Will the German 'Cardboard Box Escapee' be caught before Christmas?
As of Dec 7, it was being reported by German media that he was back in custody.
http://www.posttip.de/News/22916/Flucht-per-Paket-Straefling-wieder-gefasst.html (German)
Background:
The 37-year-old Turkish national hid in a cardboard box that was later taken away for recycling by a courier firm. The inmate was serving a seven-year sentence in Willich prison, near the town of Dusseldorf, and was due out in 2011. More on Yahoo News
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Settled
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Suspend date: Sun 21st Dec 2008 11:59pm PST Settlement date: Sat 27th Dec 2008 8:13am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 7th Dec 2008 3am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 60%
Action history:
bernardo
: Seems like he's back in prison. The only source i could find is a citation of "Rheinische Post" (in German): http://www.posttip.de/News/22916/Flucht-per-Paket-Straefling-wieder-gefasst.html 
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: As of Dec 7, it was being reported by German media that he was back in custody.
http://www.posttip.de/News/22916/Flucht-per-Paket-Straefling-wieder-gefasst.html (German)
Suspend date: Sun 21st Dec 2008 11:59pm PST Settlement date: Sat 27th Dec 2008 8:13am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 7th Dec 2008 3am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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maputo
predicted No (H$50 at 76%)
andrewdb
predicted Yes (H$100 at 24%)
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predicted No (H$500 at 76%)
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predicted No (H$2,000 at 74%)
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nikolausi
predicted No (H$26 at 68%)
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predicted No (H$50 at 68%)
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predicted Yes (H$20 at 33%)
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gtown
predicted No (H$100 at 66%)
jhouseholder
predicted No (H$20 at 61%)
predicted Yes (H$100 at 38%)
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nigeleccles
84 settled, 14 voided
And then they have to watch their footy team lose to England - what a day!
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