The true events of the Battle of Alcatraz occurred May 2-4, 1946. Inmates attempted an escape by overpowering a guard and seizing weapons, taking hostages, and accessing the prison’s dock to steal a boat. This is the true story of how their plan failed miserably – and fatally. Hear the tale, created and produced only one week later, in this Old Time Radio marathons’ episode of Gang Busters from May 11, 1946!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Little Old Lady Killer” (September 15, 1975) ***WD
00:47:26.949 = Diary of Fate, “Rollie Andrews” (August 03, 1948) ***WD
01:15:04.429 = BBC Fear on 4, “Dead Man’s Boots” (February 01, 1991)
01:45:07.829 = Five After The Hour, “Make Out With a Poem” (July 11, 1945)
02:10:24.149 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Best Laid Plans” (1947-1950)
02:16:20.299 = Gang Busters, “Alcatraz Prison Riot” (May 11, 1946)
02:44:11.369 = The Green Hornet, “Put It On Ice” (July 04, 1939)
03:13:48.139 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD
03:38:39.809 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Two Is Company” (December 28, 1951) ***WD
04:03:27.359 = The Haunting Hour, “The Case of the Lonesome Corpse” (May 12, 1945) ***WD
04:18:29.139 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Death of a Young Gunfighter” (March 15, 1959)
04:43:05.649 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Search for Life” (1940) ***WD
05:07:44.177 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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