How Did They Do It? Questions Swirl Over Two Escaped Convicts

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Published June 8, 2015 at 12:12 PM EDT

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This combination made from photos released by the New York State Police shows inmates David Sweat, left, and Richard Matt. Authorities on Saturday, June 6, 2015 said Sweat, 34, and Matt, 48, both convicted murderers, escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. (New York State Police via AP)

As a massive manhunt continues, investigators in upstate New York are still trying to figure out how two violent murderers were able to saw, cut and drill their way out of a maximum security prison.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says the two men almost certainly had outside help in getting power tools and figuring out their escape pathway, and investigators are now going over records of civilian employees and private contractors, looking for anyone who might have had reason to help the convicts.

Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio joins Here & Now’s Robin Young with the latest.

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Brian Mann, Adirondack bureau chief for North Country Public Radio. He tweets @BrianMannADK.