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Nov 2, 2021 · May 23, 1938: Rufus Franklin, Thomas R. Limerick and James C. Lucas. First, this trio attacked prison guard Royal Cline with a hammer, inflicting fatal injuries. Then, as they attempted to ...
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz ( English: / ˈælkəˌtræz /, Spanish: [ a l k a ˈ t ɾ a s] "the gannet ") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the ...
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- August 11, 1934; 89 years ago
- March 21, 1963; 60 years ago
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Apr 5, 2024 · United States. 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.
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On June 12, 1962, the routine early morning bed check turned out to be anything but. Three convicts were not in their cells: John Anglin, his brother Clarence, and Frank Morris. In their beds were ...
List of Alcatraz escape attempts. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay was the site of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. There were a total of 14 escape attempts from the prison made by 34 prisoners during this time. [1] Two men tried twice, making for a total of 36 individual escape attempts; fifteen were caught, eight gave ...
Jan 1, 2024 · Frank Morris, a convict with a history of bank robbery, burglary, and repeated prison escapes, arrived at Alcatraz in January 1960. Later that year he was joined by John Anglin, followed by John’s brother Clarence in early 1961. Their fellow inmate, Allen West, had been incarcerated at Alcatraz since 1957.
