If you’ve never heard of Alcatraz, you must be dwelling beneath the most oblivious rock. Once, it was the world’s ultimate nightmare, an inescapable abyss. No less than 36 souls had futilely dared to flee its clutches. Yet, in a remarkable June day in 1962, history etched an indelible chapter. Three audacious men embarked on a perilous odyssey across the unforgiving San Francisco Bay, determined to defy “The Rock.” For over half a century, their fate remained an enigma, until January 2018, when the FBI was compelled to resurrect their quest for answers.

Dive into the riveting details of this seemingly impossible escapade by these three inmates, who dared to defy the unyielding grip of Alcatraz.

Message From John Anglin

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In the humdrum routine of the San Francisco Police Department, an ordinary day took an extraordinary turn with the arrival of a cryptic letter. “My name is John Anglin. I escaped from Alcatraz prison in June 1962 with my brother Clarence and Frank Morris,” it boldly proclaimed.

The Alcatraz escape had long been an enigma, etching its mystique into American history. Official records declared the trio’s demise in the frigid waters, but the letter posed a tantalizing question: Had they fooled the world with an audacious lie, leaving us to wonder if their vanishing act was the greatest prison break in history?