Escaping Alcatraz.
On June 11th, 1962, Three men from the most secure prison in the world, Alcatraz, Escaped. The three men that ‘escaped’ Alcatraz names were John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, And Frank Morris. There is a lot of controversy behind the great escape, Like if the three men really made it out of the prison alive, Or if they are still alive today, so in this essay, i’m going to explain who these men were, What they did, and if they are still alive today.
John William and Alfred Clarence Anglin was born in 1930 to a family of 13 children in Georgia. Their parents were seasonal farmers. In 1940, The family moved to Ruskin Florida for a better income to support them.The two boys, John and Clarence started robbing banks as a team in 1950, And robbed places that were closed so no one would get hurt. The boys said they only used a weapon once, and that was during a bank heist. The weapon was a toy gun. The boys got arrested in 1956 after the toy gun incident. Both of the boys received a 15-20 year sentence. After many escape attempts, The two boys were taken to alcatraz. John went in 1960, And Clarence in 1961.
Frank Morris was born in Washington, D.C in 1926, and was an Orphan …show more content…
What these men did is truly incredible. They came up with a very brilliant plan to escape Alcatraz. The men gradually widened the vents, using saw blades, spoons, and a drill from a broken vacuum cleaner, and they covered the holes with cardboard and paint. The men had set up a workshop in the roof of their cell block. In the workshop, they had over 50 rain coats that they stitched together to make a raft, and they made paddles from scrap wood. After that, the men sculpted paper mache heads made from soap and toilet paper. They painted the heads, and got hair from the barber shop. They put the heads in the beds, and stacked towels and clothing in the beds to make it look like they were in bed. The men escaped on the cold night of July 11th,
On June 11th, 1962, Three men from the most secure prison in the world, Alcatraz, Escaped. The three men that ‘escaped’ Alcatraz names were John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, And Frank Morris. There is a lot of controversy behind the great escape, Like if the three men really made it out of the prison alive, Or if they are still alive today, so in this essay, i’m going to explain who these men were, What they did, and if they are still alive today.
John William and Alfred Clarence Anglin was born in 1930 to a family of 13 children in Georgia. Their parents were seasonal farmers. In 1940, The family moved to Ruskin Florida for a better income to support them.The two boys, John and Clarence started robbing banks as a team in 1950, And robbed places that were closed so no one would get hurt. The boys said they only used a weapon once, and that was during a bank heist. The weapon was a toy gun. The boys got arrested in 1956 after the toy gun incident. Both of the boys received a 15-20 year sentence. After many escape attempts, The two boys were taken to alcatraz. John went in 1960, And Clarence in 1961.
Frank Morris was born in Washington, D.C in 1926, and was an Orphan …show more content…
What these men did is truly incredible. They came up with a very brilliant plan to escape Alcatraz. The men gradually widened the vents, using saw blades, spoons, and a drill from a broken vacuum cleaner, and they covered the holes with cardboard and paint. The men had set up a workshop in the roof of their cell block. In the workshop, they had over 50 rain coats that they stitched together to make a raft, and they made paddles from scrap wood. After that, the men sculpted paper mache heads made from soap and toilet paper. They painted the heads, and got hair from the barber shop. They put the heads in the beds, and stacked towels and clothing in the beds to make it look like they were in bed. The men escaped on the cold night of July 11th,