One of The WORST Humans To Ever Exist

In the summer of 1982, the peaceful towns and villages of North Yorkshire were gripped by fear. A skilled outdoorsman and former soldier vanished into the countryside, armed and dangerous. Over the next 17 days, Barry Prudom would unleash a wave of violence that left police forces stretched to their limits — and the public terrified to step outside. From hostage situations and rural hideouts to deadly confrontations, Prudom’s run from the law became one of the most intense manhunts in British history. But what drove him to such extremes? And how did one man manage to evade hundreds of armed officers for so long?