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John Anglin (criminal), John
John Anglin may refer to: * John Anglin (criminal) (1930–?), American criminal who escaped in 1962 from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary * John Anglin (sailor) (1850–1905), cabin boy in US Navy, received Medal of Honor {{hndis, Anglin, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anglin (criminal)
On the night of June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States. Late on the night of June 11, the three men tucked papier-mâché model heads resembling their own likenesses into their beds, broke out of the main prison building via ventilation ducts and an unguarded utility corridor, and departed the island aboard an improvised inflatable raft to an uncertain fate. A fourth conspirator, Allen West, failed in his escape attempt and remained behind. Hundreds of leads were pursued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local law enforcement officials in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced regarding the fate of the three men. In 1979 the FBI officially concluded, on the basis of circumstantial evidence and a preponderance of expert opinion, that the three men drowned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
