What ever happened to Billy Hayes?

Hayes was imprisoned at Sağmalcılar prison in Istanbul after having spent one night in Sultanahmet Jail. On May 12, 1975, the Turkish Constitutional Court declared amnesty for all drug offenses, which shortened Hayes’ sentence from life to 30 years; he was transferred to İmralı prison on July 11, 1975.

Did Billy Hayes go back to Turkey?

Billy Hayes returned home yesterday after five years in Turkish prison from which he said he escaped by rowboat on a stormy might. “I just had to do it, I just had to get out of that awful jail,” the 23‐year‐old North Babylon, L. I., resident said.

What happened to Billy Hayes From Midnight Express?

Hayes was arrested and jailed for trying to smuggle 4 ½ pounds of hashish out of Turkey in 1970. Caught at the airport as he was about to board his US bound plane, Hayes subsequently spent five years in jail in Turkey. He escaped from prison and upon his return to the US wrote a novel titled Midnight Express.

How Old Is Billy Hayes now?

74 years (April 3, 1947)
Billy Hayes/Age
Billy “William” Hayes (born April 3, 1947, age 71) is an American college student. He is the main character of Alan Parker’s 1978 hit film, Midnight Express.

Who is harm in DC Comics?

Billy Hayes is Harm, the older brother of Secret and an enemy of Young Justice who hoped to become the world’s greatest murderer.

Where was Billy Hayes born?

New York, NY
Billy Hayes/Place of birth

Who is the CEO of Northside Cherokee Hospital?

CEO Billy Hayes
Northside Hospital Cherokee CEO Billy Hayes was recently presented a Game Changer Award for Instructional Advocacy by Cherokee County Schools.

Why is it called Midnight Express?

Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker, produced by David Puttnam and written by Oliver Stone, based on Billy Hayes’s 1977 non-fiction book Midnight Express. The film’s title is prison slang for an inmate’s escape attempt.

Was Billy Hayes married?

Wendy Westm. 1980
Billy Hayes/Spouse