Join us as we reveal the secrets of the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known as Alcatraz or simply, The Rock, which was a maximum-security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California.

We take a look at famous inmates, including the Birdman of Alcatraz and two of the most famous prison escape attempts: The Battle of Alcatraz and the 1962 escape of 3 unrecovered inmates.

We overturn every lead we can find to determine if it was possible for 3 inmates would pull off what would be the most ingenious prison break of all time – if it was successful. Did Frank Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin make it to freedom of did they drown in the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay?

Sources:

Michallon, C. (2022, July 6). Alcatraz escape: Their families insist they survived. Investigators doubt it. The enduring mystery of the three missing men. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alcatraz-escape-island-prison-missing-inmates-b2116860.html

Carylsue. (2018, February 1). Escape from Alcatraz? National Geographic Education Blog. https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2018/01/25/escape-from-alcatraz/

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2024, January 15). Alcatraz | Prison, Island, History & facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Alcatraz

Alcatraz Escape. (2022, June 24). Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape

Company, O. V. P. (n.d.). Robert Stroud - The Birdman of Alcatraz. Alcatraz History. https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/stroud.htm

MGM. (2024, January 29). BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (1962) | Official Trailer | MGM [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-U4REl0yE

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This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Himes and Music by Ryan Creep