The Man Who Outran the FBI for 15 Months

Claude Dallas evaded capture in Idaho for 15 months after a 1981 wilderness confrontation. This FBI manhunt documentary traces his survival in remote terrain and prison escape story.After a 1981 encounter with two Idaho officers in the wilderness, Dallas left the area and lived off the land across remote desert country for over a year. This documentary follows the large-scale search, the local support that helped him stay hidden, and his later escape from custody before his final capture.It examines how terrain knowledge, community dynamics, and gaps in the search system shaped one of the longest wilderness manhunts in FBI history.