pay his bills and becomes known as the "Neck Brace Bandit".
Got to Crawl My Way to Freedom
E8
Got to Crawl My Way to FreedomIn March 2007, Darryl Norris is paroled after serving eight years of his 15-year sentence for two counts of armed robbery. On April 15, 2008, Norris and an accomplice named Robert rob a J&A store, where Robert shoots and kills a store clerk.
Got to Be Part of the Pittsburgh Six
E9
Got to Be Part of the Pittsburgh SixAndrew Heim is doing time for assault at Western Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. When a prison buddy finds a way to tunnel out of the prison Heim and five other inmates escape. The group is dubbed "The Pittsburgh Six"and sparks a nationwide manhunt.
Got to Hit Homes on Halloween
E10
Got to Hit Homes on HalloweenDesperate for their next high, Michael Kidd, Kevin Crandall and Marcus Thompson break into upscale homes on Halloween night in search of money, then their crime spree ends in a terrifying hostage situation.