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Police swarm rural New York town to find prison escapees

As the search for escaped murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat enters its 19th day, fresh evidence is re-energizing the manhunt. According to new reports, suspended prison guard Gene Palmer claims he did not know about an alleged contraband and that prison employee Joyce Mitchell told him to bypass the use of a metal detector. Anna Werner reports from Owls Head, New York.
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