Officials say that an "America's Most Wanted" segment profiling a jail escapee from western Pennsylvania, who once claimed that he was on a mission from God to kill abortion providers, prompted more than 50 leads from across the country.

DeWitt County Sheriff Roger Massey said that the television show's 24-hour staff has been forwarding tips since the segment on Clayton Lee Waagner aired Saturday. Waagner, 44, of Kennerdell, Venango County, escaped from the DeWitt County Correctional Center on Feb. 22.

Waagner was awaiting sentencing on federal weapons and vehicle theft convictions. He was arrested in 1999 after crossing into Illinois with his wife and eight children in a stolen Winnebago with four stolen handguns under the driver's seat.

During his two-day trial, Waagner said that he was getting messages from God to kill abortion providers and that he regretted not being able to carry out his plans.

Massey said that it is "highly unlikely" that Waagner is still in DeWitt County and that he may have changed his appearance. Massey said that investigators have not found a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup that the escapee is believed to have stolen from a Clinton gas station.

Officials believe that Waagner intentionally lost weight to aid his escape. Massey on Monday said that Waagner used a plastic comb to spring the lock on a plumbing maintenance door, went to the attic and escaped through a roof drain. He wriggled out through a 17 1/2-inch hole.

Bruce Harmening, a supervisor with the U.S. Marshal's Office, said that investigators have found Waagner's family. He would not comment on their location.