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Learn how three inmates escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 using a homemade raft and dummy heads, and what happened to them after that. The FBI was involved in the search, the clues, and the mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
In June 1962, inmates Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and Frank Morris escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
- June 11–12, 1962
- Approximately 10:30 PM (UTC-7)
Apr 5, 2024 · Alcatraz escape of June 1962, jailbreak from the supposedly escape-proof maximum-security federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, California, on the night of June 11, 1962. After six months of meticulous preparation, three inmates managed to break out, though it is uncertain if they reached the mainland.
Jul 16, 2018 · The letter from John Anglin, one of the three inmates who vanished from Alcatraz in 1962, suggests they survived the daring prison break and made it to shore. The FBI closed its case in 1979, but the letter was inconclusive and the bodies were never found. The letter was sent to the FBI in 2013 and the FBI did not contact the family of the letter writer.
- Natasha Frost
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...
Nov 2, 2021 · Alcatraz Escapes: 14 Breakout Attempts from the Island Prison. To ditch the infamous federal penitentiary, inmates tried everything from paper-mâché masks to a military impersonation to a...
Oct 8, 2015 · Learn about the notorious prison break from Alcatraz Island, where three inmates disappeared and were never found. Find out how they planned their escape, what happened to them and why the prison closed.
