National Geographic Inside: On the Run

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National Geographic Inside: On the Run

2008

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When fugitives are on the run and have evaded all attempts at capture, there's only one bounty hunting team to call: Leonard Padilla - "The Godfather of Bail," and his partner Rob Dick.

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Robert Dick

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