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I was raped at 12 by my brother and had his baby ... I kept it a secret until he struck again 18 years later


AT the tender age of 12, Vicky Jaggers cradled her newborn daughter Kirsty for the very first time.

Becoming a mother at such a young age life was always going to be difficult - but Vicky was also burdened by a horrific secret.

Her 17-year-old brother David was Kirsty's father - having RAPED Vicky several times in a matter of months.

Vicky vowed to keep the devastating truth to herself to protect her family.

Pain ... Vicky at 14 with Kirsty

Pain ... Vicky at 14 with Kirsty

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But after 18 harrowing years, she bravely decided in 2004 to reveal the sickening secret to the police after monster David Jaggers, now 39, was arrested for the rape and kidnap of his then girlfriend.

DNA tests proved that David was Kirsty's father and, with Vicky courageously testifying against her sadistic brother, he is now serving a life sentence for his crimes.

Determined to give other rape survivors a voice, Vicky has now written about her ordeal in an autobiography called Silenced.

The 34-year-old says: "The evil abuse David inflicted on me ruined my young life. I had to lie to my family for 18 years about Kirsty's father, as I thought telling my parents would destroy them.

"However, there is one good thing to come out of my horrific story - Kirsty."


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Vile David brutally snatched away Vicky's innocence when she was just 12.

As she slept in her room above the pub owned by their mum Avril, now 63, and dad Len, who passed away in 1994, David climbed into Vicky's bed and raped her.

Vicky says: "I had no idea what he was doing - it seemed so unreal.

"Obviously I was a virgin and knew hardly anything about sex - but I knew what David was doing was very wrong.

"I can remember being in agony, but also too terrified to scream out.

Terrible

"It seemed to go on for ever and when the attack was finally over David simply got out of bed and left - shutting my bedroom door like nothing had happened.

"I cried all night and pushed my cupboard in front of my door in case he came back. The next morning I was desperate to say something to Mum and Dad.

"But when I saw David, his expression told me that if I said a word, he would kill me. So my parents had no idea about the horror that had occurred."

Over the following months, David raped Vicky twice more - on both occasions sneaking into her bedroom while she slept.

Vicky, from Tilbury, Essex, says: "I felt dirty and useless. The next day, I would sit in the bath for hours and try to scrub myself clean. But nothing could wash away the memories of those terrible attacks."

Shortly after his last attack, David left the family home to move in with friends.

Vicky explains: "It was a relief to have him out of the house. I hoped to be rid of him for ever. At that point, I had no idea I was carrying his child."

In fact, Vicky did not know she was pregnant until three months before the birth. After she suffered stomach pains, a doctor found she was six months pregnant.

Vicky says: "I was big as a child and always wore baggy jumpers, so no one had noticed my growing stomach.

"Hearing I was six months pregnant was devastating and knowing it was David's baby made me feel physically sick."

Hope ... Vicky is looking to the future with new man Kelly

Hope ... Vicky is looking to the future with new man Kelly

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Even then, Vicky did not tell her parents who the real father was - claiming it was a boy she had met the previous summer at a caravan park.

She says: "It was heartbreaking to see their disappointment. I was desperate to tell them the truth but thought they might think badly of me.

"I was 12, terrified and about to be a mother to my brother's child."

In July 1987, Vicky gave birth to Kirsty and decided not to put her up for adoption.

She says: "I was lucky enough to have my parents' support and even though I knew the terrible secret of Kirsty's real father, my heart filled with love for her."

A year after the birth, Vicky saw David again, when he moved closer to the family home. She says: "It made my stomach turn. He looked sleazy and had a constant lazy grin on his face which twitched.

"He made my skin crawl. When he looked at Kirsty, he didn't show any interest. He must have known she was his, but thankfully he didn't want to go near her."

In 1989, David was arrested for strangling his girlfriend, 23-year-old Helen Mitchell, to death after an argument.

He propped up her body on the sofa and sat with her all night, before leaving in the morning without reporting the crime.

He denied murder but was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for six years.

