About this episode

The episode discusses the infamous escape from Alcatraz by Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers, detailing their preparation and the mystery surrounding their fate.

On June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin staged an ingenious breakout from Alcatraz. The trio famously placed plaster and paint dummy heads in their beds, crawled through ventilation ducts, and used a makeshift raft to paddle into the frigid, fast-moving waters of San Francisco Bay. Their ultimate fate remains one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries: The Escape Plan Preparation: Over six months, the men used sharpened spoons and improvised ...

Topics covered

• escape
• Alcatraz
• history
• mystery
• inmates
• breakout

Keywords

• Alcatraz
• escape
• Frank Morris
• Anglin brothers
• history
• unsolved mystery
• breakout
• San Francisco Bay

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay

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