( CNN ) -- A convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan prison on Super Bowl Sunday used snow-white thermal underwear , hobby scissors , his belt and a dose of inattention from prison guards to sneak out , the state Department of Corrections has concluded in a newly released report . Michael David Elliot ducked away from other prisoners after dinner on February 2 , slipped outside and took off an extra-large set of prison blues to reveal a head-to-toe outfit of white clothing he 'd crafted from thermal underwear , according to the prison report . He used the white clothing to blend in with the snow cover at Ionia Correctional Facility in central Michigan as he crawled toward a pair of wire fences separating him from freedom , the report found . He used a hook he had taken from his locker to dig through the snow , and used the scissors and his belt buckle to pry the wire fencing open and escape . Motion detectors that should have spotted his presence had n't been properly reset after an earlier test , so they did n't work , the agency 's report said . Elliot , who was serving four life sentences for a 1994 murder conviction , slipped into woods near the prison after his escape , eventually carjacking a woman who was parked on a city street . They drove to Elkhart , Indiana , where the woman called police after locking herself in a bathroom when they stopped for gas . Elliott told the woman that he did n't want to hurt her , he just wanted to get away from Michigan and prison . Authorities later found Elliot nearby in LaPorte County , Indiana , where he remains awaiting extradition , according to the Michigan corrections department . Arizona jailbird escape to meet his girlfriend for Valentine 's Day .
Escapee used snow-colored suit made of thermal underwear to blend in . He then pried open two fences to escape , according to Michigan prisons report . Motion detectors that should have spotted him were n't working properly , report says . After his capture , Michael David Elliot remains in an Indiana jail awaiting extradition .