How Did Alcatraz Escape

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On the day of June 11,1962, three inmates at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary took to action their escape. Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin used tactics such as dummies , the removal of ventilator covers, and the construction of tools to help plan their escape. However, to this day it remains a mystery as to what happened to the three and if they carried out their escape successfully. Frank Lee Morris, who led the escape attempt out of Alcatraz, has been planning out their escape alongside the Anglin brothers. Knowing how the Alcatraz prison is considered to be the most secure, including many failed attempts to escape, the extensive planning was necessary. Frank Morris who has been arrested since the early age of 13 years old,

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