Phillip Paul captured came three days after he escaped

Washington state killer captured after field-trip escape
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Legally insane killer escaped Thursday during hospital field trip to fair

Escape in Spokane County, Washington, prompted manhunt

Phillip Paul killed community activist in 1987, believing she was a witch

(CNN) -- A legally insane killer who escaped in Washington state during a field trip was recaptured Sunday, the Yakima County Sheriff's Department told CNN.


Authorities combed Washington state for Phillip Paul, a killer who escaped Thursday during a field trip.

Phillip Paul's capture came three days after he escaped in Spokane County, Washington. After escaping, he was the subject of a massive manhunt.

Details of the capture weren't immediately available.

Though Paul had been confined in a mental institution because of a murder confession, he was allowed to be part of Thursday's trip to a county fair.
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