Theo Berger

Theo Maximilian Berger (25 January 1941 – 20 November 2003) was a notorious Bavarian criminal, best known for his numerous escapes from prison. Despite escaping four times, Berger spent 39 years in jail and eventually committed suicide there. Berger had been sentenced to a collective 137 years in jail.

In 1986, he became the subject of a documentary titled ''Der Al Capone vom Donaumoos'' (English: ''The Bavarian Al Capone'') and later wrote his memoirs, which were smuggled out of Straubing prison. In 2006, he also became the subject of a theatre play in Neuburg an der Donau titled ''Bruchstücke'' ().

In his time, Berger received a number of nicknames, among them ''Al Capone vom Donaumoos'', ''König der Ausbrecher'' (English:''King of the jail breakers'') or ''Der schöne Theo'' (English:''The beautiful Theo''). He was at times compared to some of the other legendary Bavarian criminals and robbers, the Räuber Kneißl and the Bayerische Hiasl. Provided by Wikipedia