popular, several articles appeared in print and online uncovering lesser known details of his exploits. Esquire magazine interviewed both Russell and Morris for its feature, "The Great Escapee", while The Guardian published "I Love You, Phillip Morris: A Conman's Story". Sources References 1957 births 20th-century American criminals American adoptees American confidence tricksters American deputy sheriffs American escapees Impostors Gay men Place of birth missing (living people) LGBT people from North Carolina Living people People from Elizabeth City, North Carolina People from Virginia Beach, Virginia Prisoners and detainees of Texas