The Unbelievable Escape From Alcatraz - The Worlds Toughest Prison

Imagine being shoved in a cell with no chance of getting out. The prison in question that you’ve been sent to is a genius work of engineering and more like a fortress than your bulk standard jailhouse. This place was built to keep you in and you’ve got no chance of leaving unless you serve your very long sentence. So the only thing you can do is hatch a plan to escape…the only problem? You’re on an island in the ocean…Welcome to Killers, Cults and Queens…

Today Cheryl and Nikki explore the worlds most famous prison break - It's the escape from Alcatraz.

Make sure you've got your socks stuffed full of rocks and spoons stuffed down your pants because we're breaking out baby!!

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Sources

• June 1962 Alcatraz escape
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape[en.wikipedia]​
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• Britannica – Alcatraz escape of June 1962
• https://www.britannica.com/event/Alcatraz-escape-of-June-1962[britannica]​
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• History Hit – How Did 3 People Seemingly Escape From Alcatraz?
• https://www.historyhit.com/how-did-3-people-seemingly-escape-from-alcatraz[historyhit]​
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• U.S. Marshals Service
• https://www.usmarshals.gov/what-we-do/fugitive-apprehension/profiled-fugitives/clarence-anglin[usmarshals]​
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• Global News
• https://globalnews.ca/news/8939554/escape-from-alcatraz-new-photos-inmates[globalnews]​
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FBI files collection

https://downloads.paperlessarchives.com/p/alcatraz-escape-1962-morris-and-the-anglins-fbi-files-books-bulletins-posters-and-news[downloads.paperlessarchives]​

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