v ated ▁m ans la ugh ter . ▁He ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁charge ▁of ▁ste aling ▁Al ▁Pod g is ' s ▁van . ▁Franz ▁and ▁Curt is ▁ ▁both ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁sentence : ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁non - par ole ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁After math ▁Curt is ' s ▁family ▁in ▁Canada , ▁bel ieving ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁significantly ▁l ighter ▁sentence ▁than ▁Franz , ▁began ▁a ▁high - profile ▁campaign ▁to ▁have ▁Curt is ' s ▁sentence ▁reduced ▁or ▁over turn ed . ▁When ▁these ▁appe als ▁were ▁rejected , ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁successfully ▁lo bb ied ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁rep atri ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁to ▁serve ▁out ▁his ▁sentence ▁there . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Curt is ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁to ▁a ▁Canadian ▁prison ▁in ▁King ston , ▁Ontario . ▁Canadian ▁authorities ▁granted ▁him ▁day ▁par ole ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁full ▁par ole ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Scott ▁Franz ▁escaped ▁from ▁cust ody ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁he ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ▁in mate ▁abs cond ed ▁from ▁a ▁New ▁Jersey ▁half way ▁house ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁They ▁were ▁app reh ended ▁in ▁San ▁Mar ino , ▁California , ▁and ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁prison ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Franz ▁later ▁obtained ▁par ole ▁in ▁