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Return To Alcatraz: Will A Legend End After 50 Years? : NPR - 3 views

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  • The men — Frank Morris and two brothers, John and Clarence Anglin — were never seen again.
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    One of the most daring prison escapes in U.S. history happened 50 years ago Monday. Legend has always held that if the three men who escaped from Alcatraz are still alive, they will return on this anniversary. Unlikely as it seems, NPR's Laura Sullivan - and the U.S.
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Alcatraz Prison Escapes - Page 1 - 4 views

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  • Whether or not anyone succeeded in escaping from Alcatraz depends on the definition of "successful escape."
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    ESCAPE ATTEMPTS There were, however, prisoners who decided not to wait for a transfer to another prison. Over the 29 years (1934-1963) that the Federal prison operated, 36 men (including two who tried to escape twice) were involved in 14 separate escape attempts. Twenty-three were caught, six were shot and killed during their escape, and two drowned.
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 12 | 1962: Three escape from Alcatraz - 3 views

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  • Frank Lee Morris and two brothers, Clarence and John Anglin, all convicted of bank robbery, escaped last night from the notorious island prison in San Francisco Bay renowned for its high level of security.
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    Three prisoners have made their way out of California's Alcatraz prison using spoons and a homemade raft. Frank Lee Morris and two brothers, Clarence and John Anglin, all convicted of bank robbery, escaped last night from the notorious island prison in San Francisco Bay renowned for its high level of security.
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Did anyone ever escape from Alcatraz? - Ask HISTORY - History Q&A - 4 views

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  • During its nearly 30 years of operation (from 1934 to 1963), the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay housed some of America’s most notorious felons, including gangsters Al “Scarface” Capone and murderer Robert Stroud, the famous “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Dubbed “the Rock,” Alcatraz was known as the nation’s most secure prison, and federal officials insist that not a single inmate ever successfully escaped from within its walls. But is this really true?
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    During its nearly 30 years of operation (from 1934 to 1963), the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay housed some of America's most notorious felons, including gangsters Al "Scarface" Capone and murderer Robert Stroud, the famous "Birdman of Alcatraz."
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Alcatraz Escape Attempts | alcatraztherock - 4 views

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  • From 1934 to 1963, this special island gained national and international infamy as home to America ’s most notorious criminals – . . . . murderers, kidnappers, gangsters, bank-robbers, and other high escape risks.
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    Escapes/Attempts: 36 Men in 14 tries with 5 Still Missing! From 1934 to 1963, this special island gained national and international infamy as home to America 's most notorious criminals - . . . . murderers, kidnappers, gangsters, bank-robbers, and other high escape risks.
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Alcatraz escape: 50 years later, still a mystery - US news - Life - msnbc.com - 4 views

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    For 20th-century crime buffs, few capers match the intrigue and ingenuity of the "Escape from Alcatraz," the 1962 prison break that three inmates pulled off with stolen spoons, dummy heads and a raincoat raft. For Marie Widner and Mearl Taylor, the fabled flight from the Rock is all about family.
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The Great Escape from Alcatraz - Page 1 - 2 views

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    If there was ever an inmate who was destined to escape from Alcatraz, it was Frank Lee Morris. In the movie entitled "Escape from Alcatraz" starring actor Clint Eastwood, Morris was accurately portrayed as the keen and brilliant mastermind of one of the most famous prison escapes in history.
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