CANADALAND Canada's Wildest Prison Break
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Sep 15, 2025 Peter Edwards, a veteran crime beat reporter at the Toronto Star with over 40 years of experience covering organized crime, shares the jaw-dropping tale of Rabih Alkhalil's audacious prison escape. They dive into the shocking tactics used in the jailbreak and discuss the potential inside help and systemic failures that enabled it. Edwards also examines the broader implications of rising crime rates and the normalization of gun violence, painting a picture of an unsettling landscape in Canada’s criminal underworld.
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Dramatic Front-Door Prison Escape
- Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil changed into a black jumpsuit and high-visibility vest and walked out the front door of a B.C. prison on July 21, 2022.
- He then hopped into a white van and vanished, remaining at large for years despite being a high-profile defendant.
Exit With Workers Suggests Inside Coordination
- Two maintenance workers entered the maximum-security jail in uniform under cameras and three walked out shortly after with Alkhalil disguised as a worker.
- A hole was cut in a wall and he blended with workers to exit, suggesting coordinated planning and timing.
Tampered Footage Undermined The Investigation
- Authorities released images that turned out to be stock photos, revealing tampered or unreliable evidence in the official system.
- That error obscured the identities of accomplices and raised questions about the integrity of footage.