Over the following years, Vicky had a number of destructive relationships with other men and gave birth to four more children - Alicia, now 17, Sam, 16, Jamie, ten, and eight-year-old Kirk.

But Vicky's life finally changed for the better seven years ago when she met the man she calls her "knight in shining armour" - Kelly, 39, currently unemployed.

She says: "For the first time, I was with a man who truly cared for me and wanted to be a father to my children."

The couple married in August 2002 but however close she got to Kelly, Vicky still felt she could not tell him about the abuse she endured at the hands of her brother. But in December 2004, another shocking twist made Vicky realise she had to open up to her loved ones - and the police.

A nationwide hunt had been launched for David after he kidnapped and raped another girlfriend. Holding her prisoner in his van for three days, he repeatedly raped and beat her.

Evil

Vicky recalls: "This was the breaking point. I knew David would be punished, but the court needed to know the true extent of his evil. I had to come forward."

Rapist ... David in 2004

Rapist ... David in 2004

Vicky decided she first had to tell Kelly, mum Avril and daughter Kirsty.

She says: "I was terrified about their reaction and sobbed hysterically while I spoke. Through the tears, I could only say the words 'rape, David' and 'Kirsty's dad'.

"It was awful to see the hurt on their faces but it was also such a relief - 18 years after David raped me I could finally speak the truth. Mum was devastated and apologised for not looking after me but there was nothing she could have done. Kirsty was in shock and was speechless that her killer uncle was also her father."

After telling the family, Vicky went to the police, who took DNA samples that proved David was Kirsty's dad.

Because of Vicky's brave decision, David admitted two charges of raping her when he appeared at Basildon Crown Court, Essex, in 2005.

Shockingly, he was given just a one-year jail sentence on each count.

He also admitted raping his girlfriend, making threats to kill, false imprisonment and kidnap and was given a life sentence but with a minimum term of just six years.

Vicky says: "When he does come out, I know I will always be protected by my amazing, loving family - something David will never have."

Kirsty, now 21, who has luckily not suffered any health problems despite having parents who are blood relatives, says: "I'm so proud of Mum. She has been through a horrific time, but has always done her best to be a great mum.

"Her brave decision hopefully means David will not be able to hurt any other women."

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Kamanda Shirima alisema katika gari hilo kulikuwa na watu watatu, akiwamo Bakari Maguo, mfanyabiashara wa Lindi ambaye ni mmiliki wa gari hilo na aliyewahi kuwa Mwenyekiti wa CCM Lindi mjini, Bakari Fundi ambao wamejeruhiwa na kulazwa katika Hospitali ya Ligula mkoani Mtwara.

Gorogosi alikuwa amekwenda Lindi kufungisha ndoa ya mtoto wa Maguo ambaye ni mfanyakazi mstaafu wa Shirika la Taifa la Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Jamii (NSSF), ambayo ilikuwa ifungwe leo.

Ndugu wa marehemu Abilahi Mohammed aliiambia Mwananchi Jumapili jana kuwa mazishi wa Gorogosi ambaye alikuwa Sheikh Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Lindi yatafanyika saa 10:00 jioni leo jioni mjini humo.

Pia Baraza la Waislam Tanzania (Bakwata), lilitoa taarifa jana jioni likieleza kuwa Gorogosi lilithibitisha kifo cha Gologosi na kueleza kuwa atazikwa leo.

Marehemu ameacha wake wawili. Kabla ya kifo chake alikuwa pia mjumbe wa baraza la Ulamaa la Bakwata.

Siku za hivi karibuni, Sheikh Gorogosi alikuwa akisumbuliwa na ugonjwa wa kisukari ambao ulimfanya kulazwa katika hospitali binafsi ya Fire jijini Dar es Salaam kwa wiki mbili, na juzi aliruhusiwa kurudi nyumbani kabla ya kwenda Lindi.

Mufti Sheikh Issa Bin Shaaban Simba alivunja baraza la maulamaa na kamati ya hija ya baraza hilo na kuviunda tena vyombo hivyo, huku akimkabidhi kukaimu nafasi yake Sheikh Gorogosi.

