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Prison Escape From Alcatraz
On June 11th, 1962, Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin, and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz (http://www.alcatrazhistory.com). They quickly escaped through the ventilation shafts out to the shore. From there, they inflated their homemade raft. Once they disembarked for freedom they were never seen again. Many say they died in the freezing waters of the San Francisco Bay. Others say they were swept out to sea, but the evidence found proves that Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin escaped from “The Rock”. Alcatraz was a high security prison founded in 1934, and was shut down in 1963. On the Island that Alcatraz stands on is where the first lighthouse on Pacific shores stood (http://www.alcatrazhistory.com). Alcatraz was also a key part in the defences …show more content…
Then on the day of her funeral two strange women were there, but they were gone before anyone could question who they were (Prison Escape from Alcatraz). Their family also received strange postcards occasionally (Prison Escape from Alcatraz). Some say that they found an unidentified body in the bay. This is proven wrong because if they found a body in the bay they most likely would have investigated it. Plus if they did find out that it was one of the escapees they would have stopped searching because they had evidence that the escapees were dead. Others say that they got attacked by the sharks in the bay. This was just a sparse told to scare the prisoners. According to Prison Escape from Alcatraz there never was sharks in the bay. In conclusion Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz with an ingenious plan, they left to an undisclosed location, and still had some connections with their family. Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz survived the a daring

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