Det var, mens han var i retten, at lillebroderen, Richard Gecko, berygtet røver og voldtægtsmand, med held hjalp ham til flugt, hvorunder fire betjente døde, og Heidi Vogel blev dræbt, da de kørte hende ned under en biljagt.
It was while at the courthouse that this man, his younger brother, Richard Gecko, a known armed robber and sex offender pulled off a daring daylight escape, resulting in the death of four Wichita law enforcement officers, and this woman, Heidi Vogel, sixth grade teacher, who was run over by the Geckos... during a high-speed pursuit through downtown Wichita.