Mufti Simba, ambaye awali alikuwa Sheikh wa Bakwata Mkoa wa Shinyanga, alichaguliwa na Mkutano Mkuu wa Bakwata kushika wadhifa wa Umufti Oktoba 13, mwaka 2002, mkoani Dodoma katika uchaguzi ambao, masheikh tisa walijitokeza kuwania wadhifa huo. 



Masheikh hao, ni pamoja na marehemu Sheikh Gorogosi, Sheikh Suleiman Kilemile, Mbunge wa zamani wa Kibiti, Profesa Juma Mikidadi, Imamu Mkuu wa Msikiti wa Ma`amur, jijini Dar es Salaam, Sheikh Ahmed Twalib, Imamu Mkuu wa Msikiti wa Manyema, Kariakoo, Hamid Jongo.

Wengine, ni aliyekuwa Naibu Mufti, Sheikh Abubakar Zubeir, aliyekuwa Mjumbe wa Baraza la Ulamaa la Bakwata, Sheikh Ahmed Zubeir, Sheikh wa Bakwata Mkoa wa Kigoma, Tawfiq Malilo na aliyekuwa Msaidizi wa Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Dini (Kitengo cha Usuluhishi) ya Bakwata, Sheikh Twaha Majaliwa.

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Michael Jackson 'hakufanyiwa hila'


Madaktari waliochunguza kifo cha mwanamuziki maarufu wa mtindo wa Pop, Michael Jackson, aliyefariki dunia Alhamisi, wamesema matokeo ya awali hayajaonyesha hila yoyote.

Lakini vipimo vingine vikiwemo vya sumu vimechukuliwa ambapo uchunguzi wake unaweza kuchukua majuma kadhaa, ofisi ya mchunguzi wa vifo vya Los Angeles ilieleza.

Maafisa wamesharuhusu ndugu kuuchukua mwili wa Jackson, lakini bado hakujawa na taarifa zozote kuhusu mazishi yake.

Waombolezaji wakiwemo wasanii wenzake, viongozi wa mataifa mbali mbali na mashabiki wamekuwa wakitoa rambi rambi zao kwa mwanamuziki huyo.

Jackson aliyekufa akiwa na umri wa miaka 50, siku ya kifo chake alikimbizwa hospitalini huko Los Angeles, Marekani, baada ya kupata matatizo yanayodhaniwa kuwa ya moyo.

Taarifa za awali zilieleza kuwa mwanamuziki huyo alikuwa hapumui wakati madaktari wa huduma ya kwanza walipofika kumsaidia nyumbani kwake maeneo ya Bel Air yapata saa sita na nusu majira ya huko. Lakini mwishowe maafisa wakathibitisha kifo chake.

Utata mkubwa uligubika hali ya afya ya mwanamuziki huyo aliyewahi kutamba na albamu mbali mbali kama Thriller.

Wavuti ya TMZ ambayo huandika taarifa za watu mashuhuri katika maswala ya burudani ilikuwa ya kwanza kuandika kuwa Michael Jackson mwenye umri wa miaka 50 alikuwa ameaga dunia.

Vile vile, gazeti maarufu la Los Angeles Times liliandika katika wavuti yake kuwa Michael Jackson amefariki. Lakini vyombo vingine vya habari vilikuwa vikisema alikuwa bado yu hai, ingawa alikuwa mahututi.

Madaktari wa huduma ya kwanza walijaribu kuuzindua moyo wa Jackson wakati gari ya wagonjwa ilipokuwa ikimkimbiza katika hospitali ya UCLA, maafisa wameeleza.

Jackson alikuwa akitarajiwa kuanza matamasha mbali mbali ya kufufua kipaji chake kwenye ukumbi wa O2 jijini London ifikapo tarehe 13 Julai.

Imeelezwa alikuwa na historia ya matatizo ya kiafya na hajawahi kukamilisha ziara ya matamasha kwa kipindi cha miaka 12 iliyopita.




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Michael Jackson dies.

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Michael Jackson dies.

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Michael Jackson dies.


Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50.

Jackson was pronounced dead at about 2:26 p.m. PDT (2126 GMT) after arriving at a Los Angeles hospital in full cardiac arrest, said Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. The cause of death was not known and an autopsy would likely take place on Friday, he said.

