In June 1962, four inmates planned the ultimate escape, three inmates pulled off one of the most daring prison escapes in American history from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary—a facility believed to be completely escape-proof. Using homemade tools, fake heads, and sheer determination, Frank Morris and brothers John Anglin and Clarence Anglin vanished into the night… and were never seen again.
Did they survive the icy waters of San Francisco Bay—or did their plan end in tragedy?
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