The mysterious Alcatraz escape: A visual history
Fifty years after three inmates staged a Houdini-like break from the escape-proof prison, the hunt and the intrigue continue
By The Week Staff | June 13, 2012
The mysterious Alcatraz escape: A visual history
AP Photo/Fred Seelig
F
ifty years ago this week, three intrepid Alcatraz inmates escaped the inescapable using only spoons and a raft made of raincoats. Of the 36 inmates who tried to flee the prison, Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin are the only ones who weren't recaptured or killed and federal officials are still searching for them. Click through for a look at the infamous escape from "The Rock."
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