Busting Myths
The T.V. show, Mythbusters, did an episode in 2003 that checked out the possibility of escaping from Alcatraz Island with a raft made out of the materials claimed to be used. The conclusion was that it was indeed a feasible escape plan.
Busting Myths
A Former Inmate
A man by the name of Thomas Kent got in touch with America’s Most Wanted, a television program, in 1993 and made some interesting claims. He claimed to have been a prisoner on Alcatraz Island and said that he was a part of the escape plan. He said that he didn’t join the others simply because he didn’t know how to swim.
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A Former Inmate