Jackson's sudden death had been reported earlier by U.S. media, which said he was taken ill at his home and rushed to the hospital by paramedics who found him not breathing when they arrived.

Known as the "King of Pop," for hits that included "Thriller" and "Billie Jean," Jackson's dramatic, one-gloved stage presence and innovative dance moves were imitated by legions of fans around the world.

He transformed music videos and his lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million, which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, made him one of the most successful entertainers of all time.

But Jackson's belief that "I am Peter Pan in my heart", his preference for the company of children, his friendship with a chimp, his high-pitched voice and numerous plastic surgeries also earned him critics and the nickname "Wacko Jacko."

Jackson, who had lived as a virtual recluse since his acquittal in 2005 on charges of child molestation, had been scheduled to launch a comeback tour from London next month.

Quincy Jones, who helped arrange the music on the album "Thriller" and produced the "Off the Wall" album, told MSNBC: "I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news."

"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."

SOLD-OUT SHOWS

Jackson had been due to start a series of concerts in London on July 13 running until March 2010. The singer had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the past two months. The shows for the 50 London concerts sold out within minutes of going on sale in March.

"Rarely has the world received a gift with the magnitude of artistry, talent, and vision as Michael Jackson," said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of The Recording Academy in a statement.

"He was a true musical icon whose identifiable voice, innovative dance moves, stunning musical versatility, and sheer star power carried him from childhood to worldwide acclaim."

There were concerns about Jackson's health in recent years but the promoters of the London shows, AEG Live, said in March that Jackson had passed a 4-1/2 hour physical examination with independent doctors.

Outside the hospital in Los Angeles about 200 fans and reporters gathered on Thursday, waiting for confirmation of Jackson's death or condition.

Some fans were crying and hugging each other, and others were climbing atop fences to get a better look at a microphone stand where a news conference was supposed to take place.

"I hope he's gone to God, and I hope that he's free of all the troubles he's been plagued with," Tonya Blazer, 50, who said she had been a fan going back more than four decades to his days as a child star.

"I just feel like I'm paying tribute to him," said Dawn Burgess, 42, a fan who said she had posters of Michael pinned to her bedroom wall when she was a child.

CHILD STAR TO MEGASTAR

Jackson was born on Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, the seventh of nine children. Five Jackson boys -- Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael -- first performed together at a talent show when Michael was 6. They walked off with first prize and went on to become a best-selling band, The Jackson Five, and then The Jackson 5.

Jackson made his first solo album in 1972, and released "Thriller" in 1982, which became a smash hit that yielded seven top-10 singles. The album sold 21 million copies in the United States and at least 27 million worldwide.

The next year, he unveiled his signature "moonwalk" dance move while performing "Billie Jean" during an NBC special.

In 1994, Jackson married Elvis Presley's only child, Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996. Jackson married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children, before splitting in 1999. The couple never lived together.

Jackson has three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II, known for his brief public appearance when his father held him over the railing of a hotel balcony, causing widespread criticism.

New Yorkers and tourists in the city's Times Square were shocked at the news of Jackson's death.

"I don't know what to say. It's sad, it's really, really sad," said Nicole Smith, an 18-year-old student from Brooklyn, New York, in Times Square. "My mother was a fan. I listened to his music."

"I'm shocked. I thought someone was lying to me when I first heard it. I was a fan from when he was a little boy and then he got weird," said Sue Sheider, 51, a teacher from Long Island.


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Mwili wa kichanga waokotwa jalalani

Mwili wa mtoto mchanga wa umri wa miezi miwili umeokotwa ukiwa kwenye dampo la taka pale Mwananyamala Jijini.

Kamanda wa Mkoa wa Kipolisi Kinondoni, Mark Kalunguyeye, amesema tukio hilo limejiri majira ya saa 4:00 asubuhi pale Mwananyamala Kwa Msisiri Jijini.

Akasema baada ya kupata taarifa kutoka kwa wasamaria wema, polisi walifika eneo hilo na kuukuta mwili huo ukiwa umefungwa kwenye taulo na kisha kuviringishwa na khanga juu yake.

