Unsolved Mystery: The Great Escape from Alcatraz - Who Really Escaped?

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On June 11, 1962, three inmates attempted to escape from Alcatraz, a maximum-security prison located on an island in San Francisco Bay.

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Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin used homemade tools to dig through the walls of their cells and escape through a ventilation shaft.

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The men made it to the water's edge and used a makeshift raft made from raincoats to try and reach the mainland.

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The escape was discovered the next morning, and an extensive search was conducted, but the men were never found.

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Some speculate that the men drowned or were eaten by sharks, while others believe they successfully escaped and started new lives elsewhere.

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The escape remains a mystery to this day, and it is still unclear what truly happened to Morris and the Anglin brothers.

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