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A YEAR BEFORE THE ANGLIN BROTHERS ESCAPED ALCATRAZ, THEY WERE PLANNING THEIR ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON AND THEY WEREN’T DOING IT ALONE. WITH THE HELP AND GUIDANCE OF A FEW OTHER INMATES, LIKE JAMES “WHITEY” BULGER, MICKEY COHEN, AND FRANK MORRIS THEY CREATED A SYSTEMATIC WORKFLOW THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED LIKE A RELIGION. THE IRONY ABOUT ALCATRAZ ISLAND WAS THAT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE PRISON WEREN’T THAT BAD. IN FACT, THEY WERE A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER PRISONS THE BROTHERS SPENT TIME IN, WHICH GAVE THEM ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY USE TO ESCAPE. TODAY WE ARE TALKING AGAIN WITH MIKE AND KEN TO HEAR THE STORY OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING INSIDE THE PRISON ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND.
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A YEAR BEFORE THE ANGLIN BROTHERS ESCAPED ALCATRAZ, THEY WERE PLANNING THEIR ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON AND THEY WEREN’T DOING IT ALONE. WITH THE HELP AND GUIDANCE OF A FEW OTHER INMATES, LIKE JAMES “WHITEY” BULGER, MICKEY COHEN, AND FRANK MORRIS THEY CREATED A SYSTEMATIC WORKFLOW THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED LIKE A RELIGION. THE IRONY ABOUT ALCATRAZ ISLAND WAS THAT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE PRISON WEREN’T THAT BAD. IN FACT, THEY WERE A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER PRISONS THE BROTHERS SPENT TIME IN, WHICH GAVE THEM ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY USE TO ESCAPE. TODAY WE ARE TALKING AGAIN WITH MIKE AND KEN TO HEAR THE STORY OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING INSIDE THE PRISON ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND.
https://partnersintruecrimeblog.com/
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