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The Anglin brother
They were arrested in 1956. Both received 15- to 20-year sentences, which they served at Florida State Prison, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, and then Atlanta Penitentiary.
After repeated failed attempts to escape from the Atlanta facility, the brothers were transferred to Alcatraz -
allen west
Convicted of car theft in 1955, he was sent to Atlanta Penitentiary, and then to Florida State Prison. After an unsuccessful escape attempt in Florida he was transferred to Alcatraz in 1957 and became inmate AZ1335 -
frank morris
He served time in Florida and Georgia, then escaped from the Louisiana State Penitentiary while serving 10 years for bank robbery. He was recaptured a year later while committing a burglary, and sent to Alcatraz in 1960 as inmate number AZ1441.[12] -
setup
After finally being assigned adjacent cells in December 1961 the men went to work -
Dummy Face
The famous dummyhead -
Escape
On the night of June 11, 1962, with all preparations completed, the men initiated their escape. West had used cement to shore up crumbling concrete around his vent opening, and it had hardened, narrowing the hole and fixing the grill in place. By the time he was able to remove the grill and re-widen the hole sufficiently, the others had left without him; he returned to his cell and went to sleep. -
After Escape
the escape wasn't discovered until the next morning and on june 14 they found a small paddle boat -
more finding
June 21, shreds of raincoat material, believed to be remnants of the raft, were found on an Angel Island beach. The following day, a prison boat picked up a deflated life jacket made from the same material 50 yards off of Alcatraz -
After escape pt 2
No bodies where found or any other signs of excape -
Signs of life
There have been reported sightings of the Anglin brothers
