Billy Hayes Reveals ‘The Real Midnight Express’

By Blair Marnell

On Wednesday, June 30, a new season of “Locked Up Abroad” will debut on the National Geographic Channel. The series — which often features gripping accounts of Americans held in foreign jails — is returning with the untold tale of one of the most famous American prisoners ever, Billy Hayes.

In 1970, Hayes was arrested while attempting to smuggle Hash out of Turkey and sentenced…

Blair Marnell
Blair Marnell

TV Channel Editor Blair Marnell

Blair Marnell is best known for his two year stint as a columnist for Comics Bulletin before writing professionally for Wizard Magazine, Geek Monthly and MTV Splash Page. He has also previously worked as a freelance editor for Tokyopop and Radical Comics in addition to serving as an executive producer for the popular web series, Comics on Comics.

As Crave Online's TV Channel Editor, Blair indulges his television addiction by writing about some of the best TV series on the air.

In fact, he's probably watching TV right now.

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