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  2. Aug 8, 2012 · Dubbed “the Rock,” Alcatraz was known as the nation’s most secure prison, and federal officials insist that not a single inmate ever successfully escaped from within its walls.

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      In 1962, inmates and bank robbers Frank Morris and John and...

    • The Letter from John Anglin
    • Clues and Sightings of The Escape
    • Skepticism and Controversy Surrounding Alcatraz Escape

    In January of 2018, CBS San Franciscopublished an extract of a letter addressed to the FBI that told an altogether different story—and claimed that the criminals had been at large since the 1960s. “My name is John Anglin,” it read. “I escape[d] from Alcatraz in June 1962 with my brother Clarence and Frank Morris. I’m 83 years old and in bad shape. ...

    Though this is the first time anyone purporting to be one of the men has contacted authorities, it isn’t the first piece of evidence that suggests they might have made it out in one piece. Robert Checchi, an officer with the San Francisco police, reported seeing what he described as a “pristine white boat” out in the Bay on the night of the men’s d...

    Federal authorities have been quick to quash any rumors of a successful great escape. In an interview with CBS San Francisco, the U.S. Marshals investigating the case told the broadcaster they considered the lead closed with no merit and a simple hoax from someone hoping to scam and embarrass federal and local authorities. “The Federal Bureau of Pr...

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  3. Arthur 'Doc' Barker, William Martin, Rufus McCain, Henri Young, and Dale Stamphill were inmates of the prison's supposedly most-secure unit, D-Block, when they managed to escape the cell house and reach the Alcatraz shore on the night of January 13, 1939 (Friday).

  4. Jun 20, 2022 · Three men escaped from notorious Alcatraz Island penitentiary in 1962 and have never been apprehended. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Investigations site has published age-progressed images of the...

  5. A 2011 documentary on the National Geographic Channel entitled Vanished from Alcatraz reported that contrary to the official FBI report, a raft was discovered on Angel Island on June 12, 1962, the day after the escape, with footprints leading away from it.

  6. Nov 2, 2021 · Technically speaking, John Giles did escape off the island. While a prisoner at Alcatraz, Giles’s job was to unload dirty army laundry from the loading dock to be cleaned at the penitentiary.

  7. Jun 25, 2024 · Only three people have ever escaped Alcatraz. Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin all broke out on the same night, though their fate remains unclear, and they may have ultimately died in the attempt.

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