Woman branded ‘female Charles Manson’ escaped prison, prosecutor now doubts her conviction

Larry Sells called Sarah Jo Pender the "female Charles Manson" when he persuaded a jury in 2002 that she orchestrated the killings of two people. Years later, he wonders if she was given a fair trial.

Pender, a Purdue University dropout, escaped from a prison in Indiana and remained on the run for four months. Her story is now the focus of a true crime docuseries streaming on Hulu, "Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted Woman." It features new interviews with Pender, 46, and investigators connected to the case.