Richard Matt Net Worth

Richard Matt was a notorious criminal who had a net worth of $40 million. Born in 1966, he was most famous for his multiple prison escapes, culminating in a 2015 escape from New York's Clinton Correctional Facility with fellow inmate David Sweat. He was eventually shot and killed by police during the escape.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 25, 1966
Birth Place New York
Age 57 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini

💰 Net worth: $40 Million (2024)

About

Infamous for his many prison escapes, this convicted murderer and felon was shot and killed by police after orchestrating a 2015 escape from New York's Clinton Correctional Facility along with fellow inmate David Sweat.

Before Fame

A career criminal, he murdered his boss, William Rickerson, and subsequently killed an engineer named Charles Arnold Perreault. Matt first escaped from prison in 1986, while an inmate at the Erie County Correctional Facility.

Trivia

For part of his adulthood, he was imprisoned in Mexico.

Family Life

Born in Tonawanda, New York, he spent his early teenage years in a group home after being accused of theft from a houseboat. He had a half-sibling named Wayne M. Schimpf and was the father to a son.

Associated With

His dramatic final prison escape bears comparison with that depicted in Stephen King's novella-turned-film The Shawshank Redemption.