57 - Richard McNair
Beyond Contempt True Crime
Renee Lynn
4.4 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Richard McNair was convicted of murder and received a lengthy sentence. He managed to escape from prison three times and was considered one of America’s most wanted.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast contains adult themes and graphic violence. |
| 0:04.5 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:06.5 | A commercial-free version of this podcast is available on Patreon for $1 per month. |
| 0:12.2 | Patreon.com, board slash Beyond Contempt Podcast. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Renee, and this is Beyond contempt true crime. |
| 0:37.0 | I rarely play audio clips because this is not that type of show. |
| 0:39.4 | I'm making an exception today. |
| 0:41.7 | I get nervous when a police officer follows me, even when I'm only going a few miles over the speed limit. |
| 0:48.2 | This person escaped from prison, but was stopped by a police officer. |
| 0:52.8 | They had such a pleasant conversation |
| 0:54.5 | that he basically moonwalked away to freedom. |
| 0:58.1 | You're listening to Episode 57, Richard McNair. |
| 1:04.1 | Richard Lee McNair was born on December 19, 1958. |
| 1:09.6 | He and his three younger brothers, grew up in South Central Oklahoma with a father |
| 1:14.1 | who was a reserve police officer. Richard joined the Air Force and moved to Mynot, North Dakota. |
| 1:20.9 | He was working as an Air Force military police officer on base and also worked with the |
| 1:25.8 | My Not Police Department as an informant. |
| 1:28.7 | The local police appreciated Richard and thought he did excellent work. During his time as an |
| 1:34.2 | informant, his efforts led to at least one large cocaine bust. One of Richard's brothers |
| 1:40.1 | thought he was the smartest person he'd ever met. His brother looked up to him and believed he |
| 1:45.4 | was a good man, right up until Richard changed. November 17, 1987 was the day Richard went from |
| 1:54.8 | enforcing the law to breaking the law. Richard McNair walked into the grain elevator at the Farmers Union Elevator Company. |
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