The remarkable story of how three prisoners managed to escape Alcatraz

[post_page_title]The show must go on[/post_page_title]

West returned to his cell and went to sleep, but the others continued on and stuck to their escape plan. Once in the service corridor the trio climbed to the roof and broke out of a ventilation shaft to the roof.

The show must go on

Guards heard the loud crashing they made, but because they didn’t hear any other noises following that, they decided not to investigate the disturbance. Once they had grabbed their gear Morris and the Anglin brothers hauled their materials from the roof to the ground.

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