Yeah, Mr White, Yes, Science.

With a spin off series and film to its name and considering its enduring pop culture legacy, Breaking Bad is undeniably among the greatest and most influential Siri's in television history.

Who would have thought that the story of a high school science teacher cooking meth in Albuquerque, New Mexico, would resonate with so many viewers around the world?

So and they're gonna be old.

How does it feel to be a smart house?

Good.

Let's get one thing straight.

Breaking Bad is a work of fiction.

Creator Vince Gilligan began with the simple concept of starting a series with a protagonist and having them evolve into an antagonised.

Eventually, this idea would evolve into the Siri's.

We know in love today without ever drawing direct inspiration from real life figures.

I am not in danger, Skyler.

I am the danger With that being said, a life has a tendency to imitate art and vice versa.

And sure enough, there are a number of cases out there that bear a striking resemblance to the basic premise of breaking bad.

In 2013 a Montana man by the name of Walter White received a 12 year sentence when he was arrested after having distributed an estimated £32 of meth.

Finally, enough.

It was only when he got in an argument with his son, one that resulted in gunshots, that the police managed to bring his operation to a halt.

Who knew that building a meth empire would cause a rift between father and son?

We're a family.

More recently in 2017 a former high school science teacher in New Mexico was handed a nine year sentence after being caught cooking methamphetamines and in 2019 to college professors at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, were arrested for cooking meth in the university science lab.

Prophetically, the college newspaper had once nicknamed one of the men Henderson's Heisenberg.

Yeah, sure.

But of all of the real world, Heisenberg's out there.

None bring to mind Bryan Cranston's character quite as vividly as Walter Eddie White of McCall, Alabama.

While the aforementioned crooks likely took inspiration from Vince Gilligan, Siri's or were at least aware of it, this man's career predates the TV character with whom he shares a name and profession.

My name is Walter White, and I'm a mess cook.

For 10 years, I had the best math in Breaking Bad premiered in 2008 and by that point in time, Alabama's Walter White was already many years deep into running his very own meth empire.

Did you learn nothing from my chemistry class?

No, you flunked me.

Like his small screen counterpart, Walter E.

White was a family man with a wife and kids.

Rather than teaching science, he did.

Construction weekends were for playing catch and having family barbecues.

He originally started cooking methods a side hustle, but quickly found that it was not only easy money but that he also had a real knack for it.

He might not have had a cancer diagnosis to contend with, but White nonetheless had a family to provide for, and these extra earnings theoretically meant a better life for them.

You need to understand, I have to one more time that you did this for the family.

I did it for May because the meth he was producing was of such superior quality to that of the competition.

It was in high demand, and so he progressively went from cooking in the evenings to doing it full time.

Before long, White had quietly built himself a meth empire that was generating thousands of dollars a day.

Like Heisenberg, his operation started small.

Instead of an RV, he cooked out of a small shed.

And again, like Heisenberg, he eventually needed to upgrade to a bigger space that would also help them steer clear of authorities.

And so he and his partner moved production toe a ranch.

While Heisenberg's method is quite sophisticated, Walter E.

White kept things simple even as output increased.

The fact of the matter is, he had a straightforward method involving iodine crystals, and he knew how to give the meth a bump that seemingly no other producer east of the Mississippi could compete with.

And while he never developed a fancy alter ego, White played it smart.

He was in business for many years, managing to build his empire without drawing attention to himself.

he was.

The cook and his partner handle the distribution, significantly, reducing his risk.

But you know the business, and I know the chemistry.

Unfortunately, as fans of the series know all too well building a meth empire, however good your intentions or careful you maybe never ends well, I have no earthly idea.

Walter E.

White was making a fortune, but the business changed him and took its toll on him personally.

His wife eventually divorced him, and his relationship with his Children got to the point that he and his eldest son, with whom he worked in construction, stopped speaking altogether.

Though his personal life was falling apart, business was still booming.

So, like his small screen counterpart, White became consumed by his criminal endeavor.

This business is Thean ev.

It'll finally happened in 2008 despite trying to keep a low profile.

The reputation of his meth drew the attention of the authorities in a very breaking bad type moment.

Walter E.

White got a call from his problem solving type lawyer, warning him that the cops were catching on and so white did the smart thing and stopped cooking.

But his partner wasn't willing to call it quits just yet and ultimately brought the heat down on both of them.

Walter E.

White was arrested in Tuscaloosa County in 2003 and charged with trafficking, among other related charges.

His partner, Sammy, was busted multiple times and ultimately earned himself two life sentences.

White managed to score probation, but he was too deep into the world of meth.

And so he ultimately wound up getting arrested on similar charges in Bing County In 2012.

When he missed his court date, he earned himself a place on the sheriff's most wanted list with $2 million bond to boot.

Walter E.

White, the one time meth kingpin of Alabama, had hit rock bottom.

I negotiated.

Negotiate, Yes, What does that mean by all rights?

That could have been the end of Walter E.

White's life as he knew it.

But for whatever reason, the judge took pity on White and reduced his bond to just $10,000 so that he could seek treatment.

While Bryan Cranston's terminally ill Walter White went out in a blaze of glory, Walter E.

White got a second chance.

A group of individuals from his son's church community pitched in to pay his bond.

He was admitted to the foundry rescue mission and recovery in Bessemer, Alabama, where he turned over a new leaf.

During this time, he also reconnected with his estranged family, including his eldest son and granddaughter.

Between his family and the foundry, Walter E.

White seemingly found a new lease on life there.

They got jobs and lives.

I will be hurting at this time.

What's case received national attention in December 2013 when he was the subject of a vice documentary.

At the time, he was still awaiting trial.

However, he since had his day in court.

And all things considered, he came out pretty well.

Everybody wins.

It's been reported by some outlets that he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

But that's actually the other Walter way from Montana.

Walter, away from Alabama, received a much lighter sentence, according to court records obtained by Watch Mojo.

On March 10th 2014 he was tried for four drug related felonies and a misdemeanor, including manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine.

He pled guilty to just one felony possession of a recreational controlled substance.

The jury dismissed the other charges, and White was sentenced to a fine of $2000.32 months probation and suspended confinement course would be trapped Before we continue.

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Walter White Alabama's Walter White eventually had to face the consequences of his actions.

Fortunately for the meth chef, however, his fate turned out to be very different to his fictional counterparts.

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