Changing U.S.-Cuba Relations Could Bring Return Of Wanted Criminals Joanne Chesimard And Guillermo Morales

The nor­mal­iza­tion of U.S.-Cuban rela­tions could mean a dras­tic change for two most-want­ed American fugi­tives after decades of liv­ing free on the island nation.

President Obama’s call to remove Cuba from the list of state spon­sors of ter­ror­ism opened the door for the pos­si­ble extra­di­tion of cop killer Joanne Chesimard and ter­ror­ist bomb­mak­er Guillermo Morales.

“We believe that the strong U.S. inter­est in the return of these fugi­tives will be best served by enter­ing into this dia­logue with Cuba,” Obama said.

Both Chesimard and Morales escaped the U.S. in 1979 after their arrests: he through a win­dow in the prison ward at Bellevue Hospital, and she from a New Jersey prison with the help of armed com­rades.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/changing-u-s-cuba-relations-bring-return-criminals-article‑1.2188414