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The Story of Danny Ray Horning
The following video by Kyle Hates Hiking recounts the manhunt and capture of the murderer Danny Ray Hunting that took place throughout Arizona in 1992.
Story of Danny Ray Horning recounted by Gemini
As an experiment, I asked Gemini to recount the story. I shortened the response below.
Danny Ray Horning was an escaped prisoner whose flight from the Arizona State Prison in May 1992 led to the largest manhunt in Arizona's history. Here are key details about him and the escape:
- Horning was serving four consecutive life sentences for armed robbery and kidnapping. He was also a convicted child molester and the chief suspect in an ongoing California murder case.
- Horning escaped from the Arizona state prison in Florence by disguising himself as a medic.
- He went on the run for 55 days across the Arizona back-country, including the Grand Canyon National Park.
- During his time as a fugitive, Horning burglarized homes, stole cars, and robbed another bank. He was sometimes nicknamed "Rambo" or "Robin Hood" in local media for his ability to evade capture.
- Horning took several hostages at gunpoint including two British tourists at the Grand Canyon
- He was finally captured on July 5, 1992, near Sedona, Arizona, after being tracked down by bloodhounds and cornered under a gazebo.
- After his recapture, Horning was extradited to California and convicted of the first-degree murder of Sammy McCullough, whose dismembered body parts were found in the San Joaquin River Delta in 1990.
- Danny Ray Horning was sentenced to death in California for the murder and remains on death row.
Sources
Gemini's resources were poorly configured. Here goes.
- archive.seattletimes.com: Arizona's Largest Manhunt Comes To End -- `Rambo' Fugitive Captured After 7 Weeks On Run
- Jules Told Me' by Jules Brown: How I escaped a murderer at the Grand Canyon
- Los Angeles Times "Convict Eludes Grand Canyon Search" and "Escapee Captured After 7-Week Chase"
- Kodiak Maritime Museum
