In 1963 three inmates of Alcatraz prison made a daring escape from the island known as The Rock.
After creating realistic papier-maché heads to leave in their beds they shimmied through a tiny hole in the wall before climbing onto the roof.
Once there the three men- brothers John and Clarence Anglin and fellow inmate Frank Morris – plunged an escape raft fashioned out of raincoats into the treacherous waters and began paddling with make-shift paddles.
It is believed that the three men jumped in at the west end of the island where the currents are so treacherous they would surely have met their death by drowning.
According to Alcatraz History, there was 14 escape attempts during the 29 years of operation. These involved 36 inmates.
Of these escapes, none of them them are recorded as successful which gave Alcatraz notoriety for its security.
More than 50 years later, the Anglin family have provided evidence that suggests that perhaps the lads did not meet their death that fateful night, but in fact, they made it ashore and have managed to live long lives on the run according to news.com.
In a History Channel special named, Alcatraz: The Search For The Truth the Anglin’s nephews David, 48, and Ken Widner, 54, have offered evidence that suggests the pair were alive well into the ’70s and may even be alive today.
Hole found in the men’s cell.
The evidence included hand-written, hand-delivered Christmas cards from the Anglin brothers to their mother during the first three years after their escape, and a photograph that allegedly proves the brothers were alive in the 1970s.
It is unknown what happened to the third man as he had no existing relatives.
The escape intrigued not only officials and family, but also caught the eye of Hollywood and was made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie Escape from Alcatraz.
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