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Pascal Payet

Pascal Payet

1963

Nationality
France

Pascal Payet (born 7 July 1963) is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using hijacked helicopters.

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Biography

Pascal Payet (born 7 July 1963) is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using hijacked helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30-year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van in 1997. Payet holds the record for planning the most number of escapes by helicopter. Payet is married and has two children.

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