The criminals had obviously fled the palace entirely.

These criminals then fled to St. Paul, where they were all but untouchable.

The eight criminals fled the scene as soon as the fire alarm went off, purposefully trampling on one of the victim's bodies as they left.

The four criminals fled to nearby Kansas City, but were later apprehended.

"Too often, a criminal will flee a country and return to his or her own homeland, hoping to escape justice," she said.

One was on the Atlantic coast, the other on the Gulf, which limited the directions in which criminals might flee.

Pursued by the police, Grimes runs into the swamp, but falls into deep mud and perishes, while the two criminals flee in the boat.

However, the war crimes remained unpunished since the criminals had already fled abroad.

Often, Clyde recalled, fugitive criminals had fled to the Watchungs, where it had been difficult to track them down.

The criminals grabbed $1.6 million in cash, got back in their van, and fled the scene.