I Love You Phillip Morris

Steven Russell possessed unusual talent--he was a jailhouse Houdini with a speciality in fraud. Staging his escapes on a series of Friday the thirteenths, he managed to outwit the Texas criminal justice experts in four ingenious jailbreaks. The first time, he simply waved a walkie-talkie convincingly and was buzzed out by an affable guard. Another time he used a green pen and a bucket of water to concoct surgical scrubs and sauntered out. His ensuing escapes grew more audacious, as did his plans to reunited with his co-convict lover.Award-winning journalist Steve McVicker captures with a perfect-pitch blend of humor and disbelief the real-life story of Steven Russell, a con man so shrewd, relentless, and incorrigible that he`d be walking free today, if it weren`t for his fatal flaw--he`s in love with a man named Phillip Morris.Written with exclusive cooperation and disclosure from Russell, who`s serving 45 years plus 99 years in a maximum security jail (at least, for now), I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS tells of an oddball American tall tale of what can happen when mocking the law, a daredevil spirit, and undying love collide. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.