Alcatrez Prison: John And Clarence Anglin

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The escaping of three prisoners on the eleventh day of June 1962 from Alcatrez Prison is most likely the only successful attempt in the history of the prison. The prisoners who escaped are Frank Lee Morris- the mastermind of the escape, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin. A man named Allen West was involved in the planning, but couldn't remove his vent grill in time and would later help the authorities with their investigation and was not charged for his participation in the escape.

They escaped at night and went undiscovered until the very next morning when the guards found papier machier molds that had been made of each prisoner's likeness.

The two brothers, John and Clarence, would be in their 80s today, but it's possible that they are

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