In June 1962, three inmates—Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin—pulled off the most famous escape from Alcatraz,

the prison once considered “escape-proof.” For months, they carved holes in their cells with spoons, built tools,

and crafted dummy heads to fool guards during bed checks. Their boldest creation was a raft and life vests sewn from stolen raincoats.

On the night of June 11, they slipped through ventilation shafts, scaled the roof, and vanished into San Francisco Bay.

By morning, chaos erupted. The heads had worked, the raft was missing, and the men were gone. The FBI launched

an intense manhunt but eventually concluded the escapees drowned in the frigid currents.

Yet the case never faded. In 2013, a letter—allegedly from John Anglin—claimed the men had survived for decades

under false identities. Handwriting analysis was inconclusive, but rumors grew, including photos said to show the brothers living in Brazil.

In 2003, MythBusters proved a raft like theirs could cross the bay. Then in 2018, AI analysis of a 1975

photo revealed striking similarities to the Anglins, reviving belief in their survival. Whether they perished

or lived in hiding, the Alcatraz escape endures as a tale of ingenuity, determination, and mystery.