Akasema baada ya kuhakikisha hakuna mtu aliyemuona, mwanamke aliyefanya unyama huo aliutupa mwili huo kwenye dampo hilo kabla ya kuingia mitini.

Kamanda Kalunguyeye akasema Polisi wapo katika msako mkali wa kumtafuta mwanamke huyo ili afikishwe katika vyombo vya sheria.

Katika tukio jingine, watu wawili wamekamatwa na polisi baada ya kudaiwa kukutwa na madawa ya kulevya.

Akasema, watu hao walikamatwa majira ya saa 1:00 asubuhi eneo la Stendi ya Mbezi wakiwa na kete nane za madawa ya kulevya.

Akawataja watu hao kuwa ni Evance Jackson. 20, na Rajabu Jumanne, 21.

Akasema, watu hao watafikishwa Mahakamani haraka baada ya kukamilika kazi ya kuwahoji kuhusiana na tukio hilo.
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Mwamuziki maarufu wa taarab Nasma Hamis 'Kidogo' afariki.


FANI ya muziki wa taarabu nchini imepata pigo kubwa baada ya kumpoteza mtunzi na mwimbaji mahiri, Nasma Khamis, maarufu 'Kidogo'.

Nasma, 57, ambaye anakumbukwa kwa baadhi ya nyimbo zikiwamo, Mtu Mzima Ovyo alifariki usiku wa kuamkia jana jijini Dar es Salaam.

"Hebu tueleze una kitu gani ee cha kututambiaa, ebu tuambie una kitu gani ee cha kuturingiaa, tema mate chini nyuma hujioni ee wanakukimbia, kaona mambo yako huku taarabu imo taarabu imo kaona mambo yapo huku wee! utaumiza roho yako....wadudu wadogo wadogo wananyevua nyevua," hayo ni baadhi ya maneno katika wimbo wa 'Mtu Mzima Ovyo' ulioimbwa naye Nasma.

Kulingana na ndugu zake, Nasma alifariki saa sita usiku kwenye Hospitali ya Temeke alikokuwa amelazwa kutokana na kusumbuliwa na malaria.

Baba mdogo wa marehemu, Hamis Mohamed 'Kaniki' aliiambia Mwananchi nyumbani kwake, Kinondoni Hananasif, Dar es Salaam ambako kumewekwa msiba huo kuwa Nasma alikuwa akisumbuliwa na shinikizo la damu mara kwa mara, lakini wiki iliyopita alilazimika kulazwa Temeke kutokana na hali yake kuwa mbaya na uchunguzi ulionyesha alikuwa na malaria.

" Siku nne zilizopita alilazwa Temeke lakini jana hali yake ilibadilika na saa sita usiku akafariki, Mungu ndiye anayetoa na yeye ndie anayechukua"alisema mzazi huyo.

Alisema Nasma ambaye ameacha watoto sita, wanne wa kike na wawili wa kiume atazikwa leo kwenye makaburi ya Kisutu.

Akizungumzia msiba huo, msanii mwingine mahiri ambaye alitajwa kuwa mpinzani wa Nasma, Hadija Kopa alisema, "Nimepata taarifa leo (jana), nasikia uchungu sana ni mwenzetu tulikuwa naye, Mungu amlaze mahali pema peponi." Alisema upinzani wake na Nasma ulikuwa ni wa kazi na si wa ubaya kama watu walivyodhani.

"Upinzani wetu ulikuwa ni wa kazi na si wa ubaya na kama ni ubaya kinapotokea kitu kama hiki lazima uweke tofauti pembeni ni kitu kikubwa cha kuhuzunisha, katangulia mbele za haki hatuna budi kumuombea Mungu amlaze mahali pema peponi.

Msanii huyo ambaye alikuwa akiishi Tabata Kinyerezi, Dar es Salaam atakumbukwa kutokana na nyimbo zake zenye vijembe walivyokuwa wakitupiana na mwenzake, Hadija Kopa na kuifanya fani ya taarabu kutamba miaka ya '90 kiasi cha kuitwa rusha roho.

