Ralph "Bucky" Phillips is a convicted murderer from Western New York who was wanted for shooting three state troopers, killing one, and escaping from jail by cutting through the roof with a can opener. He was on the run for months, believed to have stolen vehicles and broken into cabins, before being recaptured by Pennsylvania State Police in September 2006 after escaping from Erie County jail while being held for a parole violation.

1. A CRIMINAL FOLK HERO

2. RALPH “BUCKY” PHILLIPS
Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips is a convicted murderer from Western
New York caught on September 8, 2006 by the Pennsylvania State
Police. He was wanted for the shooting of three New York State
troopers, one of whom died from his wounds.
Phillips was being held in Erie County jail for a parole violation, but
escaped on April 2, 2006 and was on the run until September 8, 2006.
He escaped by cutting through the corrugated metal roof of the facility's
kitchen using a can opener. He is believed to have stolen numerous
vehicles and broken into several cabins across Western New York