Russian-Australian woman convicted of hijacking a helicopter
Lucy Dudko
Born
Lyudmila Vitalievna Zhdanova
1958 (age 65–66)[2]
Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Australian
Other names
Red Lucy[2]
Occupation
Librarian
Years active
1999
Known for
1999 helicopter hijacking
Criminal status
Released on parole after 7 years' imprisonment
Spouse
Aleksey Dudko
Children
Maria Dudko
Parent
Vitaliy Zhdanov
Criminal charge
Rescue of an inmate in lawful custody by force Assault on a member of the crew of an aircraft Detention for advantage Unauthorised possession of a firearm (two counts)[1]
Penalty
Maximum 10 years' imprisonment
Time at large
March 25 – May 8, 1999
Imprisoned at
Mulawa Women's Prison (1999–2006)
Lucy Dudko is a Russian-Australian woman convicted of hijacking a helicopter in 1999, which she used in the escape from Silverwater Correctional Complex of convicted armed robber John Killick. Dudko served time in the Mulawa Women's Prison from 1999 to 2006 before being released on parole.[3]
^International covenant on civil and political rights (29 August 2009). Human Rights Committee Ninetieth session 9 – 27 July 2007. United Nations. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ abDuff, Eamonn (14 June 2009). "Crime of passion fades into a quiet life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^Hall, Louise (7 April 2015). "Killick free to seek contact with Red Lucy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
LucyDudko is a Russian-Australian woman convicted of hijacking a helicopter in 1999, which she used in the escape from Silverwater Correctional Complex...
Dudko (Cyrillic: Дудко) is a gender-neutral Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include: LucyDudko (born 1958), Russian-Australian woman...
unconvicted or unsentenced. In March, 1999, Russian Australian librarian LucyDudko hired a helicopter supposedly to check out the upcoming Olympic site in...
from Silverwater Prison in Sydney with the assistance of his girlfriend LucyDudko. The song charted on the Australian ARIA charts. Tim Levinson (known professionally...
opens. 8 December: NSW Tennis Centre opens. City Recital Hall opens. LucyDudko enables escape of prisoner from Silverwater Jail in hijacked helicopter...
September 18, 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2009. Ellen Connolly (July 21, 2001). "Lucy in the sky with convict lands seven years in jail". Irish Examiner. Retrieved...
Union List of wars involving Russia Denial of Russian war crimes Oksana Dudko (2022). "A conceptual limbo of genocide: Russian rhetoric, mass atrocities...
Global Information