74-year-old kidnapper escapes house arrest in Argentina using a rope

A former member of a radical Italian group used pork fat and a heating pad to slide down from his balcony and escape custody.

A 74-year-old man has pulled off a wild escape from house arrest in Argentina. The man, who was a member of a radical group called the Red Brigades, was waiting to be sent back to Italy to face time for past crimes. Instead, he decided to break out. He lived on the third floor of an apartment building. To get out, he used a very strange plan. He reportedly used pork fat to help him slide better and a heating pad to make the balcony railing easier to manage. Then, he used a rope to abseil—or slide down—from his balcony. Police say he managed to get down to the street and disappear. He is cu…