People don’t need to call them by name…whenever the question comes up, it’s clear that “they” is the tacit reference to Frank Morris and brothers John & Clarence Anglin and their epic great escape from Alcatraz. While there were other prisoners who disappeared following their break from “The Rock”, it is this 1962 escape that captured the imaginations of the public. Early entry would have seen them swept out to sea, but when they went into the water at eleven in the night, they had a better chance of making it to land. The key to their success was knowing the right time to enter the water. They knew the nature of ocean currents and the conditions they faced in open water. Because they lived in Tampa Bay, the brothers were used to swimming in turbulent waters. The escape was reportedly possible due to the Anglins’ skill at swimming. The film showed a photograph of the brothers, allegedly inked by Clarence Anglin, that his family had received three years following their escape. HISTORY special, “Alcatraz: Search for the Truth,” aired on History Channel in 2015. But now, a film has helped shed light on the case. The brothers and their uncles have been missing since. Their alleged escape from Alcatraz in 1975 has long baffled authorities. The Anglin Brothers Escape is one of the most infamous disappearances in American history. ![]() ![]() Where is Al Capone’s cell? Where was the Birdman’s cell? Where’s the restroom? Was Whitey Bulger really on Alcatraz? And… The big one… Do you think they really made it (referring to the Anglin Brothers escape)? If you were to gather a group of National Park Rangers who work on Alcatraz and ask them to write down the most common questions they receive, you could probably nail them down to about five (give or take).
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