June 1962 Alcatraz escape - Wikipedia
On the night of June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco …
Alcatraz Escape — FBI
Despite the odds, from 1934 until the prison was closed in 1963, 36 men tried 14 separate escapes. Nearly all were caught or didn’t survive the attempt. The fate of three particular inmates,...
Alcatraz escape of June 1962 - Encyclopedia Britannica
Dec 5, 2025 · No one was known to have successfully escaped from Alcatraz—located some 1.5 miles (2 km) offshore, in San Francisco Bay —since it became a federal penitentiary in 1934.
'It was the cleverest escape in the prison's 30 years': The men ... - BBC
May 5, 2025 · On 12 June 1962, three men escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison. While their fate remains unknown, the ingenuity of their escape continues to captivate.
The story behind the Alcatraz escape, history's most daring prison ...
On the night of 11th June 1962, three hardened convicts broke out of the maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island and escaped in a boat they’d made from stolen raincoats. Officially, they were never …
Was the Escape from Alcatraz Successful? - HISTORY
Jul 16, 2018 · Was the Escape from Alcatraz Successful? A 2013 letter to the FBI, if real, suggests the Anglin brothers and Frank Morris survived one of the most daring—and dangerous—prison breaks of …
The 1962 Alcatraz Escape And The Mystery Still Surrounding It
On the night of June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin used papier-mâché heads to trick guards into believing they were asleep in their cells. They managed to escape …
Alcatraz Escape 1962: True Story of the Infamous Breakout
Nov 13, 2024 · Uncover the real events behind the 1962 Alcatraz prison break. Explore how three inmates escaped the 'inescapable' island. Discover the truth that inspired the famous 1979 film.
Escape from Alcatraz 1962: a Daring True Story - Weird History Facts
On the evening of June 11th, 1962, three dangerous criminals broke out of a maximum-security prison known as Alcatraz, sometimes referred to as The Rock, an island located in San Francisco Bay (US).
The Great Alcatraz Escape: How Three Inmates Pulled Off the
Apr 30, 2025 · That’s Alcatraz — aka “The Rock” — America’s most infamous federal penitentiary. But in the summer of 1962, three daring inmates pulled off the impossible, vanishing into the fog and ...