Escape from Alcatraz The Legendary Prison Break That Shrouded Alcatraz in Mystery

“Escape from Alcatraz“: The Legendary Prison Break That Shrouded Alcatraz in Mystery Alcatraz Island, known as “The Rock,“ stood as an impenetrable fortress, housing some of America’s most notorious criminals. Yet, amid its formidable reputation, the 1962 escape attempt by three inmates—Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, and John Anglin—etched a saga of daring and mystery, shrouding Alcatraz in an aura of intrigue and fascination. The plan to escape from Alcatraz was meticulous, requiring intricate crafting and stealth. Using makeshift tools, the trio painstakingly crafted dummy heads to leave in their beds, ensuring the illusion of their presence during nightly cell checks. Under the cover of darkness on June 11, 1962, they executed their escape, utilizing spoons fashioned into crude tools to widen the ventilation ducts, traversing through the labyrinthine corridors of the prison. The escapees climbed up utility pipes and accessed the roof through an unguarded corrido
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