Gary Steven Krist

Krist was born in Aberdeen, Washington, He escaped with another prisoner from Deuel Vocational Institution, a California state prison, in November 1966, while serving a sentence for automobile theft. The other prisoner was killed during the attempt. ==Mackle kidnapping==

Krist is best known for kidnapping heiress Barbara Jane Mackle and burying her alive in a ventilated box in 1968. After receiving $500,000 in ransom money, he was captured and sentenced to life in prison in 1969, but was released on parole after 10 years and went on to commit several more crimes. ==Parole and medical practice==

Krist was paroled after serving 10 years and granted a pardon after he was accepted to medical school at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico so that he could become a physician. He practiced medicine in Chrisney, Indiana, until his medical license was revoked in 2003, as a result of not disclosing a disciplinary action he had received during his medical residency. ==Later crimes==

Krist chartered a boat to South America in January 2006. When he returned on March 6, 2006, authorities were waiting for him and discovered four undocumented immigrants, who paid $6,000 each to come to the United States, and 14 kilograms of cocaine in paste form valued at around US$1 million. He was arrested in Point Clear, Alabama, for conspiracy to bring cocaine and illegal immigrants into the United States. It was also discovered that he was running a cocaine operation in Barrow County, Georgia. On May 16, 2006, Krist pleaded guilty to drug smuggling; and, on January 19, 2007, he was sentenced to five years and five months in prison at the Federal Correctional Institution in Marianna, Florida. He was released from prison in November 2010. On August 27, 2012, in Mobile, Alabama, U.S. District Judge Callie V. Granade revoked Krist's supervised release for violating his probation. He had left the country without permission, sailing to Cuba and South America on his sailboat. Judge Granade sentenced Krist to 40 months imprisonment. The Federal Bureau of Prisons indicates he was released on July 2, 2015. ==See also==