Great Escape From Alcatraz: The Real-Life Story

Published on June 3, 2018
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Hiding The Letter

Although the letter showed up in 2013, only in 2018 was it exposed to the public. Many people questioned why the letter stayed under wraps for the last five years. Some pointed fingers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, claiming that they were apprehensive about restarting the failed investigation. It also meant that the claims that they had made were possibly not true.

Hiding The Letter

Hiding The Letter

Alcatraz Prison

Alcatraz prison was the holding place for some of America’s worst criminals and the prison operated from 1934 until it closed in 1963. The island that housed the maximum-security prison was intended to be unreachable, at the same time making it impossible to escape from. For years prisoners attempted to escape from the tough prison, but no-one had ever successfully managed.

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Alcatraz Prison

Alcatraz Prison