sold it, died July 6, 2012, aged 72. Pope made a circuitous exit from Big Springs, spotted by several witnesses. He tossed his gun and breastplate along the road; they were recovered by the FBI. He dropped some of the money off at his family home and returned the car to Hertz in Salina. He then traveled by bus and plane to Tijuana, Mexico, by way of Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas. In San Diego, California, Pope discovered that authorities had deduced his identity. He next went to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he gambled and enjoyed himself. Pope appeared on the FBI 10 Most Wanted List for one day. Upon reading an appeal for him to surrender issued by the president of his college, Pope flew to Kansas City, Missouri, where he turned himself in. He gave a 19-page confession to Kansas City police and was extradited to Nebraska. Pope's lawyers argued that he was insane and had schizoid personality disorder. Pope was ruled competent to stand trial and was tried in 1965 in front of a federal jury in the U.S. District Court in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was found guilty of six charges, including three counts of murder in the commission of a bank robbery, and sentenced to death. In 1968, Pope's federal death sentence was overturned and he was resentenced to life in prison. In 1970, Pope was tried in state court by a judge in Deuel County, Nebraska. He was convicted of three counts of first degree murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life in prison by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 as part of the Furman v. Georgia package of cases that determined that the death penalty, as then practiced, was unconstitutional. Pope remained at USP Leavenworth (Register Number: 85021–132) until July 1, 2016. On that date, aged 73, he was granted federal parole and then transported to Nebraska to begin serving three life sentences handed down in 1970 by Nebraska (Department Correctional Services ID: 84196). From 1978–83, while incarcerated, Pope was married to a college girlfriend, Ramona Lowe. References External links Duane Earl Pope v. United States of America, February 13, 1967 LIFE Magazine (June 25, 1965)* 1943 births American bank robbers American people convicted of murder American prisoners sentenced to death Crimes in Nebraska FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Fugitives Living people People convicted of murder by Nebraska