Baadhi ya nyimbo ambaye zilimzolea sifa msanii huyo na hazitasahaulika masikioni mwa watu ni pamoja na ule wa 'Mwanamke Mazingira ', Subira Heri Mpenzi na Sanamu la Micheline.

Wakati wa uhai wake, Nasma aliimbia vikundi mbalimbali kama vile, Egyptian, Babloom, Tanzania One Theatre na Muungano Culrural Troupe. Mpaka mauti yanamkuta msanii huyo alikuwa akifanya shuguli zake binafsi.

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PRISON BREAK






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Season 4


The fourth season starts with Michael avenging Sara's "death", before learning that Gretchen did not kill her as he thought. Michael also learns the truth about Whistler, that he has secretly been working alongside Mahone to take down the Company. A Company operative takes Whistler's life shortly after this. Sona has burned down and Sucre, Bellick and T-Bag have escaped during the chaos. After returning to Chicago to look for Sara, Michael is arrested and recruited by Don Self (Michael Rapaport), a Department of Homeland Security agent, to help bring down the Company in exchange for his freedom. Lincoln, who was arrested in Panama is transferred to Chicago along with Mahone, Sucre, and Bellick with whom a deal is made. Also joining the group are Sara, who escaped from Gretchen which resulted in Gretchen's own imprisonment by the Company, having failed to secure a valuable item, and Roland (James Hiroyuki Liao), a hacker who was assigned to help them after getting arrested for identity theft. Together, they devise a plan to retrieve Scylla, believed to be the Company's 'little black book', from the Company that will help to destroy it. In the meantime, Wyatt (Cress Williams), an agent from the Company, attempts to track down Michael and Lincoln. Mahone later murders Wyatt as revenge for murdering his son Cameron. Bellick sacrifices his life in order to save the Scylla break-in. When the group eventually succeeds in stealing Scylla, Self betrays them and tries to sell Scylla, but fails. Right before the mid-season break, it is revealed that Michael and Lincoln's mother is still alive and has obtained Scylla. The 2nd part of the season began on April 17. In the episode "SOB", Michael's mother Christina tells them that Lincoln is not really his brother. She then frames Lincoln and Michael for the killing of the son of India's Prime Minister, in order to precipitate a war between China and India, from which she will profit by selling weapons technology from Scylla to both sides. At the end of the episode "Cowboys and Indians" Michael has acquired Scylla, but Lincoln has been captured by Christina's security and Sara is taken by The General, so Michael must choose between exchanging Scylla for either Sara's life or Lincoln's. In the final two episodes, Michael manages to save Sara by luring the company away from her, then they rescue Lincoln by blowing up the area where he is held. They manage to get help from ex-secret service agent Paul Kellerman and his old friends in order to bring Scylla to the UN. Everyone gets exonerated except for T-Bag, whom the gang decide to send back to Fox River and Krantz, who is sent to the electric chair. The series end with a coda that flashes forward four years to the team meeting to mark the anniversary of Michael's death after the events of the TV movie "Prison Break: The Final Break" in which Michael sacrifices his life to facilitate Sara's escape from prison.
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Season 3



The third season follows both Michael inside Sona and Lincoln on the outside in Panama. Sona is a prison that has been run by the inmates and guarded only from the outside since a riot the year before. Burrows is quickly contacted by Gretchen Morgan (a Company operative who was in charge of operations in Panama) who kidnapped his son LJ (Marshall Allman) and Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies), the woman Michael loves. He is told that The Company wants Scofield to break James Whistler (Chris Vance) out of Sona. The season follows Michael and Whistler's trials in formulating an escape plan, as Michael has to deal with extreme tension and as Lincoln deals with the Company's operative Gretchen Morgan (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). Sucre gets a job at the prison to aid Michael in his escape plan. When Lincoln attempts to rescue Sara and LJ following a clue provided by Sara, Gretchen claims to have beheaded Sara and sends Lincoln a head in a box as a warning. As the season ends, the pair manage to escape along with Mahone, and another inmate McGrady leaving behind several accomplices including T-Bag and Bellick. Sucre's identity is discovered by a prison guard and is thrown into Sona just after the escape. LJ and Sofia (who was captured for a guarantee that Whistler would go with her) are traded for Whistler, and Michael is out for revenge against Gretchen for Sara's death.
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Season 2



