The video explores the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, which was considered impossible due to the prison's high security and the treacherous waters of the San Francisco Bay. The escape was planned and executed by four inmates: Frank Morris, Maurice Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin. The group used homemade tools to dig through ventilation holes and created a raft to cross the bay. However, Allen West was left behind due to his own mistake.
The FBI concluded that the three escapees drowned, but their bodies were never found. However, over the years, numerous sightings and tips suggested that the escapees might have survived. In 2013, a letter allegedly from John Anglin was sent to the police, claiming that he and his brother had survived and that the other two escapees had died. The letter's authenticity is disputed.
The video presents various evidence, including eyewitness accounts, a homemade raft found on an island, and a stolen car. The FBI's handling of the case, including the delayed release of information, has raised suspicions of a cover-up. A photo taken in 1975, allegedly showing the Anglin brothers, was analyzed by a facial recognition expert, who concluded that it could be them.
The video concludes by asking viewers to decide for themselves whether the escapees survived and whether the letter was genuine.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Alcatraz Prison operated from 1934 to 1963.
2. The prison was considered the most secure prison in the world.
3. Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly were inmates at Alcatraz.
4. In 1962, four inmates planned an escape: Frank Morris, John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Allen West.
5. The escape plan was developed by Frank Morris.
6. The inmates used discarded prison workshop saws, spoons, and an electric drill made from a vacuum cleaner motor to dig through the ventilation holes.
7. They hid their work from the guards by covering it with cardboard painted the color of the wall.
8. The inmates worked only during the daily musical hours to avoid detection.
9. They collected life jackets, a 4-meter raft, and plywood oars to aid in their escape.
10. The inmates created mannequin heads to place on their pillows to avoid detection.
11. Allen West was unable to escape due to cement hardening on his ventilation hole.
12. The remaining three inmates escaped on the night of the planned escape.
13. In 2013, a letter was received by the police claiming to be from John Anglin, stating that he and the other two fugitives had escaped and that the other two had since died.
14. The FBI investigated the escape and concluded that the three men drowned in the bay.
15. However, the US Marshals Service still considers the escape case open.
16. In 1979, a prisoner named John Paul Scott successfully swam from Alcatraz to Fort Point.
17. Amateur athletes have since swum across the bay, and rumors about the bay being insurmountable have been disputed.
18. Several people reported seeing the fugitives in the mid-1960s.
19. The FBI sent agents to Brazil in 1967 to search for Clarence Anglin.
20. Relatives of the Anglin brothers reported receiving unsigned postcards and flowers from an anonymous person.
21. A woman reported seeing a man who looked like Clarence Anglin in Florida in 1989.
22. A photo taken in 1975 is believed to show the Anglin brothers.
23. A facial recognition expert concluded that the men in the photo could be the Anglin brothers.