55 years ago this month, three men - brothers John and Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris - pulled off one of the greatest escapes in American history. Betty Yu gets an insider's look at how they did it. (6-30-17)
I saw a documentary years ago, one of the former guards was working the tour and swore that he recognised a guy on the tour but didnt realise until later in the day he was certain it was Frank.
Whitey Bulger did time in Alcatraz, was free’d. Went back to a different prison, then escaped the second prison and visited Alcatraz while he was wanted
Matthew Madruga , although your grandma is 100 and still in her own house she most likely has someone taking care of her and it basically like a nursing home. It’s also probably more likely that they’re in a nursing home or being token care of by someone
US Marshals keep the file open until what would be their 100th birthday. Honestly I wish they’d get pardoned because I would love to hear the story from their perspective.
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@@miken2968 sorry but I swear there is right not certain though and I don't need someone correcting me even if it is wrong no one cares about spellign mistaknes unlless itts immpossiblle too raed
my Grandfather was the FBI agent who first arrested the Anglin brothers and sent them to Alcatraz... they were bank robbers. I remember he would always sit with his back to the wall whenever we went out to restaurants to avoid anyone he had locked up sneaking up behind him to get revenge. And after he retired from FBI and CIA, the FBI would send an agent to his house every six months to interview him and make sure he wasn’t revealing secrets etc. they did this all the way into his 90s until he passed away. True story.
Yes, but I assumed that RU-vid somehow knew that I'd just watched Escape from Alcatraz, which also popped up on Netflix a few days ago. Is there some kind of anniversary that both sites are "randomly" pushing this event at the same time?
Germany doesn't have laws against escaping from prison. The court interpreted their constitution giving citizens "the right to freedom" so that escaping is technically "trying to find freedom". So if you escape they let you go free
True, but if they did die trying to escape then the prison has a perfect record...thats why they want answeres even today, because they still cant claim it was perfect.
@@Brandon-305 i believe that to and there was an experiment done and it proved if they went at the right time the tides etc would of taken them to land
According to the article I read, Frank died in 2008, Clarence in 2011 and John is still alive, have a cancer, I don't know if he still alive today.. what's the best part is John send an anonymous letter to the authority claiming he is one of the escapees however FBI didnt believe him. . yeahhh (sigh)
@@RedEyedPatriot 😂 no but for a serious prison it had happy hour (like hobby times), a big library inmates could rent material from. I think on average each prisoner read 7 books and 3 magazines a month. Also the fact that you could put in requests like "i wanna move to a different cell" and it would be approved 😂 like it seems hella chill compared to other prisons I've heard of
Of the 36 inmates who staged 14 escape attempts, twenty-three were recaptured, six were shot and killed, two drowned, and five (three being Morris and the Anglins and the other two being Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe) are listed as "missing and presumed drowned”
VinnyC1323 it doesn't matter. That's like saying putting a porn magazine in an elementary school library is fine because the children might not read it
The scientist built a polarized magnet to keep Shrapnel from going to his heart and keep him alive, Tony built the Arc Reactor that was used in the Iron Man suit during his escape. All you have to do is re-watch the movie to find out. It happens in like the first 5-10 minutes. XD
LOVED the island visit, the history, well preserved, great tour. SO worth the money & time, could of stayed out there all day. Tour guides & recorded program excellent. 👍. Another one off my bucket list!
Actyally they are four, Frank Morries, Allen West and the Anglin Bro. Clarence and John...along the way, Allen West stuck so only the three got escape.
They deserved to be free that's one amazing escape and it's awesome how even after all these years this moment still stands the test of time I like to think that they'd made it and lived out the rest of their days in the sun & wide open spaces.
offmemeds I would only agree if their crime wasn't so bad. I'm not sure what they did but if it's something that didn't result in murder or hurting or anything like that. Than yeah they can be free
Soviet Onion 72 apparently they sent anyonymous letters from south america to their families every year, but yes i hope they made it out and lived their lives, in secret i guess but still thats cool hope they were halpy
I find it hard to believe that not one of the three men were found washed up of floating after drowning so it leads me to believe that they made it alive, especially after all the detailed and patient planning plus they would have learned a fair bit after the many failed attempts. Of course, there has never been strong and or valid reports made one way or the other so I like to think that they made a successful escape.
Having done a lot of research the 3 escapees did make to shore. I believe they had someone waiting for them on the outside. And it is correct that they lived the remainder of their lives in South America (Brazil/Argentina). They’ve all since passed away. FBI and Alcatraz would never admit someone escaped from their custody.
They didn’t drown 😂 If he was smart enough to break out of a prison that was “escape-proof” then he would’ve been handy enough to build a solid raft, I doubt he’ll let water get in the way of freedom.
cgonz I do believe they made it out alive myself but swimming through those waters would be impossible, i want to say. I don't think even phelps can make that swim... i live in SF
There was four men, they drilled the hole when the inmates played there insturments (they could do that then) before lights out, they then stole rain coats they knew the guards never kept track, they also built a mini hide out above the sells where one of them sweeps for a prison job, he pushed dirt off so much that the guards eventually let him put up curtains so no guard would get dirty (good for the prisoners to make there workshop), they also learned how to work with paper mache to make fake heads with books from the Library, on the night of the escape three men fit through the holes, the fourth man made his hole too small so they left without him, when the guards did go to the shore after the escape numbers and addreses were found on paper in the water, they think they drowned, I think they did that on purpose and are now dead but had a laugh... and so goes the story....it was also said that there were make shift power tools and a whole workshop behind the curtains that NO GUARD noticed. (No one ever mentions the fourth guy smh and he was inportant to the WHOLE plan)
Sheer determination and the drive to never be locked away from freedom.. Imagine what that first bite of outside food was like, knowing you just took your freedom back.
I feel spending time alone sparks our omagination and creativity so much.. just think of all the great accomplishments we will have after covid 19 and quarantine!! 2021 is going to really be epic 😎
I used the face app on an image of an anime girl with her titties out and face app thought her left it was the face so I added a beard glasses and a smile to the tit
Congrats to those three men I wish i couldve shook their hand or bought them a beer. They educated themselves and took the risk and got rewarded. You continue to inspire us all lol
I took that tour about 35 years ago. They took us to the cell and showed us the plaster heads. They also took us to solitary confinement - really creepy, totally haunted!
