Great Escape From Alcatraz: The Real-Life Story

Published on June 3, 2018
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Worst Nightmare

Allen West suddenly realized that he had misjudged the size of the hole and he could not get out. Morris tried to help him from the other side, but to no avail. Eventually Morris was growing tired and he asked West to hand him a glass of water, he needed to retain his strength for the escape. West would have to stay.

Worst Nightmare

Worst Nightmare

Leaving A Man Behind

the unanimous decision was to abandon West, and continue with just the three remaining men. It was by no means an easy decision to make, but it was necessary. They all understood that attempting to free West would just cause more noise, putting them all into potential danger.

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Leaving A Man Behind

Leaving A Man Behind