About this episode
Josh retraces the famous 1962 Alcatraz escape, uncovering new evidence and witnesses that challenge the FBI's narrative.
Tackling the most famous prison break of all time, Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take Josh from San Francisco to the jungles of Brazil where he finds witnesses and evidence that re-write the FBI's version of the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Josh
Topics covered
- prison break
- Alcatraz
- investigation
- history
- crime
- witnesses
Keywords
- Alcatraz
- prison escape
- Josh Gates
- FBI
- Brazil
- San Francisco
- 1962
- investigation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FBI
Places: Alcatraz, San Francisco, Brazil
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