Search results
People also ask
Did Alcatraz escapees write a letter?
Did Alcatraz escape in 1962?
Did John Anglin escape Alcatraz?
Who escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary?
Jan 25, 2018 · A mysterious letter has come to light purportedly from one of three inmates who famously escaped Alcatraz in 1962. Someone claiming to be John Anglin wrote to San Francisco police in 2013,...
Jan 23, 2018 · A letter allegedly written by John Anglin, one of the three men who broke out of Alcatraz in 1962, says he survived and has cancer. The FBI says the letter is inconclusive and the case is closed, but some experts and witnesses doubt the authenticity of the letter.
Jan 24, 2018 · A letter allegedly written by one of the three men who escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 claims they made it out alive and are still alive today. The FBI says the letter is inconclusive and the case is closed, while others question the evidence and motives of the letter writer.
- 5 min
- The Letter from John Anglin
- Clues and Sightings of The Escape
- Skepticism and Controversy Surrounding Alcatraz Escape
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
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...
A letter claiming to be from one of the escapees says they survived and offers a deal. The FBI investigated the letter but could not verify its authenticity or location of the sender.
- Natasha Frost
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.
Jan 25, 2018 · A handwritten letter, received by San Francisco police in 2013, says John Anglin and his brothers escaped from Alcatraz and lived into old age. The letter's authenticity is uncertain and the FBI could not verify it.
Learn how three inmates escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 using a homemade raft and dummy heads. See the letters, tools, and clues they left behind and the search efforts by the FBI and others.
