San Diego police caught a woman escapee Monday, who fled from a Michigan prison 37 years ago, authorities said.
Judy Lynn Hayman, 60, was arrested at her apartment in San Diego. She was held without bail and was taken to the Las Colinas jail, where she faces extradition to Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Corrections records say Hayman was sentenced June 28, 1976, for attempted larceny, that means illegally taking someone's else's property. Then 23-years-old, Hayman was given 16 months to two years of imprisonment. But April 14, 1977, she escaped from the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Washtenaw County, reports the Detroit Free Press.
Hayman did not reveal her true identity for over 30 years. According to police, she even concealed her identity from her 32-year-old son.
The officials at San Diego got a call from Michigan corrections with the description of the missing person they believed was Hayman. They also provided the address.
"The officer had a photograph of her from back in 1977, and when he compared the photo to the person who was claiming to be Jamie Lewis, the officer told me her eyes gave her away. To him, the eyes looked like the suspect," San Diego Police Lt. Kevin Mayer, told the Detroit Free Press,
Hayman, now 60, initially told police that she was Jamie Lewis and had documents to prove it. Further investigations proved that she the missing prisoner. She later revealed her true identity.
Hayman's other aliases were listed as Brenda Bushmer, Brenda Bushner, Judith Hayman, Judy Hayman and Judy Lynn Kayman on the official website of the corrections.
Aaron, Hayman's son, said he was shocked and worried for his mother. He, however, did not confirm or deny if he knew that his mother used aliases.