The second season begins eight hours after the escape, focusing mainly on the escapees. Series creator Paul Scheuring describes the second season as "The Fugitive times eight" and likens it to the "second half of The Great Escape". The fugitives split up and journey to locations across the country with the authorities close behind them as they each pursue their individual goals. Brad Bellick (Wade Williams) gets fired from the prison where he worked as a guard and chases after the inmates himself for the reward money. Several of the escapees reunite in search of a large cache of money buried long ago by another prisoner. Federal agent Alexander Mahone (William Fichtner) is assigned to track down and capture the eight fugitives, but is revealed to be working for The Company, which wants all eight men dead. When Sara discovers her dead father, Governor Frank Tancredi, she meets with Michael, remaining with him as the brothers try to bring down the current President, a Company member. To ensure the brothers' safety, Sara allows herself to be arrested and faces trial. During the trial, the testimony of former Secret Service agent Paul Kellerman, who used to work for the Company-controlled President, exonerates Lincoln and Sara. Several of the escapees are killed or recaptured, but the brothers make it to Panama. Michael, T-Bag, Mahone and Bellick are arrested by the Panamanian authorities and imprisoned at the Penitenciaría Federal de Sona.
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Season 1


The first season follows the rescue of Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), who is accused of murdering Terrence Steadman (Jeff Perry), the brother of the Vice President of the United States. Lincoln is sentenced to death and is incarcerated in Fox River State Penitentiary where he awaits his execution. Lincoln's brother, brilliant structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), is convinced of Lincoln's innocence and formulates an escape plan. In order to gain access to Fox River, Michael commits armed robbery. Michael befriends the prison doctor Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) when he pretends to suffer from Type 1 diabetes, in order to gain daily access to the prison's infirmary. The brothers' fight to ward off the execution is aided by their lifelong friend Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney), who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. However, they are hindered by covert agents, members of an organization known as The Company. The Company was responsible for framing Lincoln, and they did so because of Lincoln's father, Aldo Burrows, and his former connections to the company. The brothers, along with six other inmates, Fernando Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper), Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin (Rockmond Dunbar), David "Tweener" Apolskis (Lane Garrison), John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare), and Charles "Haywire" Patoshik (Silas Weir Mitchell), who come to be known as the Fox River Eight, escape in the season finale.
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MAIN CAST IN PRISON BREAK.


  • Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield (Season 1–4): Michael is Lincoln's brother and worked as a structural engineer before devoting full-time to his brother's case. In order to save his brother's life, Michael creates an elaborate plan to help his brother escape from prison. In an interview, Paul Scheuring recalled that most of the actors who tested for the role "would come in playing mysterious, but it was so cheesy and false." A week before the start of production, Miller auditioned for the role and impressed Scheuring with his performance; he was cast the following day.
  • Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows (Season 1–4): Lincoln is a high school drop-out and a convicted felon, who is wrongfully accused of and charged with the murder of Terence Steadman, the brother of the Vice President of the United States. Purcell was cast three days before the start of production and consequently, he was the last actor to join the original cast. He auditioned for the role while he had a recurring role as Tommy Ravetto on North Shore. Since working on John Doe, Purcell has had an amiable relationship with Fox. Hence, he was sent the pilot script of Prison Break. Scheuring's first impression of Purcell did not convince him as a fit for the role since the actor went to the audition with his hair styled and a tan. However, Purcell's acting won the role. He arrived on the set on the first day of filming with a shaved head, which amazed Scheuring with the physical likeness of the series' two leading actors.
  • Robin Tunney as Veronica Donovan (Season 1–2): Veronica is Michael and Lincoln's childhood friend and decides to review Lincoln's case at Michael's insistence. She becomes Lincoln's lawyer and appears as a major character in the first season.
  • Marshall Allman as Lincoln "L. J." Burrows Jr. (Season 1–4): L. J. is the teenage son of Lincoln Burrows and is greatly affected by his father's death sentence. He is forced into hiding after he becomes the target of the people who want Lincoln dead.
  • Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre (Season 1–4): Sucre develops a friendship with Michael during time at Fox River State Penitentiary, where he was his cell-mate. He becomes Michael and Lincoln's ally, and provides comic relief to the show. His character's story focuses mainly on his wish to reunite with his girlfriend. Upon receiving the pilot script, Nolasco's first thought was that it was "one of those failed pilots that the network did not really want" since most of the series pilots would have started production by that time. Admitting that he does not like to read, Nolasco was amazed that the script was a "huge page-turner". Prior to his last audition for the role, Nolasco recalled his nervousness, which grew when Paul Scheuring told him that he was their favourite choice. Subsequently, he was cast in the role.
  • Robert Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Season 1–4): T-Bag appears in all four seasons of the series as a cunning, violent and manipulative psychopath, consistently underestimated by those around him. T-Bag will stop at nothing to get what he wants and lets nothing stand in his way.
  • Peter Stormare as John Abruzzi (Season 1-2): Due to his role as the leader of a Chicago mafia, Abruzzi became a prominent figure at Fox River State Penitentiary. He agrees to provide an escape plane for Michael in exchange for the location of the eyewitness to his crimes, Otto Fibonacci. He appears regularly in the first half of the first season and makes selected appearances towards the end of the first season and the beginning of the second season.
  • Rockmond Dunbar as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin (Season 1–2, 4): Desperate for his family, C-Note blackmails Michael at Fox River to join his escape team. He appears in the series as a major character in the first and second seasons.
  • Wade Williams as Brad Bellick (Season 1–4): Appearing in all four seasons, Bellick was introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers. After reading the pilot script, Williams initially did not want to portray the role of Bellick because the character was "horrible and despicable". His reluctance stemmed from being the father of a four-year-old daughter. However, his manager persuaded him to audition for the role and Williams landed the role of Bellick.
  • Sarah Wayne Callies as Sara Tancredi (Season 1–2, 4): Sara is the prison doctor at Fox River and the daughter of Governor Frank Tancredi, who is linked into the plot that brings Lincoln to Fox River. She takes a liking to Michael and eventually aids his escape. She ultimately joins them on the run. Callies was the first actress the producers saw at the audition for the role of Sara Tancredi and was also the first to become a principal cast member.[30][32]
  • Paul Adelstein as Paul Kellerman (Season 1–2, 4): Kellerman was introduced as a Secret Service agent working for the Vice President to make sure that the execution of Lincoln Burrows goes smoothly. Eventually, his character changes from that of a villain to an ally to Michael and Lincoln. He appears as a major character in the first and second seasons.
  • William Fichtner as Alexander Mahone (Season 2–4): Introduced as an FBI agent in the second season, Mahone's assignment was to locate the fugitives. Mahone is intellectually matched with Michael and his background unfolds as the series progresses. In season 3 he finds himself incarcerated with Michael in Sona and is eventually forced to become his ally through season 4.
  • Chris Vance as James Whistler (Season 3-4): Whistler is incarcerated in Sona for the murder of the Mayor's son and appears as a major character in the third season. He also stars in the first episode of Season 4.
  • Robert Wisdom as Norman "Lechero" St. John (Season 3): Appearing as a major character in the third season, Lechero is a prisoner at Sona who rules the prison as a dictator and a Panamanian drug kingpin. And was killed by T-bag at the end of season 3
  • Danay Garcia as Sofia Lugo (Season 3-4): Sofia was introduced in the third season as Whistler's girlfriend, at the beginning of season 4 it is revealed she has started to date Lincoln Burrows.
  • Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Gretchen Morgan (Season 3–4): Introduced as "Susan B. Anthony", Gretchen is an operative for the company who is in charge of ensuring the escape of James Whistler.
  • Michael Rapaport as Donald Self (Season 4): Introduced in season 4, Self is a Department of Homeland Security special agent who teams up with the gang to take down The Company.
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