I helped catch a murderer

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Michael Griffin • I helped catch a murderer.....
On the road while appearing at a mall in Alabama I was offering our challenge of $1,000.00 to anyone who can tie me up with rope preventing my escape. My assistant (wife at the time) came up to me and said Mike there is a scary looking nutjob guy who wants to tie you up, stay away from him he looks dangerous. Well I'm thinking hey this could be good on stage. I went up and met him, yup, he was wierd (kinda talked and looked at me like that kid in christmas story ralphie meets in line to see santa, that says i like santa). I asked this guy do you know how to tie people up? he said oh yes I like to tie people up. I facetiously asked him did you happen to bring any rope? he said yes, i have my rope in the car. I said OK......

So, the time came for him to come up on stage and tie me up, he immediately had me lay down in a hogtie fashion and immediately threw the rope under his foot to pull out slack, he grabbed my arms and started to truss me up so severely and quickly that he could only do so with much practice. I was nervous. I couldnt feel my hands, couldnt feel my feet, every move that I made pulled harder on the ropes around my neck connected to the ankles and hands,,,I thouhgt I was finally beat.

I think I passed out for a few minutes. I remember hearing a lady cry, I realized she was saying go michael go. I got back to work and finally, I dont know how but I got out. What was wierd was the local sheriffs were on stage during the roping up part and one deputy stayed up with me, I had no idea why, I also noticed the rope tie wierdo was gone and one of the sheriffs followed him.

After I got out, the show was cut short. The deputies were all over me asking questions like did you know that guy, have you met, did you set this up? I kept asking why? I dont understand. Then the bombshell.....

The deputies said that over the course of the last school season a couple of coeds had been found dead and tied up exactly like I was, same exact rope and found in trunks of cars. I just went numb, my wife was in shock. The duputies said this was like an old movie in which the badguys ego compels him to reappear and show off.

I heard back from the deputies a few months later, they had caught him and were sure he was their man.......This was one of the wierdest gigs ever

The Great Escape Artist insists He's not the DEVIL

WILLISTON, FL– Michael Griffin escaped out of his final straightjacket. He pulled the last 40 separate and sharp needles from inside him, as they came from his mouth attached to seven feet of sting that he appeared to have swallowed with the needles.
It was Sunday evening (April 15) and the Levy County Fair had started to wind down from its four-day whirlwind of fun in Williston.
Griffin was among the performers who helped fair guests have a blast. He astounded audiences each time he wriggled out of a straightjacket, removed his hands from mitts made to stay on insane people, and quickly released himself from being tied by rope at his wrists. He told the audience his feats were pure muscle and movement.
The escape artist assured them there was no magic or demons or wizardry involved. He said this because, according to him, when he escaped from a trunk in a less civilized country, they wanted to kill him for using demons to let him out.

Worlds Greatest Escape Artist Michael Griffin To Perform Naked On Stage Challenges Criss Angel

WORLD’S GREATEST ESCAPE ARTIST MICHAEL GRIFFIN TO PERFORM “NAKED” ON STAGE FRIDAY MARCH, 4 IN SPECIAL SHOW WITH RAPPER LIL WYTE AT TOLEDO MAIN ST BAR AND GRILL -NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS AND SICK JAMMIN BEATS

Escape Artist calls out Criss Angel for using camera tricks and paid actors insists performing naked is real magic

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TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 25 / -- Michael Griffin, The World’s Greatest Escape Artist and only Two Time Winner of TV’s World Magic Awards for Best Escape Artist, (http://www.escapeguy.com) vows to perform naked live on stage Friday night March 4 at the Main St Bar and Grill in Toledo, Ohio at 9:00PM “exposing” the audience to a real live challenge to death and original magical dares including a chance to win $1,000.00.

    Why naked? Griffin blasts Criss Angel who is rumored to rely on camera tricks, special edits and paid actors to fool the public. Griffin will perform “naked” using no camera tricks or stooges while he challenges death in a game of Russian Roulette using 4 gold revolvers.  Griffin, who is appearing with rapper Lil Wyte is also offering his $1,000.00 Challenge to anyone at the concert who can tie him up with rope and if he cant get out they get to keep the $1,000.00.

    Showtimes are Friday March, 04 at 9:00 PM ticket info at Telephone: 567-868-1974

    Michael Griffin can be reached directly for interviews at 614.354.4392 and makes a very lively guest on TV and Radio.

About Michael Griffin

Performing astonishing escapes and setting records around the World for over two decades, 2-time World Magic Award Winning Master of Escape, Michael Griffin is considered the Greatest Living Escape Artist. He is the ONLY escape artist to ever survive a hanging on the back of a horse with thirteen-knot Hangman’s Noose in 52 seconds! He has also escaped from a solid steel hermetically sealed airtight casket with a submarine style hatch locking the outside. Griffin has also escaped from handcuffs, ropes, locks, leg irons and chains from a maximum-security jail cell, the ice-covered Ohio River and from the silty bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Griffin is the only escape artist granted permission to reenact Houdini’s 1912 death-defying underwater crate escape. He successfully escaped within 45 seconds after being bound, handcuffed and sealed inside Houdini’s 90 year-old original packing crate lowered into the depths of Florida’s hurricane-kissed Intercoastal waters…just 5 days before the 76th anniversary of Houdini’s death. Griffin put an additional spin on this by re-entering the crate again returning to the surface clutching the handcuffs taking the escape beyond the level of what Houdini did himself. What’s the secret? It’s Griffin’s strong mind, conviction, heart and belief system setting apart this distinguished performer from all others. “I do not use drugs or alcohol. I never have and I never will. I simply do not believe in their illusion, nor the illusion of negative thinking which is the toughest strait jacket we will ever face; but, if you put your mind to it, and you believe in yourself, you will always escape”

Contact:  Outrajus Productions (booking@escapeguy.com)   Tel: 323.952.4278

    

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