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On the night of June 11, 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz.
Published September 10, 2012
Who Was Frank Morris? He Escaped Alcatraz.
Frank Morris was from Washington, DC; a career criminal, he had a high IQ of 133, and was the only person to escape from Alcatraz.
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Who Was Frank Morris? He Escaped Alcatraz.
Frank Morris was from Washington, DC; a career criminal, he had a high IQ of 133, and was the only person to escape from Alcatraz.
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Well, one of three.
June 1962 Alcatraz escape
Coordinates: 37°49'36"N 122°25'24"W
June 1962 Alcatraz escape
Alcatraz, with Angel Island (the fugitives' intended destination)
in background, San Francisco Bay, March 1962
Date June 11–12, 1962
Time Approximately 10:30 p.m. (UTC–7)
Location Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates: 37°49'36"N 122°25'24"W
On the night of June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States. Late on the night of June 11, the three men tucked papier-mâché model heads resembling their own likenesses into their beds, broke out of the main prison building via ventilation ducts and an unguarded utility corridor, and departed the island aboard an improvised inflatable raft to an uncertain fate. A fourth conspirator, Allen West, failed in his escape attempt and remained behind.
Hundreds of leads were pursued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local law enforcement officials in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced regarding the fate of the three men. In 1979 the FBI officially concluded, on the basis of circumstantial evidence and a preponderance of expert opinion, that the three men drowned in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay while attempting to reach the mainland. The U.S. Marshals Service case file remains open and active, and Morris and the Anglin brothers remain on its wanted list. Circumstantial and material evidence has continued to surface, stoking new debates on the fate of the three inmates. Numerous theories of widely varying plausibility have been proposed by authorities, reporters, family members, and amateur enthusiasts.
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Coordinates: 37°49'36"N 122°25'24"W
June 1962 Alcatraz escape
Alcatraz, with Angel Island (the fugitives' intended destination)
in background, San Francisco Bay, March 1962
Date June 11–12, 1962
Time Approximately 10:30 p.m. (UTC–7)
Location Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates: 37°49'36"N 122°25'24"W
On the night of June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States. Late on the night of June 11, the three men tucked papier-mâché model heads resembling their own likenesses into their beds, broke out of the main prison building via ventilation ducts and an unguarded utility corridor, and departed the island aboard an improvised inflatable raft to an uncertain fate. A fourth conspirator, Allen West, failed in his escape attempt and remained behind.
Hundreds of leads were pursued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local law enforcement officials in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced regarding the fate of the three men. In 1979 the FBI officially concluded, on the basis of circumstantial evidence and a preponderance of expert opinion, that the three men drowned in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay while attempting to reach the mainland. The U.S. Marshals Service case file remains open and active, and Morris and the Anglin brothers remain on its wanted list. Circumstantial and material evidence has continued to surface, stoking new debates on the fate of the three inmates. Numerous theories of widely varying plausibility have been proposed by authorities, reporters, family members, and amateur enthusiasts.
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